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| Tuesday 6th June 2023 | ||
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The highlights today were an Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Cleveland at Boulby, and the return of the Little Bittern to Ladywalk, Warwickshire. Rarities elsewhere comprised Broad-billed Sandpiper and Red-rumped Swallow on the Shetland Isles, Great Reed Warblers singing in both Cleveland and Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Bee-eaters briefly in Kent and Suffolk, and Black-winged Stilts in Cheshire, Conwy, Lincolnshire (8), and Norfolk. Scarcities included Serin (Dorset), Icterine Warbler (East Yorkshire), Common Rosefinch (Cumbria), Night Heron (Cambridgeshire), Wryneck (Shetland), Green-winged Teal and Glossy Ibis (Norfolk), two each of Purple Heron, Pectoral Sandpiper, and Temminck's Stint, three Golden Orioles, and five of both Marsh Warbler and Red-backed Shrike. |
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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 5th June 2023 | ||
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Discoveries today included a Spotted Sandpiper in Worcestershire at Upton Warren, a Gull-billed Tern in County Cork at Ring Strand, Great Reed Warbler in Cleveland at Saltholme, and two Black-winged Stilts Cambridgeshire at Etton Maxey. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Broad-billed Sandpiper on the Shetland Isles, American Black Tern in Northumberland, both Great Reed Warbler and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, and Red-footed Falcon and Ferruginous Duck in Nottinghamshire. Scarcities included Red-breasted Flycatcher (Shetland), Bluethroat (Fife), Icterine Warbler (East Yorkshire), Purple Heron (Norfolk), Ring-necked Duck (West Yorkshire), Temminck's Stint (Norfolk), Grey-headed Wagtail (Northumberland), two each of Serin, Marsh Warbler, Night Heron, Pectoral Sandpiper, and Rose-coloured Starling, three Glossy Ibises, and four Red-backed Shrikes. |
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| Sunday 4th June 2023 | ||
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New discoveries today consisted of a Greenish Warbler at The Naze in Essex, Great Reed Warbler at Langford in Nottinghamshire, White-throated Sparrow on Bardsey Island in Gwynedd, Great Reed Warbler at Calf of Man on Isle of Man, and Red-rumped Swallow at Low Newton-by-the-Sea in Northumberland.] Lingering rarities today comprised of a Great Reed Warbler in Norfolk, Red-footed Falcon in Nottinghamshire, three Black-winged Stilts, two in South Yorkshire, and one in Somerset, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Greenish Warbler in Essex, two Icterine Warblers in East Yorkshire, and Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland. Scarcities included five Golden Orioles, Rosefinch, Purple Heron, four Marsh Warblers, two Rose-coloured Starlings, Temminck's Stint, Honey Buzzard, three Glossy Ibises, eight Red-backed Shrikes, Green-winged Teal, Serin, White-winged Black Tern, Taiga Bean Goose, two Grey-headed Wagtails, and an American Wigeon. |
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| Saturday 3rd June 2023 | ||
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The highlight of the day was the discovery of an Amur Wagtail on the Shetland Isles on Foula: the second British record of the leucopsis subspecies of Pied/White Wagtail. Discoveries elsewhere included a Greenish Warbler in East Yorkshire at Spurn and a Red-footed Falcon in Nottinghamshire at Attenborough. Otherwise rarities comprised the Great Snipe still in East Yorkshire, American Black Tern still in Northumberland, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Londonderry, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Red-rumped Swallow and two White-billed Divers on Shetland, Black Kite in Cornwall, three Bee-eaters together in Kent, Ferruginous Duck in Nottinghamshire, and Black-winged Stilts in County Clare (2), Norfolk (2), Nottinghamshire (2), and Somerset. Scarcities included Red-breasted Flycatcher (Orkney Isles), Serin (Kent), Montagu's Harrier (Lincolnshire), Surf Scoter (Fife), Ring-necked Duck (West Yorkshire), Green-winged Teal (Warwickshire), two each of Common Rosefinch, Golden Oriole, Temminck's Stint, and Grey-headed Wagtail, three of Icterine Warbler and Night Heron, four Marsh Warblers, and seven of Red-backed Shrike and Glossy Ibis. |
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| Friday 2nd June 2023 | ||
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New discoveries today consisted of a White-rumped Sandpiper at Portstewart in County Derry, two Black-winged Stilts at Misson in Nottinghamshire, Bee-eater at Pembroke in Pembrokeshire, Eastern Subalpine Warbler at Sumburgh in Shetland, Red-rumped Swallow on Oakenholt in Flintshire, and a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Dundee in Angus. Lingering rarities today comprised of a Ferruginous Duck in Nottinghamshire, two Great Reed Warblers in Kent and Norfolk respectively, Great Snipe in East Yorkshire, Eight Black-winged Stilts, two in Essex, one in Gloucesterhire, three in Norfolk, and two in North Yorkshire, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Squacco Heron in North Yorkshire, Snowy Owl in Shetland, Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Western Isles, and a King Eider in Aberdeenshire Scarcities included three Golden Orioles, two Rosefinches, Purple Heron, four Marsh Warblers, three Rose-coloured Starlings, two Temminck's Stints, two Honey Buzzards, Pectoral Sandpiper, three Glossy Ibises, two Glaucous Gulls, three Red-backed Shrikes, Green-winged Teal, Serin, Balearic Shearwater, White-winged Black Tern, Taiga Bean Goose, Grey-headed Wagtail, American Wigeon, and two Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Thursday 1st June 2023 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Squacco Heron at Bank Island and North Duffield Carrs, Yorkshire, a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Sumburgh and a Red-rumped Swallow at Spiggie, both Shetland, a Bee-eater over Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, two Black-winged Stilts at Fiskerton Fen, Lincolnshire and the American Black Tern returned to Long Nanny, Northumberland.
Lingering rarities still present included the Great Snipe in Yorkshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Anglesey, Black-winged Stilts in Gloucestershire, County Wexford (two) and Yorkshire (two), Black Duck in County Mayo, Ferruginous Ducks in Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire, Great Reed Warbler in Norfolk and a Rustic Bunting and Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland. |
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| Wednesday 31st May 2023 | ||
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New discoveries today consisted of a Great Snipe at Spurn in East Yorkshire, Iberian Chiffchaff at Ballard Down in Dorset, Bee-eater at Langass on Western Isles, two Black-winged Stilts at Staveley in North Yorkshire, as well as two Black-winged Stilts at Shelley in Suffolk, Blyth's Reed Warbler on Papa Westray on Orkney, and a Broad-billed Sandpiper at Inland Sea in Anglesey. Lingering rarities today comprised of a Ferruginous Ducks, Great Reed Warbler, and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in Nottinghamshire, three Black-winged Stilts, two in Essex and one in Gloucesterhire, Squacco Heron in North Yorkshire, Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Western Isles, and a King Eider in Aberdeenshire Scarcities included two Golden Orioles, Rosefinch, two Icterine Warblers, Purple Heron, Red-breasted Flycatcher, 15 Roseate Terns, five Temminck's Stints, five Honey Buzzards, Pectoral Sandpiper, two Glossy Ibises, American Golden Plover, three Red-backed Shrikes, Green-winged Teal, two Night Heron, Serin, Red-necked Phalarope, Purple Heron, Melodious Warbler, Grey-headed Wagtail, two American Wigeons, and two Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Tuesday 30th May 2023 | ||
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| The first Turkestan Shrike for Sussex was discovered at West Rise Marsh mid afternoon, where it remained until the evening. Other new discoveries included a Squacco Heron at Wool, Dorset, a Gull-billed Tern at St Osyth, Essex, an Eastern Subalpine Warbler on Bardsey Island, Gwynedd, a Rustic Bunting on Fair Isle, Shetland and a Blyth's Reed Warbler on Barra, Western Isles. The Forster's Tern reappeared in Hampshire, and Black-winged Stilt pairs were found at Nosterfield and Edderthorpe, both Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities still present included the Squacco Heron in Yorkshire, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Ferruginous Duck in Yorkshire, Black-winged Stilt in Gloucestershire, Ferruginous Duck, two Black-winged Stilts and Great Reed Warbler in Norfolk and Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland. Scarcity highlights included a Short-toed Lark, a Common Rosefinch, a Serin, a Richard's Pipit, four Red-backed Shrikes, two American Golden Plovers, three Pectoral Sandpipers, seven Temminck's Stints, four Honey Buzzards, a Night Heron, a Purple Heron, a Ring-necked Duck, a Green-winged Teal, an American Wigeon, a Surf Scoter, a Taiga Bean Goose and a Sabine's Gull. |
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| Monday 29th May 2023 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Squacco Heron at Potter Brompton Carr, North Yorkshire (although news of which was unfortunately not released until after dark) and a Ferruginous Duck at Potteric Carr and two Black-winged Stilts at Old Moor RSPB, both South Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities included the Grey-headed Lapwing in Western Isles, Great Reed Warbler and three Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland and single Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk, Gloucestershire and County Wexford. Scarcity highlights included a Short-toed Lark, a Bluethroat, a Marsh Warbler, two Red-backed Shrikes, two Golden Orioles, three Common Rosefinches, three Grey-headed Wagtails, a Pectoral Sandpiper, five Temminck's Stints, a Night Heron, a Purple Heron, six Glossy Ibises, two Honey Buzzards, an American Wigeon, a Ring-necked Duck, a Surf Scoter, a Taiga Bean Goose, a Balearic Shearwater and three Glaucous Gulls. |
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| Sunday 28th May 2023 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Bee-eater at Helmsdale, Highland and up to three in Kent (one over North Foreland and two over South Foreland), and two Ferruginous Ducks at Arundel WWT, Sussex.
Lingering rarities included the Grey-headed Lapwing in Western Isles, three Ferruginous Ducks and a Great Reed Warbler in Norfolk, Western Subalpine Warbler and Snowy Owl in Shetland and Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk (two), Gloucestershire and Yorkshire (two). Scarcity highlights included a Woodchat Shrike, six Red-backed Shrikes, a Common Rosefinch, a Grey-headed Wagtail, two Golden Orioles, a Pectoral Sandpiper, two Red-necked Phalaropes, seven Temminck's Stints, a Purple Heron, up to 26 Glossy Ibises, a Montagu's Harrier, five Honey Buzzards, a Green-winged Teal, two American Wigeon, two Ring-necked Ducks, two Surf Scoters, a Taiga Bean Goose, a Tundra Bean Goose, a Roseate Tern, two Glaucous Gulls and two Iceland Gulls. |
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