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| Wednesday 26th May 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a male Black-headed Bunting
at Brynamman, Carmarthenshire that showed well from late afternoon until late evening. In Norfolk news was released of a male White-spotted Bluethroat singing at Strumpshaw Fen, in Kent the elusive Collared Pratincole showed again at Cliffe Pools, in Dorset the Bonaparte's Gull remained at Lodmoor, and on the Shetland Isles two Rustic Buntings were on Fair Isle, with both Bee-eater and White-billed Diver still on Unst. Scarcities included Rough-legged Buzzard, Common Rosefinch, Long-tailed Skua, Ring-necked Duck, Shorelark, and Shorelark (Shetland Isles), Red-backed Shrike (East Yorkshire), Hoopoe (Warwickshire), Great Grey Shrike (Orkney Isles), Temminck's Stint (Norfolk), three Glossy Ibises, and four each of Red-spotted Bluethroat, Icterine Warbler, and Golden Oriole. |
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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 25th May 2021 | ||
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| New today was a Red-rumped Swallow in Lincolnshire at Marston, with brief encounters including
Black Kite in Essex at Wix and Kent at Swalecliffe, and Bee-eater in Hampshire at Hannington and Kent at Walmer Castle. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Collared Pratincole again in Kent at Cliffe Pools, the Double-crested Cormorant still in County Kerry, Bonaparte's Gull still in Dorset, and on the Shetland Isles two Rustic Buntings on Fair Isle and a Bee-eater still on Unst. Scarcities included Sabine's Gull (Anglesey), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Temminck's Stint (Norfolk), Great Grey Shrike (Orkney Isles), Grey-headed Wagtail (Greater Manchester), two each of Marsh Warbler, Common Rosefinch, and Red-backed Shrike, three Long-tailed Skuas, four of Golden Oriole, Ring-necked Duck, and Glossy Ibis, seven Icterine Warblers, and a total of 10 Bluethroats. |
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| Monday 24th May 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Thrush Nightingale at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, a Western Subalpine Warbler on St Mary's, Scilly, two Rustic Buntings on Fair Isle, Shetland, a Lesser Scaup at Manby, Lincolnshire and a Red-footed Falcon at Collards Lake, Kent.
Lingering rarities still present included the Double-crested Cormorant in County Kerry, Savi's Warbler and Franklin's Gull in Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll and Bee-eater, King Eider and White-billed Diver in Shetland. Scarcity highlights included a Shorelark, a Marsh Warbler, a Grey-headed Wagtail, two Red-backed Shrikes, three Golden Orioles, seven Icterine Warblers, seven Bluethroats, a Purple Heron, a Corncrake, a Red-necked Phalarope, two Temminck's Stints, four Glossy Ibises, three Honey Buzzards, two Ring-necked Ducks, a Pomarine Skua, two Long-tailed Skuas, a Sabine's Gull, four Glaucous Gulls and six Iceland Gulls. |
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| Sunday 23rd May 2021 | ||
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The day's new rarities were a Greenish Warbler on the Isle of May in Fife, Great Reed Warbler near Bishopstoke in Hampshire, Rustic Bunting at Geosetter in Shetland, Bonaparte's Gull at Burton Mere Wetlands in Cheshire and a Red-rumped Swallow at Newport Wetlands in Gwent. Ongoing rarities included the Double-crested Cormorant in Co.Kerry, Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Aberdeenshire, King Eider in Shetland, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, Bee-eater in Shetland and Red-rumped Swallow in Devon Among the best of the rest were Icterine Warbler (Fife), Marsh Warbler (Lincolnshire), Serin (Kent), Woodchat Shrike (Suffolk), Waxwing (Highland), Purple Heron (Co.Cork), Shorelark (Shetland), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), two Sabine's Gulls and Wrynecks, three Long-tailed Skuas, and four each of Temminck's Stint, Golden Oriole and Glossy Ibises. |
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| Saturday 22nd May 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the relocation of the White-throated Sparrow on the Shetland Isles on Unst,
with also a Bee-eater there briefly, a Rustic Bunting new-in on Fair Isle, and a
King Eider on the Mainland at Ireland. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still in County Kerry at Ballylongford, Rustic Bunting still in Fife on the Isle of May, Collared Pratincole again briefly in Norfolk, a flyover Alpine Swift in Cornwall, Red-rumped Swallow in Devon at Exminster Marshes and Greater Manchester at Audenshaw Reservoir, and territorial Savi's Warblers still in both Carmarthenshire and North Yorkshire. Scarcities included Red-spotted Bluethroat (Lothian), Rose-coloured Starling (Norfolk), Purple Heron (County Cork), Grey-headed Wagtail (Northumberland), Kumlien's Gull (Leicestershire), two each of Icterine Warbler, Golden Oriole, Sabine's Gull, Long-tailed Skua, Temminck's Stint, Red-necked Phalarope, and Ring-necked Duck, three Red-backed Shrikes, and a total of eight Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 21st May 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Rustic Bunting on the Isle of May, Fife, a Bonaparte's Gull at Rosslare, County Wexford, an Alpine Swift at Spurn, Yorkshire and the Forster's Tern reappeared in County Galway at Inishroo.
Lingering rarities included the Double-crested Cormorant in County Kerry, Savi's Warbler and Franklin's Gull in Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset and Great Reed Warbler in Shetland. Scarcity highlights were a Bluethroat, an Icterine Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, two Wrynecks, two Red-backed Shrikes, two Grey-headed Wagtails, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Temminck's Stint, a Honey Buzzard, a Glossy Ibis, two Ring-necked Ducks, a White-winged Black Tern, two Roseate Terns, a Long-tailed Skua, 18 Pomarine Skuas, two Sabine's Gulls, three Glaucous Gulls and four Iceland Gulls. |
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| Thursday 20th May 2021 | ||
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| The highlights of the day again came from Norfolk where a Collared Pratincole appeared between Blakeney and Cley, an
Alpine Swift moved west along the coast between West Runton and Hunstanton, and a
Red-rumped Swallow showed briefly at Titchwell. Elsewhere, in Dorset a Bonaparte's Gull
and Black-winged Stilt were together at Lodmoor, and on the Shetland Isles a
Great Reed Warbler arrived on Fair Isle, and a Bee-eater was new on Foula. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Franklin's Gull in West Yorkshire, territorial Savi's Warbler in North Yorkshire, two White-billed Divers together on the Shetland Isles, and in Highland both Bonaparte's Gull and King Eider. Scarcities included Serin (Norfolk), Wryneck and Lapland Bunting (Shetland), Sabine's Gull and Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall), Little Auk (Orkney Isles), two each of Golden Oriole, Purple Heron, and Temminck's Stint, and a total of five mobile Glossy Ibises. |
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| Wednesday 19th May 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Great Reed Warbler in Norfolk at Breydon Water. Rarities showing elsewhere comprised both
White-throated Sparrow and two White-billed Divers still on the Shetland Isles,
Franklin's Gull in West Yorkshire, Collared Pratincole in Kent,
Caspian Tern in Norfolk, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, and Savi's Warbler in North Yorkshire, whilst brief encounters included a Whiskered Tern in Dorset,
Black Kite in Lincolnshire, Red-rumped Swallow in East Yorkshire,
Bee-eater in Cornwall, and White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Dorset), Purple Heron (Isle of Wight), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Ring-necked Duck (Shetland Isles), Rough-legged Buzzard (Anglesey), Wryneck and Lapland Bunting (Shetland Isles), two Glossy Ibises, three Golden Orioles, and a total of four Temminck's Stints. |
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| Tuesday 18th May 2021 | ||
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| Rarities discovered today comprised a White-throated Sparrow on the Shetland Isles on Unst, a Franklin's Gull in West Yorkshire at Swillington Ings,
Red-rumped Swallows in both East Yorkshire at Spurn and Kent at Lade, and at least three
Bee-eaters flew over Brighton, East Sussex. Elsewhere, the Caspian Tern showed again in Norfolk, the Double-crested Cormorant remained in County Kerry, as did the Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Baltic Gull in Northamptonshire, both King Eider and Bonaparte's Gull in Highland, and territorial Savi's Warblers continued in both Carmarthenshire and North Yorkshire. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Dorset), Serin (Norfolk), Hoopoe (Northamptonshire), Purple Heron (Isle of Wight), Pectoral Sandpiper (Suffolk), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Ring-necked Duck (Shetland), Kumlien's Gull (Leicestershire), four Grey-headed Wagtails, five each of Golden Oriole, Temminck's Stint, and Glossy Ibis, and a total of 19 Long-tailed Skuas counted passing the Western Isles. |
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| Monday 17th May 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still in County Kerry,
Pacific Diver still in County Mayo, a Subalpine Warbler species new on the Shetland Isles on Foula, a
Red-footed Falcon in County Wexford at Tomhaggard briefly, Bonaparte's Gull still in Highland, Black Kites in both Highland and the Orkney Isles, King Eiders in Aberdeenshire and Highland, and territorial
Savi's Warblers in both Carmarthenshire and North Yorkshire. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler (Kent), Serin (Highland), Purple Heron (Isle of Wight), Long-tailed Skua (Western Isles), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall), Hoopoe (Norfolk), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Grey-headed Wagtail (Aberdeenshire), Kumlien's Gull (Leicestershire), four Temminck's Stints, and five each of both Golden Oriole and Glossy Ibis. |
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