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| Tuesday 30th August 2022 | ||
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| Another exciting day with more weather conducive for arrivals from the east including
Paddyfield Warbler in Norfolk at Blakeney Point, an Eastern Stonechat
species in East Yorkshire at Flamborough Head, Booted Warbler on the Isles Scilly,
Arctic Warblers in East Yorkshire and the Shetland Isles, Greenish Warblers in Northumberland, Shetland, and North Yorkshire,
Blyth's Reed Warblers in Norfolk, Shetland (2) and Suffolk, Citrine Wagtails in East Yorkshire, Scilly and Shetland (2),
Ortolan Bunting and Icterine Warbler on Scilly, two each of both
Barred Warbler and Red-backed Shrike, five Common Rosefinches, and seven
Wrynecks. From the opposite direction Nearctic waders comprised Wilson's Phalaropes in both County Kerry and the Western Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, White-rumped Sandpiper in Lothian, American Golden Plover on the Orkney Isles, and a total of 11 Pectoral Sandpipers. Other notable birds were the Greater Sand Plover still in Cleveland, Temminck's Stint in Nottinghamshire, Leach's Petrel in Norfolk, two Ferruginous Ducks, three each of both Purple Heron and Red-necked Phalarope, four of Spotted Crake and Cory's Shearwater, five Sabine's Gulls, 12 Great Shearwaters, 24 Long-tailed Skuas, and a total of 26 Glossy Ibises. |
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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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| Monday 29th August 2022 | ||
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| An exciting day headlined by a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper on the Isle of Man at Langness, a
Steppe Grey Shrike in Gloucestershire at Chipping Sodbury Common, Paddyfield Warblers in Cornwall at Nanjizal and on the Orkney Isles on North Ronaldsay, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Pembrokeshire on Skomer,
Subalpine Warbler species and Greenish Warbler together in Northumberland on Holy Island,
Wilson's Phalarope on the Western Isles on North Uist, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Clare at Doonbeg,
Citrine Wagtail on the Isles of Scilly on Tresco, and a White-rumped Sandpiper
in Lothian at Aberlady Bay. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the elusive Eleonora's Falcon in Norfolk, Greater Sand Plover in Cleveland, Booted Warbler and Wilson's Petrel on Scilly, Citrine Wagtail in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, Bonaparte's Gull in County Cork, and Ferruginous Duck in Northamptonshire. Signifcant late news conerned a Pallid Harrier present yesterday at Fairlie, Ayrshire. |
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| Sunday 28th August 2022 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Booted Warbler on St Mary's, Scilly and an Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Cork, County Cork.
Lingering rarities included the Greater Sand Plover in Cleveland, Citrine Wagtails in Gwent and County Wexford, a Bee-eater in Norfolk, Black Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll and a Wilson's Petrel was off the Scilly pelagic. Scarcity highlights included two Hoopoes, three Red-backed Shrikes, five Wrynecks, five Common Rosefinches, two Purple Herons, 34 Glossy Ibises, a Honey Buzzard, two Surf Scoters, five Spotted Crakes, an American Golden Plover, four Red-necked Phalaropes, eight Grey Phalaropes, eight Dotterel, five Temminck's Stints, nine Pectoral Sandpipers, 10 Roseate Terns, 11 Sabine's Gulls, a Long-tailed Skua, eight Pomarine Skuas, 13 Balearic Shearwaters, 17 Cory's Shearwaters and 47 Great Shearwaters. |
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| Saturday 27th August 2022 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was a Citrine Wagtail found in County Wexford at Tacumshin.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Greater Sand Plover in Cleveland, Turkestan Shrike in East Yorkshire, Roller in Lincolnshire, Caspian Tern in Norfolk, Greenish Warbler on Shetland, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcity highlights included 3 Barred Warblers, 4 Red-backed Shrikes, 3 Wrynecks, 9 Pec Sands, 2 Purple Herons, 3 Spotted Crakes, Surf Scoter, 8 Grey Phalaropes and 4 Red-necked Phalaropes. |
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| Friday 26th August 2022 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a dark morph Eleonora's Falcon in Norfolk at Horsey and then
later relocated at Hickling Broad. Breaking news from elsewhere included a Roller in Lincolnshire at Timberland, a Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth at Dundalk, and in Gloucestershire a
Kentish Plover flew over Severn Beach. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Greater Sand Plover in Cleveland, Turkestan Shrike in East Yorkshire, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Black Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Aquatic Warbler in Cornwall, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Seabirds today included a Fea's/Desertas Petrel at sea off the Isles of Scilly, a Wilson's Petrel at sea off County Cork, four Long-tailed Skuas, five Sabine's Gulls, 67 Cory's Shearwaters, and a total of 163 Great Shearwaters. On the Shetland Isles scarce migrants comprised Greenish Warbler, Citrine Wagtail, Melodious Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Icterine Warbler, two Common Rosefinches, and a total of four Barred Warblers. Elsewhere, Melodious Warbler (Cornwall), two each of Purple Heron, Red-necked Phalarope, Wryneck, and Surf Scoter, three of both Red-backed Shrike and Temminck's Stint, six of Spotted Crake and Pectoral Sandpiper, and 19 Glossy Ibises were all logged. |
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| Thursday 25th August 2022 | ||
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The big discovery of the day came in the evening when a Greater Sand Plover was found in Cleveland at Redcar, most likely the same individual that had been in Aberdeenshire prior. Elsewhere a Greenish Warbler was on Foula, Aquatic Warbler in Cornwall and Citrine Wagtail in Dorset. Lingering rarities included the Turkestan Shrike in Yorkshire, Citrine Wagtail in Gwent, nine Bee-eaters in Norfolk, four Black-winged Stilts in Cheshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Lothian. Scarcity highlights included a Barred Warbler, 2 Icterine Warblers, 5 Red-backed Shrikes, 4 Wrynecks, American Golden Plover, 7 Pec Sands, 2 Purple Herons, 3 Spotted Crakes, Surf Scoter, 8 Grey Phals and Red-necked Phal |
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| Wednesday 24th August 2022 | ||
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New rarities included a Black-browed Albatross past County Kerry plus a Fea’s type petrel and a Bee-eater on the Isle of Wight. Lingering rarities included the Turkestan Shrike in Yorkshire, Citrine Wagtail in Gwent, Iberian Chiffchaff in London, nine Bee-eaters in Norfolk, four Black-winged Stilts in Cheshire, King Eider in Lothian and White-rumped Sandpiper, Ferruginous Duck in Northamptonshire. Scarcity highlights included a 4 Barred Warblers, 2 Icterine Warblers, 4 Red-backed Shrikes, 5 Wrynecks, American Golden Plover, 7 Pec Sands, 3 Purple Herons, 4 Spotted Crakes, Surf Scoter, 8 Grey Phals and Red-necked Phal |
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| Tuesday 23rd August 2022 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a male Harlequin Duck on St Kilda, Western Isles; presumably the same individual as
earlier present on Unst, Shetland Isles on 5th-11th August. Rarities elsewhere included the
Turkestan Shrike still in East Yorkshire, Black Scoter in Aberdeenshire,
Iberian Chiffchaff in London, Citrine Wagtail in Gwent, White-rumped Sandpiper in Lothian,
Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, three Black-winged Stilts together in Cheshire, and
Bee-eaters in Aberdeenshire, Hampshire, and Norfolk (10). A noticeable arrival of birds on the Shetland Isles included Greenish Warbler, Citrine Wagtail, Shorelark, Wryneck, two Common Rosefinches, and three each of both Icterine Warbler and Barred Warbler. Seabirds logged today included 12 each of both Wilson's Petrel and Sabine's Gull, three Long-tailed Skuas, 38 Cory's Shearwaters, and 158 Great Shearwaters. Other scarcities included Purple Heron (Buckinghamshire), Red-necked Phalarope (East Yorkshire), Temminck's Stint (Northumberland), Dotterel (Kent), American Wigeon (County Londonderry), Surf Scoter (Angus), two American Golden Plovers, three each of both Red-backed Shrikes and Wrynecks, five of Pectoral Sandpiper and Spotted Crake, and a total of 22 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Monday 22nd August 2022 | ||
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| A Great Snipe was seen briefly on Fair Isle, Shetland today, whilst a Fea's/Desertas Petrel was off the Scillonian.III, a White-rumped Sandpiper was at Musselburgh, Lothian and a Bee-eater was in Snettisham, Norfolk.
Lingering rarities included the Turkestan Shrike in Yorkshire, Citrine Wagtail in Gwent, Iberian Chiffchaff in London, nine Bee-eaters in Norfolk, Forster's Tern in County Louth, four Black-winged Stilts in Cheshire, King Eider in Lothian and Wilson's Petrels from the Scilly pelagic (three) and from a pelagic off Falmouth, Cornwall (two). Scarcity highlights included a Barred Warbler, a Melodious Warbler, three Icterine Warblers, a Red-backed Shrike, a Wryneck, two American Golden Plovers, three Pectoral Sandpipers, a Purple Heron, 14 Glossy Ibises, five Spotted Crakes, two Surf Scoters, a Tundra Bean Goose, 56 Roseate Terns, a Pomarine Skua, a Red-necked Phalarope, two Grey Phalaropes, three Sabine's Gulls, 138 Balearic Shearwaters, 141 Great Shearwaters and around 450 Cory's Shearwaters. |
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| Sunday 21st August 2022 | ||
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| Seabirds again provided the headlines with a Fea's/Desertas Petrel passing Porthgwarra, Cornwall, and totals of 41
Wilson's Petrels, six Long-tailed Skuas, nine Sabine's Gulls, 30
Cory's Shearwaters, 492 Balearic Shearwaters, and 536 Great
Shearwaters. Rarities today comprised the Greater Sand Plover still in Aberdeenshire, Turkestan Shrike still in East Yorkshire, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Citrine Wagtail in Gwent, Iberian Chiffchaff in London, King Eider in Lothian, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, the family of four Black-winged Stilts in Cheshire, Bee-eater in Dumfries and Galloway and Norfolk (9). Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Devon), Melodious Warbler (Dorset), Icterine Warbler and Barred Warbler (Shetland Isles), Purple Heron (Kent), Ring-billed Gull (County Louth), Dotterel (Northumberland), two each of American Golden Plover, Red-backed Shrike, and Temminck's Stint, three Pectoral Sandpipers, five Spotted Crakes, seven Wrynecks, and a total of eight Glossy Ibises. |
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