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| Monday 2nd November 2009 | ||
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| Newly discovered rarities today were a Dusky Warbler in Suffolk at Gunton, an
American Golden Plover in Cornwall at Dozmary Pool and a Taverner's Canada Goose on Islay, Argyll. Lingering rarities comprised the Brown Shrike still in Surrey, Fan-tailed Warbler in Kent, Olive-backed Pipit on the Isles of Scilly, Radde's Warbler in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian, Lesser Scaup in Warwickshire, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Oxfordshire, Glossy Ibises in Somerset (3) and West Sussex (2) and Great White Egrets in Kent, Lancashire (3) and Suffolk. Scarcities included five each of Yellow-browed Warbler and Lapland Bunting, three Great Grey Shrikes, two each of Ring-necked Duck, Sabine's Gull, Ring-billed Gull and Shorelark and single Short-toed Lark (Orkney Isles), Barred Warbler and Richard's Pipit (both Aberdeenshire), Long-tailed Skua (Cornwall), Little Auk (Isles of Scilly), Green-winged Teal (Norfolk) and Black Brant (Dorset). |
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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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| Sunday 1st November 2009 | ||
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| The Brown Shrike remained in Surrey, as did the Fan-tailed Warbler in Kent,
Forster's Tern between County Dublin and County Meath, Olive-backed Pipit
on the Isles of Scilly, Radde's Warbler and Greenish Warbler in Cornwall,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian, American Golden Plover in County Down,
Glossy Ibises in Somerset (5) and County Wexford, two Cattle Egrets in Somerset and
Great White Egrets in Essex, Lancashire (3) and Suffolk. Scarcities included six Yellow-browed Warblers, five Shorelarks, four Bluethroats, three Ring-necked Ducks, two each of Short-toed Lark, Richard's Pipit and Great Grey Shrike and single Little Bunting (East Yorkshire), Ring-billed Gull (Derbyshire), Lapland Bunting (West Sussex), Black Brant (County Sligo), Sabine's Gull and Green-winged Teal (Northumberland). |
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| Saturday 31st October 2009 | ||
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| A Swainson's Thrush showed well all day at Old Head of Kinsale, County
Cork, although the news didn't reach a wider audience until late this evening.
Two Olive-backed Pipits were found at opposite ends of the country, one
on the Isles of Scilly and the other on Shetland, with a Blue-winged Teal
also on the latter. Single Red-rumped Swallows were at Thorpeness,
Suffolk and Helvick Head, County Waterford, and a Radde's Warbler was
trapped at Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset.
The Greenish Warbler remained at Church Cove, Cornwall (its identity proven by sonograms), with other lingering rarities including Brown Shrike in Surrey, Fan-tailed Warbler in Kent, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Oxfordshire, Pied Wheatear in Fife, Lesser Scaup in Warwickshire, Radde's Warbler in Cornwall, American Golden Plover in County Cork, single Long-billed Dowitchers in Lancashire and Cheshire and Glossy Ibises in Kent (2), Sussex (3) and County Wexford. |
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| Friday 30th October 2009 | ||
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| The identity of the phylloscopus warbler on The Lizard, Cornwall still hasn't
been resolved, with very little news coming out of the site. It was last
reported at 12.30pm, but not since.
In Norfolk, an Olive-backed Pipit was near Wells briefly before flying south-west. Nearby, in Wells Woods, the Common Crossbill flock is thought to contain at least one possible Parrot Crossbill. A Red-breasted Goose which flew past Thorpeness, Suffolk with Brent Geese may have been a genuine vagrant, or it may have been the regular feral Southwold individual. A new American Golden Plover was present at Kirkistown, County Down, two Glossy Ibises were at Pagham Harbour, West Sussex and a Great White Egret flew over Hilbre Island, Wirral. Lingering rarities included the Brown Shrike in Surrey for its 20th day, making it the longest staying Brown Shrike in Britain and Ireland, beating the 19 day County Kerry bird in 1999. The Fan-tailed Warbler was seen again in Kent, as was the Pied Wheatear in Fife, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cheshire, Radde's Warbler in Cornwall and three Richardson's Canada Geese are on Islay, Argyll, together with a parvipes Lesser Canada Goose. |
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| Thursday 29th October 2009 | ||
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| Opinion remained divided on the identity of the Greenish or Green
Warbler on The Lizard (Cornwall) - the bird showed quite well intermittently
in Church Cove and was heard to call on several occasions.
Elsewhere in Cornwall an Olive-backed Pipit was discovered at St Levan, where the Radde's Warbler also lingered. A Radde's Warbler was also discovered in Lowestoft (Suffolk) and a Red-rumped Swallow flew over Durlston Country Park (Dorset). Lingering rarities included Brown Shrike in Surrey, Fan-tailed Warbler in Kent, Citrine Wagtail on Isles of Scilly, Lesser Scaup in Warwickshire and Pied Wheatear in Fife. In Ireland a Snowy Owl remained on Tory Island and American Golden Plovers were noted in Co Clare and Co Down. |
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| Wednesday 28th October 2009 | ||
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| The main talking point today concerned a possible Green Warbler on The
Lizard, Cornwall. If confirmed as a Green Warbler, it will be only the second
ever to have occurred in Britain, following the September/October 1983 bird on
Isles of Scilly.
Elsewhere new rarities came in the form of Radde's Warbler on St Agnes (Isles of Scilly), Red-throated Pipit over Kenidjack Valley (Cornwall), Laughing Gull at Sandhurst (Berkshire) and Red-rumped Swallow at Fife Ness (Fife), where Pied Wheatear and Radde's Warbler both remained. Lingering rarities included Brown Shrike in Surrey, Black-throated Thrush in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian, Radde's Warbler in Cornwall, Citrine Wagtail on Isles of Scilly, Red-rumped Swallow in Cambridgeshire and in Kent the long-staying Fan-tailed Warbler made another brief appearance at Pegwell Bay. Ten Great White Egrets, five Glossy Ibises and four Cattle Egrets were all reported. In Ireland a Radde's Warbler arrived on Cape Clear (Co Cork), the Snowy Owl was still on Tory Island (Co Donegal) and American Golden Plovers were seen in Co Kerry and Co Down. |
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| Tuesday 27th October 2009 | ||
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| A Black-throated Thrush at Scorriton (Devon) was today's star
discovery. Elsewhere new rarities comprised Red-rumped Swallows in East
Yorkshire (2), Gwynedd and Cambridgeshire, Red-throated Pipit over
Portland (Dorset) and American Golden Plover in South Yorkshire (for its
third day).
Lingering rarities included Brown Shrike (Surrey), Pied Wheatear (Fife), Citrine Wagtail (Isles of Scilly), Red-flanked Bluetail (East Yorkshire), Long-billed Dowitcher (Lancashire), Snowy Owl (Co Donegal), Radde's Warblers (Norfolk and Fife) and Ferruginous Duck (Somerset). Nine Great White Egrets included three at Leighton Moss RSPB (Lancashire) and two at Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk). Six Glossy Ibises and two Cattle Egrets were also reported. |
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| Monday 26th October 2009 | ||
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| A Pied Wheatear at Fife Ness, Fife, this afternoon continued this
sites recent run of good birds, which includes, today, a Radde's Warbler,
Pallas's Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, two Firecrests and
a Siberian Chiffchaff. Other new rarities included an Olive-backed
Pipit at Levenwick, Shetland, Black Kite over Bardsey Island,
Gwynedd, Long-billed Dowitcher at Baleshare, Western Isles and single
Radde's Warblers in Norfolk and Cornwall.
The Brown Shrike continued its stay in Surrey, and one of the Red-flanked Bluetails reappeared at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Other lingering rarities included Western Bonelli's Warbler on the Isle of Man, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Snowy Owl in County Donegal, Citrine Wagtail on the Isles of Scilly, Blue-winged Teal in Cleveland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian and Glossy Ibises in Warwickshire, Aberdeenshire, Kent and Somerset. |
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| Sunday 25th October 2009 | ||
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| Garinish Point (Co Cork) scored its second Nearctic landbird of the autumn,
this time Ireland's second Mourning Dove. In Co Kerry the Common
Nighthawk was successfully released near Cahersiveen.
New rarities came in the form of Long-billed Dowitcher in Dumfries & Galloway, two Red-breasted Geese in Essex, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Penduline Tit in Kent and Citrine Wagtail on Isles of Scilly. Lingering rarities included Lesser Scaups in Warwickshire and Glamorgan, Brown Shrike in Surrey, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian, Radde's Warbler in Fife, Dusky Warbler in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher in Flintshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in East Yorkshire, Blue-winged Teal in Cleveland and American Golden Plover in Orkney. Eight Glossy Ibises, five Cattle Egrets and five Great White Egrets were all logged. In addition to the two aforementioned Mega-rarities, Ireland produced Fea's Petrel past Co Antrim, Dusky Warbler in Co Cork, two American Golden Plovers in Co Down and Richardson's Canada Goose in Co Sligo. |
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| Saturday 24th October 2009 | ||
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| A Common Nighthawk in County Kerry was picked up at Reenard Point
today, and is due to be released at 10am tomorrow. Other new arrivals included
an Olive-backed Pipit in Hampshire, a Siberian Stonechat in Kent
and a Radde's Warbler on the Isles of Scilly.
In County Durham, the Eastern Crowned Warbler continued to show well all day. Nearby, the Blue-winged Teal remained in Cleveland, as did both Red-flanked Bluetail and Dusky Warbler in East Yorkshire. Other lingering rarities included the Brown Shrike in Surry, Olive-backed Pipit in Devon, Dusky Warblers in Kent and County Cork, Radde's Warbler in Fife, Glossy Ibises in Aberdeenshire and Warwickshire, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll, Great White Egrets in Lancashire (2), Cumbria, Kent and Suffolk, Cattle Egrets in Argyll, County Cork and Kent and Ferruginous Duck in Somerset. |
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