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| Monday 6th May 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Eastern Subalpine Warbler at Quendale, Shetland, a Pallid Harrier at Cleeve Common, Gloucestershire, a Black Kite at Doffocker, Greater Manchester, a Gull-billed Tern at Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, a Whiskered Tern at Dungeness, Kent, a Ferruginous Duck at Whelford, Gloucestershire and an Alpine Swift over Edmonston, London. A Thrush Nightingale was on Whalsay, Shetland for its third day.
Lingering rarities included the Savi's Warblers in Yorkshire and County Louth, two Gull-billed Terns in Western Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and County Louth, Black-winged Stilts in Essex, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Lesser Scaup in County Donegal and four White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire. |
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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 5th May 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the appearance of an Alpine Accentor at Pitstone Hill, Buckinghamshire. Found mid afternoon the bird then showed to all comers until late in the evening.
Rarities discovered elsewhere today comprised a Lesser Scaup in Worcestershire at Ripple, two White-billed Divers around the Shetland Isles, and brief encounters with a Subalpine Warbler species in Cumbria at Silecroft, an Iberian Chiffchaff in Lancashire at Roddlesworth Wood, and an Alpine Swift in Devon at Axminster. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the two Gull-billed Terns together on the Western Isles, territorial Savi's Warblers in both County Louth and East Yorkshire, Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Perth and Kinross, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Spanish Wagtail on the Isle of Man, Lesser Yellowlegs in each of Essex, Lincolnshire, County Louth, and East Yorkshire, and single Black-winged Stilts in Essex, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. |
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| Saturday 4th May 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Bonaparte's Gull at St Kilda in Western Isles, another Bonaparte's Gull at Buckroney Marsh in County Wicklow, two White-billed Divers at Loch Scridain in Argyll, Lesser Scaup at Swillington Ings, in West Yorkshire, White-billed Diver at Port Nis, Western Isles, a Spanish Wagtail at Glascoe, Isle of Man, and late news of a Bonaparte's Gull at Cotswold Water Park in Gloucestershire.
Lingering rarities included the Collared Flycatcher in East Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Essex and East Yorkshire, Black-winged Stilts in Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire and Norfolk, Savi's Warbler in County Louth, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset and White-billed Diver in Moray. |
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| Friday 3rd May 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Collared Flycatcher on at Kilnsea in East Yorkshire, an Iberian Chiffchaff at Leasowe on The Wirral, an Eastern Subalpine Warbler at Scatness in Shetland, a Black Kite at Deal in Kent, a Bee-Eater at Mingulay in Western Isles, and a Pallid Harrier at The Skerries, Angelsey.
Lingering rarities included the Savi's Warbler in County Louth and East Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Essex, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire, Black-winged Stilts in Essex, Lincolnshire, and West Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset and White-billed Diver in Moray. |
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| Thursday 2nd May 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Collared Flycatcher on Fair Isle, Shetland, a Citrine Wagtail at Holland Haven, Essex, an Eastern Stonechat species at Flamborough, Yorkshire, a Savi's Warbler at Stonetown, County Louth, a Red-footed Falcon at Hickling, Norfolk and a Black-winged Stilt at Cowbit, Lincolnshire.
Lingering rarities included the Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Essex, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and County Louth, Black-winged Stilts in Essex and Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Red-breasted Geese in Norfolk and Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset and White-billed Diver in Moray. |
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| Wednesday 1st May 2024 | ||
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| Highlights today were the discovery of a Lesser Yellowlegs at Old Hall Marshes in Essex, Red-footed Falcon at Crousa Downs in Cornwall, Black-winged Stilt at Edderthorpe Flash in South Yorkshire, and a Savi's Warbler at Middleton Lakes on the Staffordshire Warwickshire border.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the territorial Savi's Warbler still in East Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, White-billed Diver in Moray Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in East Yorkshire, and in Lincolnshire Red-breasted Goose, Lesser Yellowlegs, and Black-winged Stilt were all together at Frampton Marsh. |
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| Tuesday 30th April 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an Elegant Tern in County Mayo on Achill Island whilst in West Yorkshire a Black-winged Stilt arrived at Swillington Ings, and in Nottinghamshire a Black Kite was reported at Hoveringham.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the territorial Savi's Warbler still in East Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Norfolk and County Wexford, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, and in Lincolnshire Red-breasted Goose, Lesser Yellowlegs, and Black-winged Stilt were all together at Frampton Marsh. |
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| Monday 29th April 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Black-winged Stilt at Bowers Gifford, Essex and a Bee-eater on North Uist, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities still present included the Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Norfolk, Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire, Gull-billed Tern in Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire, another Lesser Yellowlegs and a Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset and White-billed Diver in Moray. |
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| Sunday 28th April 2024 | ||
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| The new discoveries today were an Eastern Subalpine Warbler at Holme in Norfolk, and a Black-winged Stilt that flew from Hulcott to College Lake in Buckinghamshire.
Lingering rarities still present included the Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire(two), and Norfolk, Gull-billed Tern in Western Isles, Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire, and White-billed Diver in Moray. |
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| Saturday 27th April 2024 | ||
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| The new discovery today was a Black-winged Stilt at Hook Links in Hampshire, Pallid Harrier at Garso, North Ronaldsay, and late news Black Kite at Lady's Island Lake in County Wexford.
Lingering rarities still present included the Slate-coloured Junco in Cleveland, Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in East Yorkshire, two Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire, two Gull-billed Terns in Western Isles, Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire, Black Kite in County Wexford, and White-billed Divers in Moray and Aberdeenshire. |
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