| Sunday 9th June 2019 | ||
A Black Stork was found at Findhorn Bay in Moray and an Eastern Subalpine Warbler arrived on Fair Isle. Cornwall hosted a Greenish Warbler near Crantock. In Co.Kerry, a Snowy Owl was on Great Blasket Island for its second day. An Alpine Swift made a brief appearance over Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire. The Baikal Teal was still in Northumberland till lunchtime. Also continuing were the Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk, Black-headed Bunting in East Yorkshire, Gull-billed Tern in Co.Kerry, Squacco Heron in Hampshire, Great Reed Warbler in West Yorkshire, Subalpine Warbler in East Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon in Co.Wexford, Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire, two Savi's Warblers in Suffolk), and Iberian Chiffchaffs in Suffolk, West Yorkshire and Lancashire. Today's scarcity contingent involved two Red-necked Phalaropes (Carmarthenshire and Northumberland), Montagu's Harrier (Suffolk), Serin (Kent), Rose-coloured Starling (Wrexham), Melodious Warbler (Scilly), two Marsh Warblers (Shetland), three Golden Orioles, two Woodchat Shrikes (Suffolk and Co.Wexford), Great Grey Shrike (Cambridgeshire), six Red-backed Shrikes, Red-spotted Bluethroat (Northumberland), two Purple Herons (Western Isles and Norfolk), two American Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck (Essex), two Balearic Shearwaters, two Glossy Ibises, Iceland Gull (Moray) and Roseate Tern (Carmarthenshire). |
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| - David Campbell, RBA | ||