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| Saturday 15th February 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation that the Tengmalm's Owl is still
present on the Shetland Isles at Kergord. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Black-throated Thrush
still in Lincolnshire, Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk,
Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, both Blue-winged Teal and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, and Ferruginous Ducks in both Essex and Yorkshire. In County Antrim a
Lesser Scaup was confirmed at Portmore Lough where it had first been suspected on 9th January. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (London), Shorelark (Suffolk), Green-winged Teal (County Kerry), two each of Hoopoe, Ring-billed Gull, Ring-necked Duck, and Great Grey Shrike, and three Kumlien's Gulls. |
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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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| Friday 14th February 2020 | ||
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| Discovery of the day was a 1st-winter American Herring Gull
at Axmouth (Devon). Elsewhere a Black Kite reportedly flew over Trunch (Norfolk), whilst West Siberian Stonechat (Cheshire), Blue-winged Teal and Long-billed Dowitcher (Devon), Penduline Tit (Dorset), Lesser Scaup (Dumfries & Galloway), Ferruginous Ducks (Essex, Hampshire, South Yorkshire and Warwickshire), Black-throated Thrush (Lincolnshire), Lesser Yellowlegs (North Yorkshire) and Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Norfolk) all lingered. The best of the rest included Hoopoe (Hampshire), Yellow-browed Warblers (London and Wiltshire), Todd's Canada Goose (Merseyside), Grey Phalarope (East Yorkshire), Green-winged Teal (Suffolk), three Great Grey Shrikes, five Shorelarks and seven Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Thursday 13th February 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Bonaparte's Gull in Devon at Northam Burrows whilst in South Yorkshire a
Ferruginous Duck arrived at Frickley. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in both Norfolk and Suffolk, Pacific Diver in County Cork, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wicklow, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Essex, Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Galloway, and two Richardson's Cackling Geese together on the Western Isles. Scarcities included Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Lapland Bunting (Devon), Lesser Snow Goose (Perth and Kinross), Ring-billed Gull (County Antrim), Grey Phalarope (East Yorkshire), two each of Hoopoe, Yellow-browed Warbler and Kumlien's Gull, five Great Grey Shrikes, and a total of seven Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Wednesday 12th February 2020 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Tengmalm's Owl in Shetland, Steller's Eider and White-billed Diver in Orkney, Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Norfolk and Northumberland, Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Penduline Tit in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Essex and Lesser Scaup in Dumfries and Galloway.
Scarcity highlights included two Hoopoes, two Yellow-browed Warblers, three Great Grey Shrikes, three Lapland Buntings, an American Golden Plover, a Grey Phalarope, a Pomarine Skua, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Green-winged Teal, two Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, nine Tundra Bean Geese, a Kumlien's Gull, two Ring-billed Gulls, six Glaucous Gulls and 16 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Tuesday 11th February 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Tengmalm's Owl on the Shetland Isles at Kergord, Mainland. It was actually first seen there on 14th December 2019 but with
this news only breaking today the first search this evening revealed the bird to still be present. Rarities elsewhere comprised the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire, Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, and in Devon both Blue-winged Teal and Long-billed Dowitcher. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Hoopoe (Hampshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Ring-necked Duck (Bedfordshire), Grey Phalarope (East Yorkshire), Glossy Ibis (Gwent), Black Brant (Dorset), Green-winged Teal and Shorelark (Suffolk), two each of Ring-billed Gull and Yellow-browed Warbler, and three Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| Monday 10th February 2020 | ||
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Today's long-stayers included Black Scoter in Northumberland, Forster's Tern in Co.Galway, Pacific Diver in Co.Cork, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Aberdeenshire Among the best of the rest were Hoopoe (Hampshire), two Great Grey Shrikes, Surf Scoter (Co.Clare), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Grey Phalarope (East Yorkshire), two Green-winged Teal, four Ring-necked Ducks, Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire) and four Shorelarks. |
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| Sunday 9th February 2020 | ||
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A Bonaparte's Gull was found at Padstow in Cornwall. Continuining rarities involved the Steller's Eider in Orkney, Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Northumberland, Black Scoter in Northumberland, King Eider in Shetland, American Herring Gull in Co.Cork, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Co.Louth, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire. A White-billed Diver was in Orkney. Other news included Rough-legged Buzzard (South Yorkshire), Hoopoe (Hampshire), Snow Goose (Perth and Kinross), Green-winged Teal (Argyll), two Ring-necked Ducks, Grey Phalarope (East Yorkshire), two Ring-billed Gulls and Glossy Ibis (Gwent), |
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| Saturday 8th February 2020 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Steller's Eider in Orkney, Black-throated Thrushes in Lincolnshire and Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Norfolk and Northumberland, Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Ferruginous Ducks in Essex and Warwickshire, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitchers in Cumbria and Merseyside, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire, American Herring Gull in County Cork and Bonaparte's Gull in County Wexford.
Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Lapland Buntings, six Shorelarks, seven Great Grey Shrikes, a Grey Phalarope, a Glossy Ibis, five Rough-legged Buzzards, an American Wigeon, a Green-winged Teal, seven Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, 31 Tundra Bean Geese, a Kumlien's Gull, two Ring-billed Gulls, eight Glaucous Gulls and 17 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Friday 7th February 2020 | ||
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| In Argyll the adult Pied-billed Grebe was again at Loch
Feorlin, having last been reported there on 18th July last year. Elsewhere lingering rarities comprised Black-throated Thrushes in Bedfordshire and Lincolnshire, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Co Wexford, American Buff-bellied Pipit and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitchers in Cumbria and Devon, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, two Penduline Tits in Dorset, Ferruginous Duck in Essex, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Black Scoter in Northumberland and Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Northumberland, Norfolk and Suffolk. The best of the rest included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Richard's Pipit (Lincolnshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (London), American Wigeon (Co Antrim), Grey Phalarope (East Yorkshire), American Golden Plover (Co Kerry), two Hoopoes, Green-winged Teals and Glossy Ibises, six Shorelarks, Ring-necked Ducks and Great Grey Shrikes and 12 Tundra Bean Geese. |
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a first-winter American Herring Gull in County Cork at Castletown
Bearhaven, the third to be found between Britain and Ireland since 15th January,
whilst in Essex a Ferruginous Duck was new at Abberton Reservoir. Rarities elsewhere comprised the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, American Buff-bellied Pipit, Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup all in Cornwall, Black-throated Thrushes in both Bedfordshire and Lincolnshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Northumberland, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, two Penduline Tits together in Dorset, Black Duck in Highland, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, and Bonaparte's Gull in County Wexford. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), American Golden Plover (County Kerry), Hoopoe (Hampshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (London), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Grey Phalarope (East Yorkshire), Glossy Ibis (Devon), two each of both Surf Scoter and Lapland Bunting, three of Rough-legged Buzzard and Green-winged Teal, six Shorelarks, eight Great Grey Shrikes, and a total of nine Ring-necked Ducks. |
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