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| The first modern day Little Crake for Surrey was discovered at Papercourt Water Meadows mid morning but, unfortunately, it wasn't seen subsequently. A male Kentish Plover was new at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset and a Cackling Goose was on North Uist, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities still present included the Marsh Sandpiper in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs and Black-winged Stilt in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in Perth and Kinross, Red-breasted Geese in Norfolk and Lincolnshire and White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire (three) and Moray (two). |
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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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| Sunday 21st April 2024 | ||
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| A male Red-footed Falcon was found on Scilly today, whilst in Cambridgeshire a female Ferrunginous Duck was found at Fen Drayton Lakes and two White-billed Divers were new at Skigersta on Lewis, Western Isles.
Seven or more White-billed Divers were seen from a boat trip off Aberdeenshire with further birds seen off the Moray coast. Frampton Marsh in Lincolnshire still held Lesser Yellowlegs, Black-winged Stilt and Red-breasted Goose with another Red-breasted Goose still in north Norfolk along with the Long-billed Dowitcher. Other lingering rarities included Marsh Sandpiper in Hampshire, Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, Bonaparte's Gulls in Carmarthenshire and Dorset and Ferruginous Duck in Kent. |
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| Saturday 20th April 2024 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of an Alpine Swift at Westleton Heath in Suffolk and a total of seven White-billed Divers off Portsoy in Aberdeenshire.
Lingering rarities present today included the Marsh Sandpiper still in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth and Lincolnshire, Black-winged Stilt and Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire and Norfolk, Lesser Scaups in County Wexford, Perthshire, and County Waterford, Ferruginous Duck in Kent, White-billed Diver in Moray, and a Savi's Warbler in East Yorkshire. |
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| Friday 19th April 2024 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Marsh Sandpiper at Normandy Marsh in Hampshire, Alpine Swift at Kenfig Pool in Glamorgan, Savi's Warbler at North Cave Wetlands in East Yorkshire, Little Bittern at Woolston Eyes in Cheshire, and late news of a Black Kite in Sheepcote Valley, East Sussex.
Lingering rarities still present today included the Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, another Bonaparte's Gull in Carmarthenshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth and Lincolnshire, Black-winged Stilt and Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaups in Suffolk (two), County Wexford and Glamorgan, Ferruginous Duck in Kent and a Wilson's Phalarope in County Donegal. |
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| Thursday 18th April 2024 | ||
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| A Lesser Scaup was found at Tacumshin, County Wexford.
Lingering rarities still present today included the Forster's Tern and Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, another Bonaparte's Gull in Carmarthenshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Sussex, County Wexford and Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs, Black-winged Stilt and Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire, another Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Black Duck in County Mayo, Lesser Scaups in Suffolk (two) and Glamorgan, Ferruginous Duck in Kent and three White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire. |
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| Wednesday 17th April 2024 | ||
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| A Red-rumped Swallow was seen at Wadebridge, in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull at Wareham in Dorset, Little Bitterns at Waterville in County Kerry and The Lizard in Cornwall respectively, Wilson's Phalarope at Falcarragh in County Donegal, Lesser Scaup at Walton Hall Marshes in Essex, and Arctic Redpoll at Clingera on Shetland.
Lingering rarities included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Western Subalpine Warbler and Forster's Tern in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitchers in Norfolk and East Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs, Black-winged Stilt, Bonaparte's Gulls in Carmarthenshire and County Galway, Red-breasted Geese in Norfolk and Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaups in Suffolk (two), Cumbria (two), Essex, Glamorgan, Ferruginous Duck in Kent, White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and Moray. |
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| Tuesday 16th April 2024 | ||
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| A Black Kite was seen at Lisselan, County Waterford.
Lingering rarities included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Western Subalpine Warbler and Forster's Tern in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs, Black-winged Stilt, Bonaparte's Gull and Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire, another Bonaparte's Gull in Carmarthenshire, Lesser Scaups in Suffolk (two), Glamorgan and Western Isles, Ferruginous Ducks in Kent and on the Leicestershire /Northamptonshire border and two White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire. |
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| Monday 15th April 2024 | ||
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| A Ferruginous Duck was a new arrival at Stanford Reservoir, on the Leicestershire/Northamptonshire border.
Lingering rarities included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Western Subalpine Warbler in Dorset, Red-rumped Swallow in County Cork, Pallid Swift in Scilly, Squacco Heron in Pembrokshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, another Lesser Yellowlegs, Black-winged Stilt and Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire, another Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Lesser Scaups in Suffolk (two) and Glamorgan and White-billed Divers in Moray and Aberdeenshire. |
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| Sunday 14th April 2024 | ||
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| A Western Subalpine Warbler was found at Portland Bill in Dorset, a Squacco Heron turned up on Skokholm Island in Pembrokeshire this evening, one (possibly two) Red-rumped Swallows were found on Scilly - on St.Martin's and St.Mary's, two Lesser Scaups were located near Shelley in Suffolk and two new Alpine Swifts were noted: in County Wicklow and in East Norfolk.
Frampton Marsh in Lincolnshire continued its purple patch with Bonaparte's Gull, Lesser Yellowlegs, Black-winged Stilt and Red-breasted Goose all lingering. Other lingering rarities included the Myrtle Warbler, in nearly full summer plumage, at Kilwinnig in Ayrshire, Western Subalpine Warbler in County Wexford, Pallid Swift on Scilly, Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan and Carmarthenshire, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher and Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk with another Long-billed Dowitcher still in County Wicklow, Ferriginous Ducks in Kent and Warwickshire and Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan and County Waterford. |
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| Saturday 13th April 2024 | ||
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| Rarities discovered today comprised a Pallid Swift on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's, a Red-rumped Swallow in County Cork at Lough Clubir, a Black-winged Stilt in County Kerry at Smerwick Harbour, and Black Kites briefly in both Cambridgeshire and East Sussex.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Iberian Chiffchaff on the Isles of Scilly, Western Subalpine Warbler in County Wexford, Pallid Harrier in Carmarthenshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Norfolk and East Sussex, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Ferruginous Ducks in Kent and Warwickshire, two White-billed Divers together in Aberdeenshire, and in Lincolnshire at Frampton Marsh Red-breasted Goose, Bonaparte's Gull, Lesser Yellowlegs, and Black-winged Stilt. |
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