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| New discoveries today included a Brown Booby flying past Porthgwarra in Cornwall, Franklin's Gull on Fetlar in Shetland, Black Kite near Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Long-billed Dowitcher at The Cull in County Wexford, and Red-footed Falcons at Wedholme Flow in Cumbria, and Carlton Marshes in Suffolk.
Lingering rarities included the Black-winged Pratincole and Caspian Tern in Nottinghamshire, Elegant Tern in County Mayo, Least Tern in County Dublin Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Yellow-crowned Night Heron in County Mayo, and American Black Tern in Northumberland. |
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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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| Saturday 29th June 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Black-winged Pratincole at Finningley in Nottinghamshire.
Lingering rarities included the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire, Yellow-crowned Night Heron in County Mayo, and American Black Tern in Northumberland. |
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| Friday 28th June 2024 | ||
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| A quiet midsummer's day saw the wandering Caspian Tern put in a brief appearance at Arnold's Marsh, Cley, Norfolk, this evening. It then flew west past Scolt Head, also in Norfolk. In Cambridgeshire, the two Black-winged Stilts were still to be found at Smithey Fen.
Lingering rarities included the White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, the Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and the two Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire. |
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| Thursday 27th June 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Black Kite briefly at Brockworth, Gloucestershire.
Lingering rarities included the Yellow-crowned Night Heron in County Mayo, American Black Tern in Northumberland, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Significant late news concerned a Red-footed Booby on Monday off Worbarrow Bay in Dorset. |
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| Wednesday 26th June 2024 | ||
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| A Black-winged Stilt at Ken Hill Marshes in Norfolk, Caspian Terns at Far Ings NR in Lincolnshire, and Abberton Reservoir in Essex, Blyth's Reed Warbler at Nansen Hill on Isle of Wight, and Lesser Scaup at Vane Farm RSPB in Perth and Kinross.
Lingering rarities included the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, the Caspian Tern and Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, and American Black Tern in Northumberland. |
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| Tuesday 25th June 2024 | ||
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| New rarities today comprised a Franklin's Gull at Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Stiffkey in Norfolk and a Black-winged Stilt at Berry Fen in Cambridgeshire.
Lingering rarities included the Yellow-crowned Night Heron in County Mayo, the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Caspian Tern in Norfolk and two Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire. |
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| Monday 24th June 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Snowy Owl in Highland that flew past Nybster, whilst in Suffolk a Black Kite flew over St James South Elmham.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both the Yellow-crowned Night Heron and Elegant Tern in County Mayo, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Caspian Tern in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and two Black-winged Stilts together in Cambridgeshire. |
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| Sunday 23rd June 2024 | ||
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| New Caspian Terns were found in Kent and Norfolk, a Black Stork flew over Rye Harbour, Sussex and a Black Kite flew over Loscoe, Derbyshire.
Lingering rarities included the Yellow-crowned Night Heron and Elegant Tern in County Mayo, Least Tern in County Dublin, Caspian Tern in Norfolk, American Black Tern in Northumberland, two Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Saturday 22nd June 2024 | ||
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| Two Black-winged Stilts were found at Etton Maxey Pits in Cambridgeshire, Caspian Tern at Leighton Moss RSPB in Lancashire, and Marsh Sandpiper at Minsmere RSPB in Suffolk.
Lingering rarities still present included the Brunnich's Guillemot in Highland, Caspian Tern in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Scaup in West Yorkshire, Savi's Warblers in Norfolk and County Wexford, Least Tern in County Dublin, American Black Tern in Northumberland, and two Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire. |
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| Friday 21st June 2024 | ||
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| A Bonaparte's Gull was found at Oare Marshes NR in Kent.
Lingering rarities still present included the Brunnich's Guillemot in Highland, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Lesser Scaup in West Yorkshire, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Highland, Savi's Warbler in Norfolk, Least Tern in County Dublin, American Black Tern in Northumberland, and three Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire. |
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