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| Thursday 6th November 2014 | ||
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| Desert Wheatears were found in Suffolk (at Lowestoft) and in Kent (at
Reculver), with a Red-rumped Swallow also in the latter county (at
Dungeness). A Siberian Stonechat was at The Hersey NR on the Isle of
Wight.
Lingering rarities included the American Coot in County Kerry, Pied Wheatear in Shetland, Franklin's Gull in Hampshire, Snowy Owl in Highland, Pallid Harrier in Somerset, Citrine Wagtail in Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and single Lesser Scaups in Berkshire and Glamorgan. |
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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 5th November 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an American Coot in County Kerry at Lough
Gill: the fourth Irish record. Otherwise, a Citrine Wagtail was new at Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire, and a
Little Bunting arrived at Whitburn, County Durham. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both the Pied Wheatear and Red-flanked Bluetail on the Shetland Isles, Franklin's Gull in Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Berkshire, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Clare, Cornwall and County Dublin. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Orkney Isles), Shorelark (Norfolk), Hoopoe (Somerset), two each of Pallas's Warbler (both in Norfolk), Cattle Egret and Ring-billed Gull, three Lesser Snow Geese, four each of both Surf Scoter and Rough-legged Buzzard, seven Yellow-browed Warblers and 13 Great Grey Shrikes. However, it was seawatching along the whole length of the east coast of England that dominated the day, with Little Auk county maxima including 2,921 Northumberland, 1,376 Durham and 980 East Yorkshire, and Pomarine Skua county maxima including 166 Norfolk, 37 East Yorkshire and 32 North Yorkshire. Support included 23 Grey Phalaropes, 16 Sooty Shearwaters, five Long-tailed Skuas and two Sabine's Gulls. |
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| Tuesday 4th November 2014 | ||
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| The first Red-eyed Vireo for Cumbria and the North-west region was
discovered at South Walney NR this morning, where it showed well for most of the
day. A Red-flanked Bluetail was seen briefly in Hastings Country Park,
with another remaining at Geosetter, Shetland.
Other lingering rarities included the Subalpine Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Forster's Tern and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin and another of the latter still in Cornwall. |
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| Monday 3rd November 2014 | ||
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| In Shetland a Red-flanked Bluetail was trapped and ringed at Geosetter
(Mainland), whilst lingering rarities comprised Pallid Harrier in
Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Blue-winged Teal (or
hybrid) in Northumberland and Franklin's Gull in Hampshire.
The best of the rest included Hoopoe (Somerset), Lesser Snow Goose (Lancashire), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Devon), White-winged Black Tern (Dorset), Red-backed Shrike (Suffolk), Surf Scoter (Norfolk), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), Ring-necked Duck (Argyll), two Rose-coloured Starlings, two American Wigeons, two American Golden Plovers, two Cattle Egrets, seven Great Grey Shrikes and ten Rough-legged Buzzards. |
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| Sunday 2nd November 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Blackpoll Warbler present in Easington, East Yorkshire for a brief period in the early morning. Elsewhere, new rarities
today were a Siberian Stonechat identified on Fair Isle, and a Bonaparte's Gull at Tramore, County Waterford. Other rarity news comprised the Bufflehead still on the Orkney Isles, Pied Wheatear on the Shetland Isles, Pallid Harrier in Somerset, Franklin's Gull in Hampshire, Forster's Tern in County Dublin, Subalpine Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Laughing Gull in County Cork, Spotted Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and County Dublin, Lesser Scaup in Powys, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Cambridgeshire, but the Eastern Crowned Warbler had gone from Brotton, Cleveland. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Dorset), Hoopoe (Somerset), Wryneck (Pembrokeshire), American Golden Plover (Ayrshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Isles of Scilly), two each of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Barred Warbler and Red-backed Shrike, three each of Rose-coloured Starling, Richard's Pipit and Lesser Snow Goose, four Surf Scoters, 17 Rough-legged Buzzards and 30 Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| Saturday 1st November 2014 | ||
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| The first Bufflehead for Orkney was identified today, having been
found yesterday, and was still present in a small quarry in Holm. A little
further north, a Pied Wheatear was at Haroldswick, Unst, Shetland whilst
a Subalpine Warbler was at the opposite end of Britain at Pelistry, St
Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
The Eastern Crowned Warbler remained at Hunley Hall, Cleveland, and other lingering rarities included the Franklin's Gull in Hampshire, Pallid Harrier in Somerset, Spotted Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Forster's Tern and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin (with other Lesser Yellowlegs' in Cornwall and County Clare), Dusky Warbler in Northumberland, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo and single Lesser Scaups in Powys, Glamorgan and Berkshire. Scarcity totals included a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Pallas's Warbler, a Bluethroat, a Wryneck, a Lesser Snow Goose, a White-winged Black Tern, an American Golden Plover, two Hoopoes, two Red-backed Shrikes, two Rose-coloured Starlings, two Shorelarks, three Richard's Pipits, four Barred Warblers, four Surf Scoters, eight Grey Phalaropes, eight Lapland Buntings, 13 Great Grey Shrikes, 20 Rough-legged Buzzards and 34 Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| Friday 31st October 2014 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a white Gyr in a ploughed field near
Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, a Ross's Goose at West Water Reservoir, Borders
and three Little Buntings on Fair Isle, Shetland.
The Eastern Crowned Warbler remained at Brotton, Cleveland all day. Other lingering rarities included the Black Scoter in Angus, Pallid Harrier in Somerset, Franklin's Gull in Hampshire, Dusky Warbler in Northumberland, Red-throated Pipit in the Isles of Scilly, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Cornwall and County Clare, Lesser Scaup in Berkshire and Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo. |
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| Thursday 30th October 2014 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the discovery of Britain's third Eastern Crowned
Warbler at Hunley Hall Golf Course (Cleveland). Elsewhere a Dusky Warbler
arrived on Farne Islands (Northumberland) and a Little Bunting was
discovered on Fair Isle, whilst the Franklin's Gull
(Hampshire), Pallid Harrier (Somerset), Lesser Scaups (Berkshire,
Glamorgan and Powys), two Red-throated Pipits (Isles of Scilly),
Red-flanked Bluetail (Co Mayo), Blue-winged Teal or hybrid
(Northumberland), Forster's Tern (Co Dublin) and Lesser Yellowlegs
(Co Dublin and Cornwall) all lingered. A Richardson's Canada Goose returned to
Lissadell (Co Sligo).
The best of the rest included White-winged Black Tern (East Sussex), Hoopoe and Red-backed Shrike (Suffolk), Barred Warblers (Norfolk and Co Cork), Spotted Crake, Rose-coloured Starling and Ortolan Bunting (Isles of Scilly), Short-toed Larks (Isles of Scilly and Orkney), Wryneck (Devon), Cattle Egrets (East Sussex and Cheshire), American Golden Plover (Cornwall) and Richard's Pipit (North Yorkshire). |
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| Wednesday 29th October 2014 | ||
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| The fourth Grey-cheeked Thrush of the autumn was found this afternoon,
on Fetlar at Strandburgh Ness. Both an Olive-backed Pipit and a
Red-throated Pipit were found on the Isles of Scilly, the former at Old
Town, St Mary's and the latter on the campsite on St Agnes. A drake Lesser
Scaup was at Wraysbury GPs, Berkshire.
The Red-flanked Bluetail remained in County Mayo, as did the Black Scoter in Angus, Forster's Tern in County Dublin, Pallid Harrier in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll and the second Red-throated Pipit on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. |
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| Tuesday 28th October 2014 | ||
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| A Franklin's Gull at Blashford Lakes HWT (Hampshire) was presumably
the same bird seen there on 19th October. Elsewhere new discoveries included a
Desert Wheatear in Pembrokeshire, Radde's Warbler on Isles of
Scilly, Little Bunting in East Sussex and Red-flanked Bluetail in
Co Mayo.
Lingering rarities included Siberian Stonechat in Hampshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Forster's Tern in Co Dublin and Pallid Harrier in Somerset, whilst White-winged Black Tern (East Sussex), Pallas's Warbler (West Sussex), Richard's Pipit (Orkney), American Golden Plover and Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Hoopoe (Suffolk), Ortolan Bunting (Isles of Scilly), two Cattle Egrets, two Red-backed Shrikes, two American Wigeons, two Barred Warblers, four Ring-necked Ducks, seven Red-breasted Flycatchers and 16 Rough-legged Buzzards were also logged. |
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