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| Friday 22nd March 2019 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the lingering Great Spotted Cuckoo
on Isle of Wight. The Blue-winged Teal (Highland),
Ferruginous Duck (Staffordshire), Lesser Scaup
(Somerset), Penduline Tit (Kent), Lesser Yellowlegs
(Cornwall and Dorset) and Long-billed Dowitcher (Lincolnshire)
all remained on show. The best of the rest included Serin (Portland), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Grey Phalarope (Conwy), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Kumlien's Gull (Co Down), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), Green-winged Teal (Co Cork), two Yellow-browed Warblers, White-tailed Eagles, Ring-necked Ducks, five Great Grey Shrikes and six Glossy Ibises. Summer migrant tallies comprised 31 Garganey, five Willow Warblers and three Ospreys, Ring Ouzels and House Martins. |
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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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| Thursday 21st March 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Great Spotted Cuckoo on the Isle of Wight at Ventnor whilst of similar origin were Red-rumped Swallows new in Cornwall at both Polgigga and Tresillian. Rarities elsewhere were the Blue-winged Teal still in Highland, Penduline Tit in Kent, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire, and White-billed Divers in both Aberdeenshire and the Orkney Isles. Scarcities included Little Bunting (Norfolk), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), two each of Ring-billed Gull, Surf Scoter and Rough-legged Buzzard, three of Ring-necked Duck and Great Grey Shrike, eight Glossy Ibises and nine Shorelarks. Incoming spring migrants included Sedge Warbler (East Sussex), two each of Ring Ouzel and Cuckoo, five Willow Warblers, seven Ospreys and 10 Garganey. Significant late news conerns a male Baikal Teal present in Norfolk at Welney on 20th March but it could not be relocated there today. |
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| Wednesday 20th March 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised a Ferruginous Duck confirmed in Staffordshire at Alvecote, the Blue-winged Teal
still in Highland, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Somerset,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and single Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cornwall and Dorset. Scarcities were represented by White-tailed Eagles in both County Durham and Norfolk, a Little Bunting in Norfolk, two Rough-legged Buzzards, three Great Grey Shrikes, four Surf Scoters and five each of both Ring-necked Duck and Glossy Ibis. Spring arrivals included Sedge Warbler (Dorset), Lesser Whitethroat (Essex), two each of Ring Ouzel, Osprey and Willow Warbler, three Garganey, four House Martins and a total of 15 White Wagtails. |
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| Tuesday 19th March 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation of an Alpine Swift in County Wicklow at Greystones where it had first been reported two days ago whilst in Essex a
Red-rumped Swallow was discovered at Fingringhoe Wick. Rarities elsewhere comprised a Pacific Diver
still in Cornwall, Blue-winged Teal still in Highland, two Coues's Arctic Redpolls
in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher
in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cornwall and Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Somerset and
Richardson's Cackling Goose on the Western Isles. Scarcities today were White-tailed Eagles seen in Essex, Hampshire and Suffolk, Temminck's Stint still in Cornwall, two Rough-legged Buzzards, three each of both Ring-billed Gull and Yellow-browed Warblers, five Great Grey Shrikes, seven Glossy Ibises and a total of 12 Ring-necked Ducks. Incoming summer migrants were Quail (Norfolk), Willow Warbler (Cornwall), three Garganey, four Ospreys and 17 White Wagtails. |
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| Monday 18th March 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a male Blue-winged Teal in Highland at Mellon Charles. Rarities elsewhere comprised a Penduline Tit in Kent at Grove Ferry, a
Coues's Arctic Redpoll still in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset,
Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Richardson's Cackling Goose on the Western Isles
and a Black Kite flew over Hook, Hampshire. Scarcities were Pallas's Warbler (Cornwall), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), two Glossy Ibises, three Yellow-browed Warblers, four Great Grey Shrikes, six Ring-billed Gulls, nine Ring-necked Ducks and a total of 13 Shorelarks. Incoming spring migrants included Garganey (Dorset), House Martin (Pembrokeshire), Wood Sandpiper, three Ospreys, six White Wagtails, nine Little Ringed Plovers, 15 Swallows and 48 Wheatears. |
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| Sunday 17th March 2019 | ||
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Penduline Tit in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and two Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk. There was little change in the supporting cast, with news of two Rough-legged Buzzards, three Glossy Ibises, five Great Grey Shrikes, 19 Shorelarks, three Yellow-browed Warblers, three Surf Scoters, American Wigeon, five Green-winged Teal, four Ring-necked Ducks, two Tundra Bean Geese, 11 Ring-billed Gulls, Kumlien's Gull, seven Iceland Gulls, four Glaucous Gulls, Grey Phalarope, Balearic Shearwater and White-tailed Eagle (Cleveland/North Yorkshire border). A reasonable arrival of spring migrants involved two Ospreys, 28 Swallows, two House Martins, 70 Wheatears and 24 Little Ringed Plovers. |
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| Saturday 16th March 2019 | ||
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| A new Lesser Scaup was discovered at Blagdon Lake, Somerset, with the long staying bird still nearby at Chew Valley Lake.
Other lingering rarities included the Snowy Owl and White-billed Diver in Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford. Scarcity highlights included a Great Grey Shrike, seven Shorelarks, a Grey Phalarope, a Glossy Ibis, a Rough-legged Buzzard, 12 Tundra Bean Geese, an American Wigeon, two Surf Scoters, four Green-winged Teal, six Ring-necked Ducks, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Kumlien's Gull, four Iceland Gulls and six Glaucous Gulls. |
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| Friday 15th March 2019 | ||
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Killybegs, Co.Donegal, drew in a first-winter Bonaparte's Gull. A Coues's Arctic Redpoll found in a garden in Cockley Cley, Norfolk, meant two were in the county today, with the popular bird still showing at Sculthorpe Moor NR. Other long-stayers included Penduline Tit in Greater London and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and Dorset. Scarcities were represented by a Grey Phalarope (Conwy), two Yellow-browed Warblers (both Gloucestershire), three Great Grey Shrikes, four Shorelarks, a Rough-legged Buzzard (Scilly), nine Glossy Ibises, four Tundra Bean Geese, a Todd's Canada Goose, an American Wigeon, four Green-winged Teal, three Ring-necked Ducks, a Ring-billed Gull, a Kumlien's Gull, 12 Iceland Gulls and six Glaucous Gulls. Spring arrivals remained on a low ebb, but there was news of two Ospreys, 15 Wheatears, nine Swallows, four House Martins and five White Wagtails. |
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| Thursday 14th March 2019 | ||
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| Rarities located today were Snowy Owls on the Shetland Isles again at Ronas Hill, Mainland, and still on the
Orkney Isles on Eday, the Penduline Tit still in Dorset, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcities comprised American Wigeon (Highland), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Yellow-browed Warbler (Gloucestershire), two each of Ring-necked Duck and Great Grey Shrike, five Ring-billed Gulls, 11 Shorelarks, four Green-winged Teal, and a total of 12 Glossy Ibises. Incoming spring migrants included Osprey (Leicestershire), Arctic Skua (Dorset), two Swallows, five each of Little Ringed Plover and White Wagtail, six House Martins and nine Wheatears. |
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| Wednesday 13th March 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Snowy Owl still on the Orkney Isles, Penduline Tits in both Dorset and London,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall,
Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk and a Lesser Scaup again in
Somerset at Chew Valley Lake. Scarcities included White-tailed Eagle (Yorkshire), Little Bunting (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (Dorset), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two each of Ring-billed Gull, Ring-necked Duck, Great Grey Shrike, and three Glossy Ibises. Incoming spring migrants were represented by Osprey, two Little Ringed Plovers, five White Wagtails, six Swallows, nine House Martins and a total of 26 Wheatears. |
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