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| Thursday 8th November 2018 | ||
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| Rarity highlights comprised Pied Wheatears
(Shetland and Wirral), Black Scoter (Northumberland),
Hume's Warbler (Dorset), American White-winged Scoter
(Lothian), Eastern Stonechat and King Eider
(Norfolk), White-billed Diver (Kent), Lesser Yellowlegs
(Dorset and Highland), Long-billed Dowitcher (Lincolnshire),
Dusky Warblers (Co Durham and Shetland) and Blyth's
Reed Warbler (Co Cork).
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Daily news summaries
Catch up with RBA's daily birdnews summaries. Browse ten days at a time, or choose a date to read summaries from that day backwards.
Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Wednesday 7th November 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the arrival of more Pallid Swifts in
England with the identification of birds clinched in Cleveland at North Gare and in Lincolnshire at Gibraltar Point
but with further unidentified swift species - either Pallid or Common - in Cleveland (2), Kent, Lothian, North Yorkshire and West Sussex. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Pied Wheatear on the Wirral, Hume's Warbler in Dorset, Snowy Owl on the Orkney Isles, Eastern Stonechat species and King Eider in Norfolk, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Dusky Warblers in both County Durham and the Isles of Scilly, White-billed Diver in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and Lesser Yellowlegs in Highland. Scarcities included Hoopoe (Wiltshire), Parrot Crossbill (Norfolk), American Wigeon (Highland), two Lesser Snow Geese, four Ring-necked Ducks, five Rough-legged Buzzards, 12 Shorelarks and a total of 26 Cattle Egrets. |
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| Tuesday 6th November 2018 | ||
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| Today saw a selection of classic November passerines with Pied Wheatears new on the Wirral at Meols and
remaining on Foula, Shetland Isles, a Hume's Warbler identified in Dorset at Durlston Head, the Eastern Stonechat species still in Norfolk, two
Pallas's Warblers, and Dusky Warblers in County Durham at
Marsden Quarry, in Dorset at Portland Bill and three on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. Other rarities today comprised Black Scoters in both Northumberland and County Kerry, King Eider in Norfolk, White-billed Diver in Kent, Spotted Sandpiper in County Durham, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and Lesser Yellowlegs in Highland. Scarcities included Common Rosefinch (East Sussex), Richard's Pipit (Somerset), Hoopoe (Wiltshire), American Wigeon (Highland), two Rose-coloured Starlings, four Ring-necked Ducks, six Shorelarks, seven Parrot Crossbills (together in Norfolk), 11 Rough-legged Buzzards, and a total of 111 Cattle Egrets. |
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| Monday 5th November 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both the Snowy Owl and Pied-billed Grebe still on the Shetland Isles,
Black Scoter in Northumberland, Eastern Stonechat species and King Eider in Norfolk,
White-billed Diver in Kent, Bonaparte's Gull in Pembrokeshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Durham,
Lesser Scaup on Anglesey, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Highland and County Wexford, and on the Orkney Isles a
Coues's Arctic Redpoll was identified on North Ronaldsay. Scarcities included Little Bunting (East Yorkshire), Hoopoe (Wiltshire), American Golden Plover (Western Isles), two each of Pallas's Warbler, Barred Warbler, Serin, Richard's Pipit and Common Rosefinch, three of both Surf Scoter and Ring-necked Duck, nine Rough-legged Buzzards, 18 Shorelarks and a total of 91 Cattle Egrets. |
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| Sunday 4th November 2018 | ||
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| Bird of the day was a Dusky Thrush in Yorkshire, which briefly visited the garden which hosted the Siberian Accentor in Easington before flying off. Other new discoveries today included a Snowy Owl at North Roe, Shetland, a Bonaparte's Gull at Dale, Pembrokeshire, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Tacumshin, County Wexford, a White-billed Diver off Brixham, Devon and single Pallid Swifts at North Foreland, Kent and Skokholm, Pembrokeshire.
Lingering rarities included Eastern Stonechat species and King Eider in Norfolk, Pied Wheatear in Shetland, Blyth's Pipit, Olive-backed Pipit and Dusky Warbler in Scilly, White-billed Diver in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Sussex and Highland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Durham, three White-rumped Sandpipers in County Derry and two in County Wexford, Black Scoter in Northumberland and Lesser Scaup in Anglesey. |
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| Saturday 3rd November 2018 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Lesser Yellowlegs in East Sussex at Jury's Gap and a Black Kite in Worcestershire at Chateau Impney. An adult White-billed Diver remained for a second day off Margate, Kent.
Lingering rarities included the Blyth's Pipit and Olive-backed Pipit in Scilly, Eastern Stonechat species and King Eider in Norfolk, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Anglesey, Spotted Sandpiper in County Durham, Baird's Sandpiper in Gwent and Lesser Yellowlegs in Highland. Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, two Rose-coloured Starlings, three Richard's Pipits, three Great Grey Shrikes, seven Lapland Buntings, 29 Shorelarks, 236 Waxwings, a White-tailed Eagle, six Rough-legged Buzzards, a Green-winged Teal, two Ring-necked Ducks, a Grey Phalarope, two Balearic S'waters, five Little Auks, ten Pomarine Skuas, and Iceland Gull and four Glaucous Gulls. |
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| Friday 2nd November 2018 | ||
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| The hottest news today related to a Tengmalm's Owl on Orkney
- unfortunately the location of the bird is currently being suppressed. Elsewhere new discoveries included a Isabelline Shrike sp in East Sussex, Rustic Bunting in East Yorkshire, two White-billed Divers in Shetland and a Penduline Tit in Suffolk. The Blyth's Pipit, Olive-backed Pipit and at least three Dusky Warblers (Isles of Scilly), King Eider, Eastern Stonechat and at least one Coues's Arctic Redpoll (Norfolk), Long-billed Dowitcher (Lincolnshire), Pied Wheatear (Shetland), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset and Highland), Baird's Sandpiper (Gwent), Dusky Warbler (Essex), two White-rumped Sandpipers (Co Wexford), Spotted Sandpiper (Co Durham) and Lesser Scaup (Anglesey) all lingered. The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), Pallas's Warbler and White-tailed Eagle (East Yorkshire), two Richard's Pipits and Barred Warblers and four Little Buntings. |
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| Thursday 1st November 2018 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included Blyth's Pipit,
Olive-backed Pipit and at least two Dusky Warblers on
Isles of Scilly, Eastern Stonechat and King Eider
in Norfolk, Snowy Owl in Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs
in Dorset and Highland, Lesser Scaup in Anglesey and a
Dusky Warbler and two probably Pallid Swifts in Essex. The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), Pectoral Sandpiper (Devon), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall) Red-breasted Flycatcher (Fife), Pallas's Warbler (East Yorkshire), and two Hoopoes, Richard's Pipits and Barred Warblers. |
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| Wednesday 31st October 2018 | ||
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| New discoveries included Blyth's Pipit (Isles of Scilly),
White-billed Diver (Western Isles) and Dusky Warbler
(Essex), whilst lingering rarities comprised Grey-cheeked Thrush,
Olive-backed Pipit and Dusky Warbler (Isles of
Scilly), Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and Pied Wheatear
(Shetland), King Eider, Eastern Stonechat and
two Coues's Arctic Redpolls (Norfolk), Black Scoter
(Northumberland), American White-winged Scoter
(Lothian), Long-billed Dowitcher (Lincolnshire), Lesser
Yellowlegs (Dorset and Highland), Baird's Sandpiper
(Gwent), American Buff-bellied Pipit (Cornwall),
Spotted Sandpiper (Co Durham) and Richardson's Cackling Goose
(Argyll). The best of the rest included Pallas's Warbler (East Yorkshire), two Rose-coloured Starlings and Pectoral Sandpipers, four Red-breasted Flycatchers and Richard's Pipits, six Barred Warblers and eight Rough-legged Buzzards. |
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| Tuesday 30th October 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Pied Wheatear on the Shetland Isles on Foula where it had first been seen yesterday. Rarities elsewhere included a
Dusky Warbler new in East Yorkshire at Spurn, the King Eider seen again in Norfolk at Sheringham,
Long-billed Dowitcher still in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Highland,
Lesser Scaup on Anglesey and Coues's Arctic Redpolls in East Yorkshire, Norfolk and the Shetland Isles (2). On the Isles of Scilly the Grey-cheeked Thrush remained on St Mary's with Dusky Warbler, Wryneck and two Olive-backed Pipits there and on Tresco Surf Scoter and Rose-coloured Starling were logged. Other scarcities included Little Bunting (County Cork), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Pectoral Sandpiper and Surf Scoter (Devon), two each of Pallas's Warbler, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Richard's Pipit, Rough-legged Buzzard and Ring-necked Duck, three of both Rose-coloured Starling and American Wigeon, four Barred Warblers and five Lapland Buntings. |
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