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| Wednesday 12th June 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was an Eastern White-crowned Sparrow present briefly in Argyll on Islay whilst in Clyde a
Blue-winged Teal was new at Douglas Water. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk, Black Duck in Highland, two Great Reed Warblers in West Yorkshire, and in Suffolk two territorial Savi's Warblers and an Iberian Chiffchaff. Scarcities included Golden Oriole (East Yorkshire), Rose-coloured Starling and Glossy Ibis (Dorset), Serin (Kent), Icterine Warbler (Shetland Isles), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), three each of both Marsh Warbler and Ring-necked Duck, and four Red-backed Shrikes. |
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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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| Tuesday 11th June 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Squacco Heron in West Sussex at Pagham Harbour whilst
Alpine Swifts were new arrivals in Devon at Dawlish and Dorset at Durlston Country Park. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk, Eastern Subalpine Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Baikal Teal in Northumberland, Black Duck in Highland, two Great Reed Warblers and a Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire, and Iberian Chiffchaff and two Savi's Warblers in Suffolk. Scarcities included Serin (Kent), Red-backed Shrike (East Yorkshire), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Glossy Ibis (Dorset), Red-necked Phalarope (Highland and Northumberland), two each of both Rose-coloured Starling and Icterine Warbler, three Marsh Warblers and four Ring-necked Ducks. Significant late news concerned a Snowy Owl again on St Kilda, Western Isles, and on the Shetland Isles a Scops Owl found dead on Bressay. |
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| Monday 10th June 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Laughing Gull in Pembrokeshire on Skokholm whilst in Cornwall another
Greenish Warbler was on The Lizard and in West Yorkshire a Great Reed Warbler
was located at Pugneys Country Park, less then four miles from the Great Reed Warbler that remains today at Wintersett Reservoir. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Baikal Teal still in Northumberland, Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk, Black Stork in Moray, Subalpine Warbler in East Yorkshire, Black Duck in Highland, and in West Yorkshire both Iberian Chiffchaff and Ferruginous Duck. Scarcities included Red-breasted Flycatcher and Purple Heron (Western Isles), Marsh Warbler, Common Rosefinch and Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Woodchat Shrike (Suffolk), Serin (Kent), two each of American Wigeon and Ring-necked Duck, three Golden Orioles, and four each of Red-backed Shrike and Glossy Ibis. |
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| Sunday 9th June 2019 | ||
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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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| Saturday 8th June 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Lesser Grey Shrike at Horsey, Norfolk, an Eastern Subalpine Warbler on Papa Westray, Orkney, a Subalpine Warbler species at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, a Black-headed Bunting on the Isle of Gigha, Argyll, an Alpine Swift at Burwick, Orkney and a White-billed Diver first seen at Whitburn, County Durham was tracked north along the coast to Newbiggin, Northumberland.
Lingering rarities included the Black-headed Bunting in Yorkshire, Great Reed Warblers in Yorkshire and Scilly, Iberian Chiffchaffs in Suffolk, Yorkshire and Lancashire, Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, Gull-billed Tern in County Kerry, Squacco Heron in Hampshire, Red-footed Falcon in County Wexford, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Black Duck in Highland and Ferruginous Duck in Yorkshire. Scarcity highlights included a Red-spotted Bluethroat, a Hoopoe, a Short-toed Lark, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Serin, a Common Rosefinch, a Woodchat Shrike, a Great Grey Shrike, two Red-backed Shrikes, two Melodious Warblers, two Icterine Warblers, two Marsh Warblers, two Golden Orioles, a Purple Heron, a Glossy Ibis, a Red-necked Phalarope, an American Wigeon, a Ring-necked Duck, three Honey Buzzards, an Iceland Gull, six Cory's Shearwaters and 16 Balearic Shearwaters. |
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| Friday 7th June 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a male Black-headed Bunting at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, a Greenish Warbler at Lowestoft, Suffolk, a Broad-billed Sandpiper at Tacumshin, County Wexford, an Alpine Swift at Corsewall Point, Dumfries and Galloway and Bee-eaters at Eastbourne, Sussex (three) and Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire (two).
Lingering rarities included the Baikal Teal in Northumberland, Black Duck and King Eider in Highland, Gull-billed Tern in County Kerry, Black Stork in Aberdeenshire, Red-footed Falcon in County Wexford, Great Reed Warbler in Yorkshire and Iberian Chiffchaffs in Lancashire and Suffolk. Scarcity highlights included a Great Grey Shrike, a Red-backed Shrike, a Melodious Warbler, a Marsh Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Wryneck, a Serin, two Icterine Warblers, a Purple Heron, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Ring-necked Duck, two American Wigeon, two Honey Buzzards and a Glaucous Gull. |
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| Thursday 6th June 2019 | ||
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An adult Franklin's Gull was new on Fair Isle, ending up on terra firma briefly after the initial encounter far offshore from a boat. There was an unconfirmed report of an Audouin's Gull past Rhos Point in Conwy. In Aberdeenshire, a Blyth's Reed Warbler showed well at Collieston, while a Greenish Warbler was on Bardsey Island in Gwynedd. A Bee-eater flew over Horsey in Norfolk. Continuing their stays were the Baikal Teal in Northumberland, Black Duck in Highland, Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire, Great Reed Warbler in West Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon in Co.Wexford, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Forster's Tern in Co.Galway, and two Savi's Warblers and Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk. Today's supporting cast included Marsh Warbler (Suffolk), Montagu's Harrier (Suffolk), Short-toed Lark (Scilly), Grey-headed Wagtail (Shetland), nine Red-backed Shrikes, Red-breasted Flycatcher (Isle of Man), Great Grey Shrike (Cambridgeshire), Golden Oriole (Cornwall), three Icterine Warblers, Melodious Warbler (Scilly), two Rose-coloured Starlings, Serin (Kent), two Common Rosefinches, Purple Heron (Norfolk), two Ring-necked Ducks, Glossy Ibis (Cornwall) and Iceland Gull (Western Isles). |
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| Wednesday 5th June 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Baillon's Crake in Northumberand at Seahouses where it showed intermittently
during the evening. New rarities elsewhere comprised a Subalpine Warbler in Northumberland on Holy Island, a
Blyth's Reed Warbler on the Shetland Isles on Fair Isle, both Red-rumped Swallow
and Bee-eater in East Yorkshire briefly, and at sea off County Cork the first
Wilson's Petrel of the summer. Lingerig rarities confirmed as still present were the Baikal Teal and Broad-billed Sandpiper in Northumberland, Little Bittern, Thrush Nightingale and Rustic Bunting all on the Shetland Isles, Great Reed Warbler, Iberian Chiffchaff and Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire, two Savi's Warblers and an Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, King Eider in Highland and Iberian Chiffchaff in Lancashire. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler, Short-toed Lark and Golden Oriole (Isles of Scilly), Serin (Kent), two Common Rosefinches and Red-backed Shrike (Shetland Isles), Purple Heron (Norfolk), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Montagu's Harrier (Suffolk), Great Grey Shrike (Cambridgeshire), Glossy Ibis (Gwent), two each of both Icterine Warbler and Ring-necked Duck, four Marsh Warblers, and three Rose-coloured Starlings (bringing the influx total since 24th May to 12). Late news concerned a Blyth's Reed Warbler singing yesterday near Gartocharn, Clyde. |
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| Tuesday 4th June 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Little Bittern in Lincolnshire at North Thoresby whilst other new rarities comprised a
Thrush Nightingale on the Shetland Isles on Fair Isle, a Black Stork briefly in Aberdeenshire at Loch of Strathbeg, a
Gull-billed Tern in County Kerry at Smerwick Harbour and a Greenish Warbler in Cornwall at Lizard. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both the Great Knot and Sardinian Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Baikal Teal in Northumberland, Broad-billed Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, territorial Great Reed Warbler in West Yorkshire, Black Duck, Blue-winged Teal and King Eider all in Highland, Iberian Chiffchaff and two Savi's Warblers in Suffolk, and Bonaparte's Gull in Devon. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (County Kerry), Serin (Kent), Purple Heron (Norfolk), Golden Oriole (Isles of Scilly), Ring-necked Duck (Essex), Great Grey Shrike (Cambridgeshire), two each of both Melodious Warbler and Common Rosefinch, and three Rose-coloured Starlings (bringing the total so far this summer to eight). |
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| Monday 3rd June 2019 | ||
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| An exciting day was headlined by a Calandra Lark on the Western Isles on North Uist, the reappearance of the
American Royal Tern now in Cornwall between Hayle and Carbis Bay albeit elusive, and the unexpected relocation of the
Baikal Teal from Forth to East Chevington, Northumberland. Discoveries elsewhere included a
Bonaparte's Gull in Devon at Exmouth and Broad-billed Sandpipers in East Yorkshire at Kilnsea and two together in Norfolk at Heacham. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were Great Knot, Sardinian Warbler and Little Bittern all on the Shetland Isles, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Black Duck, Blue-winged Teal and King Eider in Highland, Broad-billed Sandpiper and Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, territorial Great Reed Warblers in both Cleveland and West Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon in County Wexford and Bee-eater in East Yorkshire. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler, Short-toed Lark and Golden Oriole (all on the Isles of Scilly), White-winged Black Tern and Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), Serin and Hoopoe (Kent), Purple Heron (Norfolk), American Golden Plover (County Antrim), Temminck's Stint (Lincolnshire), Great Grey Shrike (Cambridgeshire), two each of Rose-coloured Starling, Ring-necked Duck and Glossy Ibis, four Common Rosefinches and a total of seven Long-tailed Skuas. Significant late news concerned a Squacco Heron yesterday in Hampshire at Testwood Lakes. |
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