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| Sunday 28th April 2019 | ||
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| The highlights of the day were a Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler identified at Sands of Forvie, Aberdeenshire, a
Baikal Teal in Cambridgeshire at the Ouse Washes, a Kentish Plover in Dorset at Ferrybridge and a
Red-rumped Swallow at West Rise Marsh, East Sussex. brief encounters included a
Greater Yellowlegs in Argyll on Tiree, a Laughing Gull passing Portland Bill, Dorset, a Dusky Warbler
in County Durham at Derwent Gorge, Alpine Swift in East Yorkshire and
Black Kites in both Hampshire and the Shetland Isles. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Bufflehead in West Yorkshire, Citrine Wagtail in Gloucestershire, Red-footed Falcon in Suffolk, Subalpine Warbler in Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Highland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford, Iberian Chiffchaff in West Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Black-winged Stilt in Norfolk, Spanish Wagtail on the Wirral, Dresser's Eider in County Dublin, Bonaparte's Gulls in both Glamorgan and Hampshire, territorial Savi's Warblers in Nottinghamshire and Suffolk, and White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and Moray. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark and Lapland Bunting (Shetland Isles), White-winged Black Tern (Somerset), Serin and Night Heron (Kent), Purple Heron (Norfolk), Wryneck (Shetland Isles), Honey Buzzard (Gloucestershire), Temminck's Stint (South Yorkshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Orkney Isles), American Wigeon (Cambridgeshire), two Long-tailed Skuas and Hoopoe, three Glossy Ibises, four each of Ring-necked Duck and Surf Scoter, 12 migrant Dotterel. On the Isles of Scilly an escaped Godlewski's Bunting briefly masqueraded as a Rock Bunting. |
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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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| Saturday 27th April 2019 | ||
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| A male Citrine Wagtail was found at Llwyn-on Reservoir in Glamorgan whilst other new discoveriesn included a Red-footed Falcon at Rendlesham, Suffolk and an Iberian Chiffchaff at Hemsworth, a Bufflehead at Fairburn Ings RSPB, an Alpine Swift at Bempton Cliffs RSPB and a Black Kite at Spurn, all Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Slate-coloured Junco in Devon, Citrine Wagtail in Gloucestershire, Alpine Swift in Norfolk (where it was tracked from it's roost site in Sheringham along the coast to Lowestoft, Suffolk), single Savi's Warblers in Nottinghamshire and Suffolk, Dresser's Eider in County Dublin, American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Blue-winged Teal and Black Duck in Highland, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, three White-billed Divers in Moray and another in Aberdeenshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Hampshire, Black-winged Stilt in Norfolk and Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire. |
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| Friday 26th April 2019 | ||
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The most significant of the day's discoveries were a Spanish Wagtail at Leasowe Lighthouse, Wirral, and a brief Tawny Pipit at Southwold, Suffolk. In Norfolk, an Alpine Swift first seen over Walsey Hills settled at Sheringham in the evening. Another was reported over Ham Wall, Somerset. Red-rumped Swallows were found at Minsmere, Suffolk, and Tacumshin, Co.Wexford. Subalpine Warblers at Beachy Head, East Sussex, and Holy Island, Northumberland, were too fleeting for more precise identification. In Devon, the male Dark-eyed Junco reappeared in its favoured Westward Ho! garden and was on view into the evening. The Marsh Sandpiper was still in Essex today, though now appears to have switched base to Blue House Farm, North Fambridge. Gloucestershire's Citrine Wagtail showed for much of the day at Pilning Wetland. Savi's Warblers still in voice included the two at Minsmere and the Nottinghamshire bird. Meanwhile, the Bonaparte's Gulls of Hampshire and Glamorgan remained in place. Old favourites still with us were the American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Black Duck in Highland, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Dresser's Eider in Co.Dublin, Black-winged Stilt in Norfolk and Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire. Nine White-billed Divers included five in Moray and three in Aberdeenshire. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Norfolk), Rough-legged Buzzard (North Yorkshire), White Stork (Kent), Iceland Gull (Cornwall); two each of Serin, Yellow-browed Warbler, Glossy Ibis and Glaucous Gull; three Green-winged Teal; four Hoopoes, Surf Scoters (all off Musselburgh, Lothian) and Wrynecks; five Ring-necked Ducks, up to seven Pomarine Skuas and 15 Dotterel (including a trip of 10 in Conwy). |
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| Thursday 25th April 2019 | ||
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| A Slate-coloured Junco visited a Westward Ho! garden in Devon briefly, and a Black-browed Albatross flew past Marazion, Cornwall. Other new discoveries today included a Marsh Sandpiper at Vange Marsh RSPB, Essex, a male Citrine Wagtail at Northwick Warth, Gloucestershire (joining the lingering female), a Western Subalpine Warbler on Cape Clear, County Cork, single Alpine Swifts at Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset and Grimley, Worcestershire, an Iberian Chiffchaff near Dunsford, Devon, and single Bonaparte's Gulls in Cardiff Bay, Glamorgan and Blashford Lakes, Hampshire.
Other lingering rarities included singing Savi's Warblers in Suffolk (two), Nottinghamshire and Hampshire, American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Black Duck and Blue-winged Teal in Highland, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, two White-billed Divers in both Aberdeenshire and Moray, Black-winged Stilt in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, an Ortolan Bunting, a Golden Oriole, a Wryneck, two Hoopoes, four Yellow-browed Warblers, a Spotted Crake, a Purple Heron, four Glossy Ibises, two White Storks, a Red-necked Phalarope, ten Dotterel, 29 Pomarine Skuas, two Tundra Bean Geese, two Green-winged Teal, four Ring-necked Ducks, six Surf Scoters, a Glaucous Gull and two Iceland Gulls. |
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| Wednesday 24th April 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Citrine Wagtail in Gloucestershire
at Northwick Warth. Rarities elsewhere comprised the American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Black Kite still on the Shetland Isles on Unst, Kentish Plover in Kent at Pegwell Bay,
Western Subalpine Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Dresser's Eider in County Dublin,
Blue-winged Teal and King Eider in Highland, Savi's Warblers in Hampshire, Nottinghamshire and Suffolk (2), Black-winged Stilts in Kent (2), Norfolk and Suffolk,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset and a
White-billed Diver in County Donegal. Scarcities included Ortolan Bunting (Essex), Serin (West Sussex), Purple Heron and Wryneck (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (Suffolk), Spotted Crake (Cleveland), Temminck's Stint (County Durham), Red-necked Phalarope (Gwent), two each of Hoopoe and Rough-legged Buzzard, three of Woodchat Shrike and Dotterel, four Surf Scoters and five Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Tuesday 23rd April 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of the fourth Subalpine Warbler in seven days on the Isles of
Scilly; a Western Subalpine Warbler on St Agnes. Rarities elsewhere comprised the
American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Black Duck, Blue-winged Teal
and King Eider all still in Highland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire,
Black Kites briefly in both Gwent and Somerset, Black-winged Stilts in Kent (2), Norfolk and Suffolk (2),
White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire (2) and Moray (2), and Savi's Warblers in Aberdeenshire, Dorset, Kent, Nottinghamshire and Suffolk. Scarcities included Little Bunting (Shetland Isles), Serin (West Sussex), Purple Heron (Norfolk), Red-necked Phalarope (Gwent), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), Yellow-browed Warbler (Suffolk), two each of both Ortolan Bunting, Hoopoe and Temminck's Stint, three of Woodchat Shrike and Ring-necked Duck, four of Surf Scoter and Glossy Ibis, and 6 migrant Dotterel. |
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| Monday 22nd April 2019 | ||
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| New rarities today comprised an Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Devon on Lundy, in Suffolk
Iberian Chiffchaff at Lowestoft and two Black-winged Stilts at Minsmere,
a Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan at Cardiff Bay, a Red-rumped Swallow briefly in Dorset and
Black Kites passing over Kent, the Shetland Isles, Somerset, Suffolk and Worcestershire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Dresser's Eider in County Dublin, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Black Duck, Blue-winged Teal and King Eider all in Highland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Savi's Warblers in Dorset, Nottinghamshire and Suffolk, Black-winged Stilts in Kent (2) and Norfolk, and at least 12 White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire. Scarcities included an early Red-necked Phalarope (Gwent), Ortolan Bunting (Essex), Serin (West Sussex), Richard's Pipit (Lincolnshire), two Woodchat Shrikes, three each of Hoopoe, Surf Scoter and Glossy Ibis, six Ring-necked Ducks and a total of 17 Shorelarks. Significant late news concerned a Slate-coloured Junco present yesterday on the Isle of Wight at Ventnor. |
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| Sunday 21st April 2019 | ||
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A female Bufflehead arrived at Hanningfield Reservoir, Essex. Savi's Warblers were in voice at Radipole Lake RSPB, Dorset, and Attenborough NR, Nottinghamshire, into the evening. A trio of Black-winged Stilts was new at Christchurch Harbour, Dorset. A Black Kite flew south over Marshchapel, Lincolnshire. Ongoing rarities were represented by the Eastern Subalpine Warbler on Scilly, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Dresser's Eider in Co.Dublin, Bonaparte's Gulls in Devon and Oxfordshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset and Orkney, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Black-winged Stilt in Norfolk, and Blue-winged Teal, King Eider and Black Duck all in Highland. Seven White-billed Divers were off the Aberdeenshire coast, with another two off Moray. Scarcities included three Woodchat Shrikes (two Scilly, one Co.Cork), two Serins (Kent and Dorset), two Purple Herons (Norfolk and Somerset), three Hoopoes (two in Dorset and another on Scilly), four Temminck's Stints, Spotted Crake (Cleveland), Richard's Pipit (Lancashire), Great Grey Shrike (Norfolk), three Glossy Ibises, two White Storks, three Pomarine Skuas (two Kent, one Sussex), Rough-legged Buzzard (Bedfordshire), three Dotterel (Cumbria), two Shorelarks (East Yorkshire), two Surf Scoters (Lothian), two Green-winged Teal, five Ring-necked Ducks, Black Brant, Tundra Bean Goose and three Iceland Gulls. Notable common spring migrants included two Spotted Flycatchers and three Turtle Doves. |
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| Saturday 20th April 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation of a Dresser's Eider in County Dublin at Skerries where it was first suspected yesterday; only the second record of this subspecies in both Ireland and the Western Palearctic. Elsewhere rarities included
American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll,
Blue-winged Teal in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford, King Eider
in Moray, Lesser Yellowlegs still in Dorset with another new in County Cork at Clogheen Marsh,
whilst White-billed Divers were off both Moray (2) and the Western Isles. From the Mediterranean were Eastern Subalpine Warbler, Night Heron and Golden Oriole all on the Isles of Scilly, a passage Bee-eater in County Cork at Mizen Head, Black-winged Stilts in Kent (2) and Norfolk, Serin in Cornwall, three Hoopoes, three Woodchat Shrikes and four Glossy Ibises, with Black Kites seen briefly in Cleveland, East Sussex, Orkney Isles and Shetland Isles. Other scarcities included remarkably early Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Merseyside), Honey Buzzard (Suffolk) and Red-backed Shrike (County Donegal), along with Pallas's Warbler (Cornwall), two Yellow-browed Warblers (North Yorkshire and Devon), Wryneck (Lothian), Temminck's Stint (Dorset), American Wigeon (Lancashire), Black Brant, three Rough-legged Buzzards, two each of Surf Scoter and Spotted Crake, 14 Shorelarks, four migrant Dotterel, a Pomarine Skua and a total of six Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Friday 19th April 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, two
Subalpine Warblers on the Isles of Scilly, Red-rumped Swallow and Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, both
Black Duck and Blue-winged Teal still in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull
in Oxfordshire, territorial Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, Ferruginous Duck in Northumberland,
Black-winged Stilts in East Sussex (2) and Norfolk, White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and Moray (2) and
Black Kites briefly on the Shetland Isles and in Suffolk. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Cornwall), Night Heron (Isles of Scilly), Montagu's Harrier (County Waterford), Temminck's Stint (Suffolk), Pectoral Sandpiper (Nottinghamshire), Grey-headed Wagtail (Lothian), American Wigeon (Lancashire), two each of Woodchat Shrike, Serin, Rough-legged Buzzard, Spotted Crake and Surf Scoter, three Glossy Ibises, four Hoopoe and a total of six Ring-necked Ducks. |
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