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| Friday 16th August 2024 | ||
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| A Caspian Tern was found at Pegwell Bay in Kent where a possible Brown Booby flew past Minnis Bay. Other seawatching produced a Fea's Petrel sp past Annagh Head in County Mayo and a probable Scopoli's Shearwater past Bridges of Ross in County Clare. A Black Kite was at Shapwick Heath in Somerset briefly this morning.
Lingering rarities included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Canvasback in Essex, Caspian Tern in West Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Semi-palmated Sandpiper in West Sussex, Baird's Sandpiper in Lothian, White-rumped Sandpipers in Moray and County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Northamptonshire and Lesser Grey Shrike in Shetland. |
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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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| Thursday 15th August 2024 | ||
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| A Fea's Petrel species flew past Melmore Head in County Donegal.
Lingering rarities still present included the Canvasback in Essex, Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire, Black Duck in County Mayo, Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Sussex, Baird's Sandpiper in Lothian, White-rumped Sandpiper in Moray, Lesser Yellowlegs in Northamptonshire, Lesser Grey Shrike and Citrine Wagtail in Shetland and Alpine Swift in Western Isles. |
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| Wednesday 14th August 2024 | ||
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| A Citrine Wagtail was found on Fair Isle, Shetland, and a White-rumped Sandpiper was at Spey Bay, Moray.
Lingering rarities included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Canvasback in Essex, Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Sussex, Baird's Sandpiper in Lothian, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Northamptonshire, Lesser Grey Shrike in Shetland, Alpine Swift in Western Isles, Caspian Tern in Yorkshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Tuesday 13th August 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Hudsonian Godwit in Cheshire at Burton Mere Wetlands, where it had first been seen yesterday. Elsewhere, a Lesser Grey Shrike was new on the Shetland Isles at Channerwick, Mainland, a Fea's Petrel species and a Scopoli's Shearwater passed Bridges of Ross, County Clare, and a Fea's Petrel species was off the Skellig Islands, County Kerry.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Canvasback in Essex, Stejneger's Scoter and Baird's Sandpiper both in Lothian, Semipalmated Sandpiper in West Sussex, Caspian Tern in West Yorkshire, Alpine Swift on the Western Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in Northamptonshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and Ferruginous Ducks in both Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire. |
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| Monday 12th August 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation that the Canvasback returned to Abberton Reservoir, Essex yesterday and remained there today.
Rarities elsewhere comprised Cliff Swallows on the Isles of Scilly and the Western Isles, Stejneger's Scoter and Baird's Sandpiper both still in Lothian, Semipalmated Sandpiper in West Sussex, Caspian Tern in Fife and West Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Northamptonshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk and County Wexford, Alpine Swift briefly in East Sussex, Ferruginous Ducks in Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire. |
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| Sunday 11th August 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Cliff Swallow on the Western Isles on St Kilda whilst another Cliff Swallow remained on the Isles of Scilly. Elsewhere, a Caspian Tern was briefly in West Yorkshire at Swillington Ings, and a Lesser Yellowlegs was found at Lilbourne, Northamptonshire.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both Stejneger's Scoter and Baird's Sandpiper in Lothian, Semipalmated Sandpiper in West Sussex, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk (six), County Wexford, and East Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire. |
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| Saturday 10th August 2024 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire at Read's Island, a Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire at Godmanchester, and in Norfolk now six White-rumped Sandpipers together at Snettisham alongside a Semipalmated Sandpiper.
Rarities elsewhere comprised Cliff Swallow and Scopoli's Shearwater on the Isles of Scilly, Red-necked Stint still in County Cork, Stejneger's Scoter and Baird's Sandpiper both still in Lothian, Semipalmated Sandpiper in West Sussex, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Alpine Swift on the Western Isles, and Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire. Late news from yesterday concerned a Fea's Petrel species passing Portcaloy. |
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| Friday 9th August 2024 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Red-necked Stint in County Cork, Cliff Swallow and Spotted Sandpiper on Scilly, Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire and Buckinghamshire, four White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk, Alpine Swift in Western Isles, Semipalmated Sandpiper in West Sussex, American Golden Plover in Orkney, Baird's Sandpiper and Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, and Caspian Tern in South Yorkshire. | ||
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| Thursday 8th August 2024 | ||
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| The only new rarity today was a Caspian Tern at Swillington Ings in Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities included the Cliff Swallow and Spotted Sandpiper on Scilly, three Ferruginous Ducks, two in Warwickshire, the other in Buckinghamshire, four White-rumped Sandpipers and a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Norfolk, American Golden Plovers in Orkney and Yorkshire, Baird's Sandpiper and Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Wednesday 7th August 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was, incredibly, the first Nearctic landbird of the autumn: a Cliff Swallow on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's where it showed alongside the lingering Spotted Sandpiper.
Discoveries elsewhere included a Fea's Petrel species in County Clare passing Bridges of Ross, a Baird's Sandpiper in Lothian at Thorntonloch, a White-rumped Sandpiper in Lincolnshire briefly at Anderby Creek, and in Kent a Black Kite flew over Worth Marsh. Otherwise rarities confirmed as still present were the elusive Cape Gull in Cambridgeshire at Grafham Water, Red-necked Stint in County Cork, Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Semipalmated Sandpiper in West Sussex, both Blue-winged Teal and White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, Alpine Swift in Western Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, and three White-rumped Sandpipers together in Norfolk. |
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