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| Thursday 10th May 2012 | ||
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| Apart from a brief Bee-eater at Dale, Pembrokeshire and a
White-billed Diver from a boat off Melvaig, Highland, Red-rumped Swallow
was the bird of the day. New individuals were found in Cambridgeshire, Cornwall
and Norfolk, with two together at Blakeney and another single bird at Waxham.
Lingering rarity highlights included the Squacco Heron at Blagdon Lake, Somerset, Blue-winged Teal at Kirkintilloch in Clyde, Ortolan Bunting on Fair Isle, Shetland and Long-billed Dowitcher at Hodbarrow RSPB, Cumbria. Other rarities included a possible Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Cornwall, a possible Baltic Gull in London, Glossy Ibises in Lancashire, Essex and Pembrokeshire (3), two Black-winged Stilts in Kent and two Red-rumped Swallows in the Isles of Scilly. |
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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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| Wednesday 9th May 2012 | ||
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| New discoveries comprised two Ortolan Buntings on Shetland (on Fair
Isle and Whalsay), Subalpine
Warbler in Dorset, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk and Long-billed
Dowitcher in Cumbria.
Lingering rarities included Red-rumped Swallows in Kent and Cambridgeshire, White-billed Diver in Orkney, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, Squacco Heron in Somerset, two Black-winged Stilts in Kent and Glossy Ibises remained in West Sussex (2) and Pembrokeshire (3). The best of the rest comprised Grey-headed Wagtails in Norfolk and Western Isles, Woodchat Shrike and two Serins on Isles of Scilly, Pectoral Sandpiper in Devon, Red-spotted Bluethroat and Red-backed Shrike on Shetland and Kentish Plover in Cornwall. |
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| Tuesday 8th May 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of at least one Pallid Harrier on the Lincolnshire coast; with birds noted at both
Gibraltar Point and Theddlethorpe St Helen. Elsewhere, a Red-throated Pipit was new in Cornwall on The Lizard, a
Red-rumped Swallow moved through Staunton Harold Reservoir and Swarkestone Lake (both Derbyshire), and Black Kites
were noted overflying both Kent and Hampshire (2). Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Squacco Heron in Somerset, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Savi's Warbler in Leicestershire, single Red-rumped Swallows in both Cambridgeshire and Kent, White-billed Diver in Moray, and Glossy Ibises in County Cork (3), Pembrokeshire (2), County Wexford and West Sussex (2). Scarcities included Red-spotted Bluethroat (Shetland Isles), Woodchat Shrike (Isle of Scilly), Yellow-browed Warbler (Norfolk), Golden Oriole (Pembrokeshire and Isles of Scilly (3)), Temminck's Stint (Nottinghamshire), White Stork (two together in Hampshire) and Wryneck (two each in both East Yorkshire and the Shetland Isles). |
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| Monday 7th May 2012 | ||
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| For the second time this Bank Holiday weekend a Mega lark was discovered in
Kent - following hot on the heels of Saturday's Calandra Lark at Sandwich Bay, a
Crested Lark arrived at Dungeness this afternoon. This is the third site
record, following birds in 1975 and 2009.
Elsewhere new discoveries comprised Red-rumped Swallows in Kent, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk and two Black-winged Stilts in Suffolk. Lingering rarities included Squacco Heron in Somerset, Black-winged Stilts in Kent (2) and Lincolnshire, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Red-rumped Swallow in Isles of Scilly and White-billed Diver on Orkney. In Ireland the American Golden Plover lingered in Co Wexford. In East Yorkshire the possible Atlas Flycatcher remained at Flamborough Head. |
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| Sunday 6th May 2012 | ||
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| A Pallid Harrier which flew over Spurn, Yorkshire was presumably the
bird seen yesterday at Easington. Today it flew south into Lincolnshire, and
wasn't reported again. Single Tawny Pipits were at Landguard, Suffolk and
on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, with other new discoveries including a
Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, a Black Kite in Somerset, an American
Golden Plover and four Glossy Ibises in County Wexford (the latter
presumably relocating from Marloes Mere, Pembrokeshire) and a Red-rumped Swallow
in Yorkshire. Other Glossy Ibises were found in County Cork and Sussex.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Savi's Warbler in Leicestershire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Suffolk, White-billed Diver in Moray, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Red-rumped Swallows in the Isles of Scilly (2), County Cork, Oxfordshire and Gwent, Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire and Kent (4) and Glossy Ibis in Anglesey. The possible Atlas Flycatcher remained in Yorkshire. |
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| Saturday 5th May 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was Britain's 16th Calandra Lark, which
paused briefly at Sandwich Bay, Kent, before flying north. Other rarity
highlights today included a Pallid Harrier on the north Norfolk coast, a
Citrine Wagtail at Ballynamona, County Cork and a Black Kite over
Ibsley, Hampshire.
Other new discoveries included single Red-rumped Swallows in Kent, Oxfordshire, Devon and County Cork, Black-winged Stilts in Kent (4), Lincolnshire (2) and Devon and Glossy Ibises in Shropshire, Sussex, Essex and Ayrshire. Lingering rarity highlights were the Savi's Warbler in Leicestershire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Suffolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, Squacco Heron in Somerset, Red-rumped Swallow in Gwent, Little Bunting in Kent and the possible Atlas Flycatcher in Yorkshire. |
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| Friday 4th May 2012 | ||
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| In East Anglia, a Long-billed Dowitcher was found this evening at
Livermere Lake in west Suffolk and a Citrine Wagtail was seen briefly at
Holme in Norfolk. A Savi's Warbler, found at Rutland Water in
Leicestershire this morning, performed fairly well at times but remained elusive
at others. A Glossy Ibis was at Christchurch in Dorset and later at
Pennington in Hampshire, whilst in Pembrokeshire the three Glossy Ibises were
joined by a fourth today. Red-rumped Swallows also featured significantly
with new birds at Goldcliff in Gwent and Hornsea Mere in East Yorkshire, whilst
two remained on the Scillies, today being found on Tresco. Two Bee-eaters
flew over Great Ormes Head in Conwy.
The Squacco Heron was seen twice briefly again at Chew Valley Lake in Somerset. In Flintshire the Black-winged Pratincole was at Burton Wetlands in the morning only and in Yorkshire the possible Atlas Flycatcher was still at Flamborough Head. Black-winged Stilts remained in Cambridgeshire and on the Isle of May in Fife and the long staying Greater Yellowlegs was still to be found in Aberdeenshire. In Kent the Little Bunting was trapped again at Sandwich Bay. Popular scarcities included a trip of 15 Dotterels in Surrey/London and a Kentish Plover in East Sussex. White Storks included five in Hampshire and two in Kent and then Sussex. |
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| Thursday 3rd May 2012 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a brief Black-winged Pratincole on the
Cheshire / Flintshire border at Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB this evening, before
it flew south, a Long-billed Dowitcher on Lough Beg, County Derry, a
Black-winged Stilt at Paxton Pits NR, Cambridgeshire and at least two
Red-rumped Swallows on the Isles of Scilly (two on St Martin's early morning
and a single bird on Bryher later).
The possible Atlas Flycatcher remained in Yorkshire, whilst lingering rarities included single Black-winged Stilts in Fife and Cornwall, Glossy Ibis in Dorset and White-billed Divers in Moray (2) and Orkney. A small influx of Golden Orioles into the south-west produced up to eleven on the Isles of Scilly (including five together on St Martin's, five on St Mary's and one on Bryher), one in Cornwall and one in Devon. Other scarcity highlights included a Woodchat Shrike, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Montagu's Harrier, a Spotted Crake, a Yellow-browed Warbler, two Kentish Plovers, two Hoopoes, two Short-toed Larks, three Wrynecks, five Temminck's Stints and five White Storks. |
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| Wednesday 2nd May 2012 | ||
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| New discoveries included a Squacco Heron in Somerset, Black-winged
Stilt in Dorset, Black Kite in Ceredigion and Red-rumped Swallows
in Gwynedd and Cornwall (2).
In East Yorkshire the possible Atlas Flycatcher lingered at Flamborough Head whilst elsewhere rarities comprised Black-winged Stilts in Fife, Cornwall and Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Somerset, Greater Yellowlegs and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Blue-winged Teal in Cornwall and White-billed Diver in Moray. Glossy Ibises were still in Pembrokeshire (3), Aberdeenshire, Co Cork, Co Galway and Dorset. The best of the rest included Serin in Dorset, Short-toed Larks on Isles of Scilly (2) and Anglesey, Red-necked Phalarope in Powys, Woodchat Shrikes in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, Bluethroat on Shetland, Temminck's Stints in Cheshire, Norfolk and Lincolnshire, Hoopoes in Suffolk, Wiltshire and Dorset, Red-breasted Flycatcher in Norfolk, Purple Heron in Bedfordshire and Kentish Plover in Dorset. |
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| Tuesday 1st May 2012 | ||
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| New discoveries included a brief Roller in Devon, Laughing Gull
in Gloucestershire, Black-winged Stilt in Fife, King Eider on
Western Isles and Black Kite in Co Cork, whilst a Scops Owl was
reported singing in Highland.
In East Yorkshire the possible Atlas Flycatcher continued to provoke much internet discussion, whilst lingering rarities elsewhere included Black-winged Stilts in Devon (2) and Lincolnshire, Black Kite in Pembrokeshire, Red-breasted Goose in Dumfries & Galloway, Red-rumped Swallow in Cleveland, American Golden Plover in Co Kerry and White-billed Diver in Moray. The best of the rest included Serin in Dorset, Red-necked Phalarope in Powys, Woodchat Shrike in Cornwall, Red-backed Shrike in Co Cork, Melodious Warbler in Kent and Hoopoe in Cornwall. |
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