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| Wednesday 10th November 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Nutcracker in Highland at Castletown albeit just a brief encounter; the first to be seen in Britain since 1998.
Other new rarities comprised a Pied Wheatear in County Durham at Whitburn, a
Radde's Warbler on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's, a Dusky Warbler in Cumbria on Walney Island, a
White-billed Diver in Lothian at Dunbar, and in Essex a Red-breasted Goose on the Dengie where it had first been seen on Monday. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both White-tailed Lapwing and Red-flanked Bluetail in East Yorkshire, White-winged Scoter with three Surf Scoters in Lothian, Semipalmated Plover in County Kerry, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire, Red-breasted Goose and Richardson's Cackling Goose together in Argyll, King Eider in Moray, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, and Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (East Sussex), Short-toed Lark (Norfolk), Hoopoe (Cornwall), Great Shearwater (Northumberland), Ring-necked Duck (Glamorgan), Pectoral Sandpiper (Devon), Dotterel (Lincolnshire), Green-winged Teal (East Yorkshire), Black Brant (Dorset), two each of both American Wigeon and Lapland Bunting, three of Great Grey Shrike and Snow Goose, four Glossy Ibises, and a total of 12 Shorelarks. |
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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 9th November 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Desert Wheatear in Devon at Thurlestone whilst
other new birds included a Dusky Warbler in East Yorkshire at Spurn and a
White-billed Diver at St Andrews, Fife. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the White-crowned Sparrow on the Shetland Isles, both White-tailed Lapwing and Red-flanked Bluetail in East Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plovers in both Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, Red-breasted Goose and Lesser Scaup in Argyll, King Eider in Moray, Lesser Scaup on the Isles of Scilly, and Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Norfolk), Serin (Kent), Ring-billed Gull (County Louth), Pectoral Sandpiper (Devon), Great Shearwater (Northumberland), two each of American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, and Great Grey Shrike, three Richard's Pipits, four Yellow-browed Warblers, six Surf Scoters, seven Shorelarks, eight Lapland Buntings, nine Glossy Ibises, and a total of 11 Ring-necked Ducks included eight together in Cornwall. |
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| Monday 8th November 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire on the River Ribble near
Brockholes; discovered in the late morning it could not be relocated by dusk. Rarities elsewhere comprised the White-crowned Sparrow still on the Shetland Isles, both White-tailed Lapwing and Red-flanked Bluetail in East Yorkshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Pacific Golden Plover and Dusky Warbler in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire, King Eider in Moray, and Ross's Goose in Ayrshire. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler, Pallas's Warbler, Short-toed Lark, and Red-breasted Flycatcher (Norfolk), Barred Warbler (Cornwall), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), Hoopoe (Isles of Scilly), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Ring-billed Gull (County Galway), Pectoral Sandpiper (Devon), Yellow-browed Warbler (Suffolk), two each of Little Bunting, Richard's Pipit, and American Wigeon, three of Great Grey Shrike and Lapland Bunting, four of Surf Scoter and Green-winged Teal, five Ring-necked Ducks, eight Glossy Ibises, and 12 Shorelarks. |
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| Sunday 7th November 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Red-flanked Bluetail at Lerwick, Shetland and two White-billed Divers off Griminish Point, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities included the Taiga Flycatcher, Red-flanked Bluetail and White-tailed Lapwing in Yorkshire, White-crowned Sparrow in Shetland, Wilson's Phalarope and Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, King Eider in Moray, Lesser Scaup in Scilly, Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire and Ross's Goose in Ayrshire. Scarcity highlights included a Short-toed Lark, a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Hoopoe, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Barred Warbler, a Yellow-browed Warbler, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Lapland Buntings, seven Shorelarks, an American Wigeon, three Green-winged Teal, five Surf Scoters, nine Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, six Tundra Bean Geese, a Pectoral Sandpiper, two American Golden Plovers, eight Grey Phalaropes, 16 Glossy Ibises, a Sabine's Gull, two Iceland Gulls, six Glaucous Gulls, two Pomarine Skuas, three Leach's Petrels and 1,892 Little Auks. |
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| Saturday 6th November 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Pacific Golden Plover near Deeping St James, Lincolnshire and a White-billed Diver off Low Hauxley, Northumberland.
Lingering rarities included the Taiga Flycatcher, Red-flanked Bluetail and White-tailed Lapwing in Yorkshire, White-crowned Sparrow and King Eider in Shetland (with another of the latter in Moray), Semipalmated Plover in County Cork, Wilson's Phalarope in Northumberland and Dusky Warbler in Norfolk. Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Short-toed Lark, a Barred Warbler, a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Richard's Pipit, a Great Grey Shrike, five Yellow-browed Warblers, six Shorelarks, eight Lapland Buntings, an American Golden Plover, a Pectoral Sandpiper, nine Grey Phalaropes, a Tundra Bean Goose, a Black Brant, two American Wigeon, four Surf Scoters, five Green-winged Teal, eight Ring-necked Ducks, seven Glossy Ibises, a Great Shearwater, a Leach's Petrel, two Sabine's Gulls, three Glaucous Gulls, five Iceland Gulls and up to 2,290 Little Auks, the majority of which were off Fife. |
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| Friday 5th November 2021 | ||
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| A White-crowned Sparrow was discovered at Easting, Unst, Shetland this morning, where it showed very well. Other new discoveries today included a Red-flanked Bluetail at Flamborough and a Dusky Warbler at Kilnsea, both Yorkshire, another Dusky Warbler at Wells, Norfolk and a White-biled Diver flew past Fife Ness, Fife.
Lingering rarities included the Taiga Flycatcher and White-tailed Lapwing in Yorkshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, King Eider in Moray, Lesser Scaups in Scilly and Argyll, Wilson's Phalarope in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, Radde's Warbler in Kent and Ross's Goose in Ayrshire. Scarcity highlights included a Short-toed Lark, a Barred Warbler, a Bluethroat, a Wryneck, a Richard's Pipit, a Little Bunting, two Red-breasted Flycatchers, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Rose-coloured Starlings, four Shorelarks, eight Yellow-browed Warblers, 14 Lapland Buntings, a Green-winged Teal, two American Wigeon, four Surf Scoters, seven Ring-necked Ducks, 17 Taiga Bean Geese, three Glossy Ibises, two Pectoral Sandpipers, ten Grey Phalaropes, a Leach's Petrel, around 1,416 Little Auks, two Pomarine Skuas, two Glaucous Gulls, two Iceland Gulls and a Ring-billed Gull. |
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| Thursday 4th November 2021 | ||
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A first-winter Taiga Flycatcher appeared at Flamborough Head, with photographs indicating that it could have been the bird that was found there on 16th October. In Cornwall, a juvenile Pallid Harrier was seen over The Lizard, while a Ross's Goose was among Pinkfeet at Fail in Ayrshire. Still present were the White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Wilson's Phalarope in Northumberland, Hume's Warbler in Kent, King Eider in Shetland; Red-breasted Goose, Richardson's Cackling Goose and Lesser Scaup in Argyll, Arctic Warbler and Spotted Sandpiper on Scilly and Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland. Other highlights included two American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teal, six Ring-necked Ducks, four Surf Scoters, American Golden Plover (Cornwall), two Sabine's Gulls, Ring-billed Gull (Co.Louth), eight Glossy Ibises, two Rough-legged Buzzards, Red-backed Shrike (Argyll), Great Grey Shrike (Hampshire), four Shorelarks, Short-toed Lark (Norfolk), two Pallas's Warblers, two Barred Warblers, Red-breasted Flycatcher (Norfolk) and Serin (Cornwall). |
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| Wednesday 3rd November 2021 | ||
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| Discoveries today included Hume's Warbler and Radde's Warbler together in Kent at South Foreland,
Radde's Warbler in Cornwall at Polgigga, Dusky Warbler in Lancashire at Middleton,
Bonaparte's Gull in Lincolnshire at Gibraltar Point, and in Argyll on
Islay a Lesser Scaup accompanied both a Ring-necked Duck and an American
Wigeon on Loch Skerrols. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Cornwall, both Western Subalpine Warbler and Arctic Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Wilson's Phalarope and Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Shetland Isles, and King Eider in Moray. The dark morph Gyr remained in Glamorgan but was seen to be a ringed escape. Significant late news concerned a Blyth's Pipit present yesterday on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Isles. |
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| Tuesday 2nd November 2021 | ||
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| Breaking news today included a Pacific Golden Plover in Cambridgeshire at Thorney Dyke, and in Glamorgan confirmation of a dark morph juvenile
Gyr still at Cardiff Bay where it had first been seen on Sunday. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present on the Mainland were the White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Wilson's Phalarope in Northumberland, King Eider in Moray, and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. On the Isles of Scilly Western Subalpine Warbler, Arctic Warbler and Spotted Sandpiper were all on St Mary's, Lesser Scaup, Hoopoe, Glossy Ibis on Tresco, and Red-breasted Flycatcher on St Martin's. On the Shetland Isles Eastern Stonechat species, King Eider, Ring-necked Duck on Yell, Pallas's Warbler on Unst, and Melodious Warbler, Pallas's Warbler, King Eider, and Ring-necked Duck on Mainland. |
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| Monday 1st November 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Eyebrowed Thrush in Highland at Kincraig where it had first been seen on 29th October. Lingering rarities elsewhere comprised the Varied Thrush still on the Orkney Isles, White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Radde's Warbler in Fife, and Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire. Discoveries included in Northumberland a Wilson's Phalarope at Newstead Flash and a Bonaparte's Gull at Bamburgh, a Blyth's Reed Warbler on the Orkney Isles on Papa Westray, and a White-billed Diver flew past Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. On the Isles of Scilly an Arctic Warbler was new on St Mary's with Spotted Sandpiper and Olive-backed Pipit still there, and the Lesser Scaup still on Tresco. On the Shetland Isles an Eastern Stonechat species was on Yell, Pallas's Warbler on Unst, and on Mainland a Radde's Warbler at Sullom, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll at Brae, Barred Warbler, King Eider, and Ring-necked Duck. |
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