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| Friday 30th August 2024 | ||
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| A pelagic trip off the Isles of Scilly produced another sighting of South Polar Skua this evening, south west of Bishop Rock, whilst the east coast saw a smart Stilt Sandpiper found at Beacon Ponds, Kilnsea, and on the Northern Isles a Great Snipe was seen on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, and a Greenish Warbler was on Unst in the Shetlands.
Lingering rarities included Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Canvasback in Essex, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, two White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk, Gull-billed Tern on The Scillies, Citrine Wagtails on Shetland and in County Wexford and Black-headed Bunting 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 29th August 2024 | ||
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| A Barolo Shearwater flew past Bridges of Ross, County Clare and a Tawny Pipit flew over Easington, Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Canvasback in Essex, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Gull-billed Tern in Scilly, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cornwall, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire, Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire and Citrine Wagtails in County Wexford and Shetland. |
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| Wednesday 28th August 2024 | ||
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| In Ireland the highlight of the day was a Citrine Wagtail new in County Wexford at Tacumshin, and another Scopoli's Shearwater idenitifed at Bridges of Ross, County Clare.
In Britain Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Hudsonian Godwit in Flintshire, Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Canvasback in Essex, Black-headed Bunting on the Shetland Isles, Gull-billed Tern on the Isles of Scilly, Spotted Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cornwall, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire. |
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| Tuesday 27th August 2024 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Gull-billed Tern in Scilly, two Semipalmated Sandpipers in Cornwall, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk and County Cork, Spotted Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire, Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgshire, Black-headed Bunting in Shetland, Canvasback in Essex, Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire and Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire. | ||
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| Monday 26th August 2024 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Black-headed Bunting on the Shetland Isles on Foula, a Gull-billed Tern on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's this evening, and in Cornwall an Aquatic Warbler briefly at Pendeen and a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Marazion.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Hudsonian Godwit in Flintshire, Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Canvasback in Essex, Baird's Sandpiper in Lincolnshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cornwall on the Hayle Estuary, Spotted Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire, Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire, Citrine Wagtail on Shetland, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire, and White-rumped Sandpipers in both County Dublin and Norfolk (2) A Fea's Petrel again passed Bridges of Ross, County Clare although the Pterodroma species logged there yesterday is now suspected to have been a Zino's Petrel. Late news for yesterday of a Scopoli's Shearwater at Galley Head, County Cork. |
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| Sunday 25th August 2024 | ||
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| Mega seabirds provided the highlights again today with a South Polar Skua and a Fea's Petrel passing Porthgwarra, Cornwall, two Scopoli's Shearwaters at sea off the Isles of Scilly, and in Ireland a Fea's Petrel species and three Scopoli's Shearwaters logged at the Bridges of Ross, County Clare.
Rarities elsewhere comprised the Hudsonian Godwit still in Flintshire, Stejneger's Scoter still in Lothian, Canvasback in Essex, Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire, Baird's Sandpiper in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cornwall, White-rumped Sandpipers in County Dublin, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk (2), Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire. |
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| Saturday 24th August 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was yet another South Polar Skua and a Fea's Petrel species at sea off the Isles of Scilly whilst in Flintshire the Hudsonian Godwit remained at Flint Castle where it was joined by a Lesser Yellowlegs.
Elsewhere rarities comprised the Stejneger's Scoter still in Lothian, Canvasback still in Essex, Franklin's Gull and Semipalmated Sandpiper together in Cornwall, Baird's Sandpiper in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire, Citrine Wagtail on the Shetland Isles, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire, and White-rumped Sandpipers in Cleveland, County Dublin, County Kerry, Lincolnshire, Moray, and Norfolk. |
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| Friday 23rd August 2024 | ||
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| In the strong winds today a Bridled or Sooty Tern was seen briefly off Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset, then lost to view and may have flown inland. Two new Nearctic shorebirds were found today, a Spotted Sandpiper on St.Kilda in the Western Isles and a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Streedagh in County Sligo. From the other direction, a Blyth's Reed Warbler was found on Bressay in Shetland.
The Hudsonian Godwit was again on the Dee Estuary in Flintshire, but was not very obliging. Other lingering rarities included White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk, Moray and County Dublin, Semipalmated Sandpipers in County Cork and Cornwall, Baird's Sandpiper in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Canvasback in Essex, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire and Citrine Wagtail on Fair Isle in Shetland. |
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| Thursday 22nd August 2024 | ||
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| South Polar Skuas were seen from a pelagic off Scilly and off Annagh Head, County Mayo, an albatross species flew past Malin Head, County Donegal, and Fea's Petrel species were off Bridges of Ross, County Clare and Annagh Head, County Mayo. A Baird's Sandpiper was found at Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire as was a White-rumped Sandpiper at Holme, Norfolk.
Lingering rarities still present included the Hudsonian Godwit in Flintshire, Semipalmated Sandpipers in Cornwall, Sussex and County Cork, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk and Moray, Spotted Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire, Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Franklin's Gull in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim and Alpine Swift in Western Isles. |
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| Wednesday 21st August 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was another Fea's Petrel species in Ireland that passed Galley Head, County Cork this evening whilst nearby probable Black-browed Albatross was seen from both Ballycotton and Seven Heads.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the elusive Hudsonian Godwit in Flintshire, Canvasback in Essex, Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Franklin's Gull in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire, Semipalmated Sandpipers in Cornwall and West Sussex, White-rumped Sandpipers in Moray and Norfolk, Citrine Wagtail in Shetland Isles, Black Kite in County Wexford, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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