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| Sunday 2nd May 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Rustic Bunting on Fair Isle, Shetland, a Whiskered Tern at Abbotsbury, Dorset, a Black Stork at Ventnor, Isle of Wight, a King Eider off Burghead, Moray, a Black Kite over Leziate, Norfolk and White-billed Divers off Port Nis, Lewis, Western Isles (four) and off Lamba Ness, Unst, Shetland.
Lingering rarities included the American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gulls in Glamorgan (two), Worcestershire and Highland, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Red-throated Pipit in Scilly, Black Kite in Suffolk, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and three White-billed Divers in both Moray and Shetland. |
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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 1st May 2021 | ||
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The best new finds today were a Collared Pratincole near Kirkby in Merseyside, Black Stork over Burley in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull at Dunnet in Highland, and Red-footed Falcons in Kent and Scilly. Still present were the Double-crested Cormorant in Co.Kerry, Gull-billed Tern in Co.Donegal, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Red-throated Pipit on Scilly, Bonaparte's Gulls in Glamorgan (two) and Worcestershire. There were five White-billed Divers in Shetland, and singles in Moray and Aberdeenshire. Further highlights included three Woodchat Shrikes, Little Bunting (Fair Isle), Grey-headed Wagtail (Norfolk), Hoopoe (Suffolk), Wryneck (Norfolk), three Dotterel and Temminck's Stints, four Purple Herons, Great Grey Shrike (Hampshire), Balearic Shearwater (Sussex), Ring-necked Duck (Dorset), four Surf Scoters and eight Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 30th April 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Red-throated Pipit on St Mary's and a Pallid Harrier on several islands in Isles of Scilly, a Black Stork over Bishop's Dyke, Hampshire, Black Kites over Loughrigg Fell, Cumbria and North Warren RSPB, Suffolk, and two Black-winged Stilts at both Elmley NNR, Kent and Lodmoor RSPB, Dorset.
Lingering rarities still present included the Double-crested Cormorant and Franklin's Gull in County Kerry, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gulls in Worcestershire and Glamorgan and two White-billed Divers in Moray and one in Orkney. |
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| Thursday 29th April 2021 | ||
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A Franklin's Gull showed up at Ballyheigue in Co.Kerry and a drake Lesser Scaup was found at Chapel Pit in Lincolnshire. In Suffolk, a Black Kite flew over Carlton Marshes, while a Red-rumped Swallow appeared at Farlington Marshes, Hampshire. Still present were the Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on Fair Isle, Gull-billed Tern in Co.Donegal, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull in Worcestershire, Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall, Snowy Owl on St.Kilda, two White-billed Divers in Moray, and Dusky Warblers in Merseyside and Norfolk Further highlights included Purple Heron (Scilly), five Hoopoes; two Golden Orioles, Dotterel and Richard's Pipits; Grey-headed Wagtail (Northumberland), Wryneck (Buckinghamshire), Honey Buzzard (Suffolk), Rough-legged Buzzard (Angus), Little Bunting (Fair Isle), Green-winged Teal (Co.Wexford), Todd's Canada Goose (Cumbria), two Ring-necked Ducks, three Temminck's Stints and four Glossy Ibises. |
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| Wednesday 28th April 2021 | ||
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| New rarities discovered today comprised a Franklin's Gull in County Kerry at Black
Rock Strand, a Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall at Kenidjack, a Citrine Wagtail
briefly in Somerset at Weston, and a flyby Whiskered Tern in Dorset at West Bay. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Eastern Subalpine Warbler on the Shetland Isles, territorial Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, Dusky Warbler in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gulls in both Glamorgan (2) and Worcestershire, two White-billed Divers together in Aberdeenshire, and the Marbled Duck in London. Scarcities included Little Bunting (East Sussex), Sabine's Gull (Cumbria), Hoopoe and Black Brant (Highland), Dotterel (Lincolnshire), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall), and two each of Purple Heron, Wryneck, and Glossy Ibis. Significant late news concerned a Gull-billed Tern present yesterday in County Donegal at Carrickfinn. |
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| Tuesday 27th April 2021 | ||
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| Today rarities and scarcities from the near-continent included both Eastern Subalpine Warbler
and Purple Heron in Cornwall, Black-winged Stilt, Night
Heron, and Hoopoe in Devon, territorial Iberian Chiffchaff still in Suffolk,
Woodchat Shrike, Purple Heron, Wryneck, and two Golden Orioles all on the Isles of Scilly,
Golden Oriole and Hoopoe on the Isle of Wight, Purple Heron and Serin in Norfolk,
Purple Heron in Herefordshire, Hoopoe in Buckinghamshire, Wryneck in Dorset, and
single Glossy Ibises in both Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire. Otherwise rarities comprised a Bonaparte's Gull discovered in Worcestershire at Upton Warren, the Black Scoter in Northumberland again, Dusky Warbler still in Norfolk, single Little Buntings in both Surrey and the Shetland Isles, and in Scotland five White-billed Divers logged across three counties. |
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| Monday 26th April 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a female Rock Thrush on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's with elsewhere around the archipelago
Red-footed Falcon, Bee-eater, Woodchat Shrike, Purple
Heron, Serin, Richard's Pipit, and two Golden Orioles. Elsewhere, other notables from the continent comprised an Eastern Subalpine Warbler, Woodchat Shrike and Bee-eater all in Cornwall, Eastern Subalpine Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Black Stork over Denbighshire then Cheshire, territorial Iberian Chiffchaff still in Suffolk, Black-winged Stilt in County Cork, Black Kites over both Anglesey and Essex, Red-rumped Swallows in County Dublin and Kent, Night Heron still in Devon, Serins in Dorset and West Sussex, Purple Herons in Herefordshire and Kent, Wrynecks in East Sussex and Gwynedd, four Hoopoes, and a total of six Glossy Ibises. Other rarities comprised the American Herring Gull still in Cornwall, Pied-billed Grebe still in Argyll, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and Little Bunting together on the Shetland Isles on Fair Isle, Dusky Warblers in both Mereyside and Norfolk, two Bonaparte's Gulls still together in Glamorgan, and 13 White-billed Divers between Aberdeenshire and Moray. |
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| Sunday 25th April 2021 | ||
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| Rarities and scarcities from the continent dominated today with an Eastern Subalpine Warbler new on the Shetland Isles on Foula, both
Iberian Chffchaff and Wryneck in Suffolk, Black Kite and
Short-toed Lark on the Orkney Isles, Red-rumped Swallow in Cornwall,
Black-winged Stilt in County Cork, Woodchat Shrike, Golden
Oriole, and at least one Bee-eater on the Isles of Scilly, Woodchat Shrike and
Bluethroat in Cornwall, Night Heron in Devon, Purple Heron in Herefordshire,
Wryneck in East Sussex, single Temminck's Stints in both Lincolnshire and Norfolk, six
Hoopoes, and a total of seven Glossy Ibises. Elsewhere, the Belted Kingfisher remained in County Cork, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, King Eider, and two White-billed Divers were all noted on the Shetland Isles, two Bonaparte's Gulls still together in Glamorgan, Dusky Warbler in Merseyside, and a White-billed Diver in Highland, and four Little Buntings. |
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| Saturday 24th April 2021 | ||
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An adult summer White-billed Diver was tracked along the east coast between Whitburn (Co.Durham) and Holy Island (Northumberland); additionally there were two in Moray and three in Shetland. Black Kites were seen over Snettisham in Norfolk and Samphire Hoe in Kent. Still with us were the American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, Red-throated Pipit in Northumberland, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Black-winged Stilt in Co.Cork, Bonaparte's Gulls in Glamorgan and Leicestershire, Bee-eater on Scilly, and Dusky Warblers in Merseyside and Norfolk. Other national highlights included Red-backed Shrike (Kent), two Temminck's Stints and Serins, three Purple Herons and Wrynecks, Night Heron (Devon) and four Hoopoes, as well as Sabine's Gull (Cumbria), Dotterel (Isle of Wight), Yellow-browed Warbler (Shetland), Grey Phalarope (Norfolk), Kumlien's Gull (Shetland), Green-winged Teal (Co.Wexford), Black Brant (Norfolk), three Little Buntings, plus four Ring-necked Ducks and Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 23rd April 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Pallid Harrier over Pitsford Reservoir, Northamptonshire, a Red-throated Pipit at Low Newton, Northumberland, a King Eider and a White-billed Diver off Unst, Shetland (with another new bird off Fair Isle), single Bee-eaters on Tresco, Scilly and over Rainham Marshes, London and a Black Kite near Grassington, North Yorkshire.
Late news from Wednesday concerned a Greater Sand Plover at Schull, County Cork, but there has been no sign of it since. Lingering rarities included the Belted Kingfisher, Sardinian Warbler and Black-winged Stilt in County Cork, two Eastern Subalpine Warblers and American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, Dusky Warbler in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Yorkshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in Leicestershire and Glamorgan and three White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire. |
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