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| Tuesday 3rd September 2024 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a White-rumped Sandpiper at Smerwick Harbour in County Kerry, Ferruginous Ducks at Stanford Resr in Northamptonshire and at Etton in Cambridgeshire, Greenish Warbler at Easington in East Yorkshire, White-billed Diver at Carinbulg in Aberdeenshire, Arctic Warbler at Burrafirth in Shetland, and Black Kite at Bockhill Farm in Kent.
Continuing rarities included at least seven Greenish Warblers scattered all along the east coast of Britain, the Hudsonian Godwit still in Flintshire, Canvasback in Essex, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cornwall and Western Isles, Red-footed Falcon in County Donegal, Lesser Scaup in Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Black Kite in County Cork, and a White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk. |
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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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| Monday 2nd September 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the dark morph Booted Eagle in Cornwall where it was seen briefly over Nanquidno. Elsewhere a Scopoli's Shearwater was at sea off the Isles of Scilly, a Thrush Nightingale was new on the Shetland Isles on Fair Isle, Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Western Isles on South Uist, Black Kite in County Cork on Cape Clear, Red-rumped Swallow in Norfolk at Waxham, Bonaparte's Gulls in Argyll on Mull, in Fife at Fife Ness, and in London at Rainham Marshes, and a day total of 10 Greenish Warblers with singles in Aberdeenshire, Borders, County Durham, and Lincolnshire, and two each in both Lothian, Shetland, and East Yorkshire.
Continuing rarities comprised the Hudsonian Godwit still in Flintshire, Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Canvasback in Essex, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Down, Red-footed Falcon in County Donegal, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, and two White-rumped Sandpipers together in Norfolk. |
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| Sunday 1st September 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a significant fall of drift migrants on the Engligh east coast including a Thrush Nightingale in Norfolk at Blakeney Point, and Greenish Warblers in Norfolk (Holme Dunes and Sea Palling), East Yorkshire (Flamborough Head), and North Yorkshire (Whitby).
Discoveries elsewhere comprised a Tawny Pipit briefly in Somerset at Burnham-on-Sea, a Long-billed Dowitcher in County Down at Quoile Pondage, a Red-footed Falcon in County Donegal at Rinnasligo, a Black Kite briefly in Perth and Kinross at Dunning, and a White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire at Banff. Continuing rarities comprised the Hudsonian Godwit still in Flintshire, Canvasback in Essex, two Semipalmated Sandpipers in Cornwall, Citrine Wagtail and Greenish Warbler both on the Shetland Isles, White-rumped Sandpipers in County Dublin and Norfolk (2), and Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire. |
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| Saturday 31st August 2024 | ||
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| Today's easterly winds in southern England did not bring as much excitement as some had thought they might, but seawatching produced a White-billed Diver flying north up the Suffolk coast, with another past Fife Ness in Fife.
The Hudsonian Godwit put in another appearance on the Dee Estuary in Flintshire and the Stilt Sandpiper was still to be found at Kilnsea in East Yorkshire. Other lingering rarities included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire, Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in both Norfolk and County Dublin, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cornwall, Black-headed Bunting, Greenish Warbler and Citrine Wagtail in Shetland, with a further Citrine Wagtail still in County Wexford. |
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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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| 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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