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| Sunday 21st July 2024 | ||
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| A Ferruginous Duck was found in Buckinghamshire at Willen Lake, and the White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire was relocated off St Cyrus.
Lingering rarities included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Least Tern in County Dublin, Lesser Yellowlegs in Nottinghamshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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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 20th July 2024 | ||
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| New rarities consisted of two Black-winged Stilts at Burwell Fen in Cambridgeshire, Caspian Tern at Winterton in Norfolk, and White-rumped Sandpiper at Ring Marsh in County Wexford.
Lingering rarities today included the Least Tern in County Dublin, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Red-footed Falcon in Cumbria, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Friday 19th July 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Black-headed Bunting at Rackwick, Orkney, Black-winged Pratincole at Low Barns DWT, County Durham, White-rumped Sandpiper at Tacumshin, County Wexford and a Red-rumped Swallow at Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire.
Lingering rarities still present included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Thursday 18th July 2024 | ||
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| New rarities consisted of a Franklin's Gull which flew south over Anderby Marsh in Lincolnshire, Black-winged Pratincole at Kilnsea Wetlands in East Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs at Finningley in Nottinghamshire, and late news of a White-rumped Sandpiper at Rockcliffe in Cumbria.
Lingering rarities today included the Least Tern in County Dublin and Franklin's Gull in London. |
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| Wednesday 17th July 2024 | ||
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| Lingering rarities today comprised Pacific Swift still in Shetland, Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Least Tern in County Dublin, Black-winged Pratincole in Nottinghamshire/South Yorkshire, Franklin's Gull in London, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford. | ||
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| Tuesday 16th July 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Pacific Swift and Gull-billed Tern both still on the Shetland Isles, Stejneger's Scoter still in Lothian, Least Tern and Black Kite both in County Dublin, Black-winged Pratincole in Nottinghamshire/South Yorkshire, Franklin's Gull in London, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and in Cumbria a Caspian Tern was briefly present at Hodbarrow. | ||
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| Monday 15th July 2024 | ||
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| For the third summer running, a Pacific Swift graced Shetland this afternoon, feeding over fields north-east of Pool of Virkie. In Kent, a Black Kite flew over Snodland.
Lingering rarities included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Franklin's Gull in London, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Gull-billed Tern in Shetland, Black-winged Pratincole in Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and Red-footed Falcon in Cumbria. |
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| Sunday 14th July 2024 | ||
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| New rarities consisted of a Gull-billed Tern at Kilnsea Wetlands NR in East Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Black-winged Pratincole in South Yorkshire, Least Tern in County Dublin, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Gull-billed Tern on the Shetland Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Franklin's Gull in London, Semipalmated Sandpiper, and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford. |
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| Saturday 13th July 2024 | ||
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| A good day with notable discoveries including a Franklin's Gull in London at Crossness, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Wexford at Ring Marsh, Caspian Tern in West Sussex at Shoreham-by-Sea, and a Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire at Fairburn Ings.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Black-winged Pratincole in South Yorkshire, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Gull-billed Tern on the Shetland Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Red-footed Falcon in Suffolk, and Black-winged Stilt in Lincolnshire. |
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| Friday 12th July 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Gull-billed Tern at Virkie, Shetland and a Lesser Yellowlegs at Donabate, County Dublin.
Lingering rarities included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Least Tern in County Dublin, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Black-winged Pratincole on the South Yorkshire /Nottinghamshire border, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Black-winged Stilt in Lincolnshire, White-billed Diver in Shetland and Red-footed Falcon in Suffolk. |
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