 |
|
|
| Friday 5th September 2014 | ||
|
||
| An Aquatic Warbler at Mizen Head, County Cork is the first Irish
record of the species in over 30 years. A Paddyfield Warbler was on Fair
Isle, Shetland, with another lingering nearby on North Ronaldsay, Orkney and
late news of another at Nanjizal, Cornwall on Sunday. Other late news concerned
a Fea's Petrel yesterday from a boat off Baltimore, County Cork.
Lingering rarities included the Little Crake in Devon, Stilt Sandpiper in County Dublin and Citrine Wagtail in Fife. |
||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
|
||
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.
|
|
|
| Thursday 4th September 2014 | ||
|
||
| In Devon a Little Crake was found at Black Hole Marsh, Seaton. Further
north, a Paddyfield Warbler was on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, a
Black-headed Bunting was at Sumburgh Head and a King Eider was in
Basta Voe, Shetland and a Citrine Wagtail was on the Isle of May, Fife. A
Stilt Sandpiper was on Broadmeadows Estuary, County Dublin , a
Greenish Warbler was on Bardsey Island, Gwynedd, and a Lesser Scaup
was at Cardiff Bay Wetlands, Glamorgan.
Lingering rarities included the Eastern Subalpine Warbler and Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk, Citrine Wagtail and Greenish Warbler on the Western Isles and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall. Late news involved a Short-toed Eagle in Norfolk, present at Grime's Graves from 19th July to 17th August. |
||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Wednesday 3rd September 2014 | ||
|
||
| Yesterdays flyover Stilt Sandpiper from Tacumshin, County Wexford was
relocated nearby at Ring Marsh today. Two Greenish Warblers were seen at
Whitburn Coastal Park, County Durham, with one at Bornish, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities included the Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Suffolk, Citrine Wagtail on the Western Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. |
||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Tuesday 2nd September 2014 | ||
|
||
| New discoveries included a flyover Stilt Sandpiper at Tacumshin (Co
Wexford), Greenish Warbler in Co Durham and a Blyth's Reed Warbler
on Isles of Scilly. The Eastern Subalpine Warbler (Suffolk), Lesser
Yellowlegs (Cornwall) and Citrine Wagtail (Western Isles) all
lingered.
The best of the scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Norfolk), Short-toed Lark and Temminck's Stint (Lincolnshire), Ortolan Bunting (Pembrokeshire), Ring-necked Duck (Aberdeenshire), two White-winged Black Terns, two Red-backed Shrikes, three Icterine Warblers and six Barred Warblers. |
||
| - Stuart Piner, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Monday 1st September 2014 | ||
|
||
| The highlight of the day was a Paddyfield Warbler on the Shetland Isles, on Whalsay at Skaw, with an
Arctic Warbler nearby at Sandwick. Elsewhere, the Eastern Subalpine Warbler remained in Suffolk, as did the Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall,
White-rumped Sandpiper in Argyll, and Citrine Wagtail on the Western Isles. In Gwynedd a
Red-throated Pipit flew over Bardsey Island. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Northumberland), White-winged Black Tern (County Limerick), Rose-coloured Starling and Red-backed Shrike (both Norfolk), Spotted Crake (Somerset), Cattle Egret (County Down), Lapland Bunting (Orkney Isles), three each of Common Rosefinch and Pectoral Sandpipers, and five each of Barred Warbler, Wryneck and Glossy Ibis. Seawatching produced Sabine's Gull (County Kerry), two Long-tailed Skuas, five Great Shearwaters and 32 Balearic Shearwaters. |
||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Sunday 31st August 2014 | ||
|
||
| New discoveries included a Pallid Harrier on Foula (Shetland),
White-rumped Sandpiper on Tiree (Argyll), Citrine Wagtail on South
Uist (Western Isles), Western Bonelli's Warbler on Bardsey Island
(Gwynedd) and Black Kite at Dungeness (Kent).
The Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Greenish Warblers in North Yorkshire and Suffolk, Eastern Subalpine Warbler and Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk and Tawny Pipit in Kent all lingered. A Melodious Warbler (Anglesey), Rose-coloured Starlings (Norfolk and Devon), Short-toed Lark (Shetland) and White-winged Black Tern (Co Limerick) were also recorded. |
||
| - Stuart Piner, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Saturday 30th August 2014 | ||
|
||
| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Booted Warbler on Burray, Orkney Isles. Elsewhere,
Blyth's Reed Warblers were trapped in both Aberdeenshire and Suffolk, whilst in Kent a
Tawny Pipit showed well, and both Gyr and Black Kite flew over. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the
Marsh Sandpiper in Gloucester, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Western Bonelli's Warbler
on the Isles of Scilly, Greenish Warbler in Norfolk, and in Suffolk,
Eastern Subalpine Warbler, two Greenish Warblers and a Ferruginous
Duck. Scarcities included 20 Wrynecks, eight each of Barred Warbler and Common Rosefinch, five Pectoral Sandpipers, four Dotterel, two each of Melodious Warbler and Red-backed Shrike, and single Short-toed Lark (Shetland Isles), Red-necked Phalarope (Kent), Temminck's Stint (Cambridgeshire), Spotted Crake (Somerset) and Purple Heron (Suffolk). Seawatching produced Wilson's Petrel (County Clare), 20 Great Shearwaters, 16 Leach's Petrels, nine Sabine's Gulls and three Cory's Shearwaters. |
||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Friday 29th August 2014 | ||
|
||
| Rare warblers dominated today with a Western Bonelli's Warbler
discovered on the Isles of Scilly, Arctic Warbler on the Shetland Isles,
Subalpine and Greenish Warbler in Suffolk, with further Greenish
Warblers in Norfolk (2) and North Yorkshire. Elsewhere, the Marsh
Sandpiper remained in Gloucestershire, a Lesser Yellowlegs was new in Cornwall at Croft
Pascoe Pool, and a Black Kite was reported briefly in County Meath. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler and Red-necked Phalarope (both Kent), Ortolan Bunting (North Yorkshire), Cattle Egret (Warwickshire), Temminck's Stint (Cambridgeshire), Barred Warbler (Shetland Isles), two Spotted Crakes, three each of Red-backed Shrike and Pectoral Sandpiper, five Common Rosefinches, seven Dotterel and 16 Wrynecks. Seawatch totals comprised 59 Balearic, 50 Great, and 13 Cory's Shearwaters, 58 Sabine's Gulls, six Pomarine Skuas, four Leach's Petrels and a Grey Phalarope. |
||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Thursday 28th August 2014 | ||
|
||
| Seawatching in Ireland produced the biggest surprise of the day - a
Swinhoe's Petrel seen flying past Kerry Head in County Kerry at 3.15pm along
with some big counts of large shearwaters later in the day, eg 488 Cory's
Shearwaters and 351 Great Shearwaters past Galley Head in County
Cork.
The pick of the other new rarities found was a Marsh Sandpiper at Frampton-on-Severn in Gloucestershire, which represented a long awaited county first. Two Citrine Wagtails were found in east Scotland - at Barns Ness in Lothian and Nigg Bay in Aberdeenshire. The flush of birds along the east coast continued today with new Greenish Warblers at Blakeney Point in Norfolk and Scarborough in North Yorkshire along with remaining birds at Stiffkey and East Hills (both Norfolk). Scarce migrants along the east coast included an Ortolan Bunting in Kent, about 18 Wrynecks, 3 to 4 Icterine Warblers, 7 Barred Warblers, 2 Red-backed Shrikes and 3.Common Rosefinches on the northern Isles. Elsewhere, a Black Kite was in County Wicklow, the Lesser Scaup remained in Somerset, but there were just 2 Bee-eaters seen in the Isle of Wight. A Melodious Warbler was at Dungeness, Spotted Crakes remained in Leicestershire and Devon, 7 Dotterel were in Hertfordshire and there were Temminck's Stints in Cambridgeshire, Yorkshire and Devon. |
||
| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Wednesday 27th August 2014 | ||
|
||
| Five of the six new rarities reported today were Greenish Warblers,
all of which were on the north Norfolk coast. First up was one trapped and
ringed at Weybourne during the morning, whilst the afternoon produced single
birds at Wells Woods, East Hills, Stiffkey and Northrepps. Further north, a
Citrine Wagtail was discovered on the Farne Islands, Northumberland.
Lingering rarities included the Greenish Warbler at Whitburn, County Durham, Ferruginous Duck at Minsmere, Suffolk and all twelve Bee-eaters at Niton, Isle of Wight, but yesterday's Blue-winged Teal in Worcestershire was re-identified as a hybrid Shoveler. |
||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
|
||