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| Saturday 25th April 2015 | ||
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| The first Hudsonian Godwit since 1988 was discovered at Meare Heath,
Somerset yesterday evening, and remained on view until 4.15pm today when it flew
west. The only other twitchable Hudsonian Godwit, first found in 1981, visited
both Yorkshire and Devon where it remained for several weeks, and was present
again in Yorkshire two years later for eleven days.
Further north, a Pied-billed Grebe was found at Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire. This is likely to be yesterday's Gloucestershire bird, of which there was no sign all day. Other new discoveries included a White-rumped Sandpiper on Papa Westray, Orkney, two separate Black Kites in Norfolk and single Red-rumped Swallows in Kent and the Isles of Scilly. Lingering rarities included the Great Blue Heron in the Isles of Scilly, Harlequin Duck in Highland and both King Eider and White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire. |
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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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| Friday 24th April 2015 | ||
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| The first Pied-billed Grebe for Gloucestershire was discovered today,
on the Severn Estuary at Berkeley, where it remained all day. Other new
discoveries included a flyover Red-throated Pipit at Hengistbury Head,
Dorset and a flyover Black Kite at Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk.
Lingering rarities included the Great Blue Heron in the Isles of Scilly, Harlequin Duck in Highland, King Eider and White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, Blue-winged Teal in Lincolnshire and single Lesser Scaups in Ayrshire and Glamorgan. |
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| Thursday 23rd April 2015 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Great Blue Heron still on the Isles of Scilly,
Harlequin Duck in Highland, Blue-winged Teal in Lincolnshire, and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, with a brief
Red-rumped Swallow new in Devon, and a Black Kite lingering in North Yorkshire, in Littondale. Scarcities included five each of Wryneck, Shorelark and migrant Dotterel, three Hoopoes, Serin (Suffolk), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Little Bunting and White-tailed Eagle (both Norfolk), and on the Isles of Scilly: Short-toed Lark, Golden Oriole and three Night Herons all noted. Significant late news concerned confirmation of a Spanish Wagtail yesterday at Filey, North Yorkshire, the first British record of this form. |
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| Wednesday 22nd April 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Alpine Swift over Meols, Wirral, a
Subalpine Warbler at Land's End, Cornwall, a Red-rumped Swallow at
Birling Gap, East Sussex and a Black Kite in the Spurn area, Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities included the Great Blue Heron on the Isles of Scilly, Harlequin Duck in Highland, Red-rumped Swallow in Dorset, King Eider and at least eight White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and Blue-winged Teal in Lincolnshire. |
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| Tuesday 21st April 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Red-rumped Swallow at Wilmington,
Sussex, a Bee-eater on Tresco then Bryher, Isles of Scilly and a
Wilson's Petrel from a boat off County Galway.
Lingering rarities included the Great Blue Heron and Black Duck on the Isles of Scilly (the former visiting Bryher, Tresco and St Mary's), Harlequin Duck in Highland, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, two Black-winged Stilts in Essex, White-billed Diver in Lothian, Blue-winged Teal in Lincolnshire and Lesser Scaup in Ayrshire. |
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| Monday 20th April 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Great Blue Heron and Black Duck
(Isles of Scilly), Greater Yellowlegs (Hampshire), White-billed Diver
and King Eider (Aberdeenshire), Black-winged Stilts (Essex),
Eastern Subalpine Warbler and American Herring Gull (Cornwall),
Blue-winged Teal (Lincolnshire), Harlequin Duck (Highland) and
Laughing Gull (Wirral), whilst a Bee-eater was discovered in
Cornwall.
The best of the rest included Purple Heron (Cornwall), Spotted Crake (Lancashire), Golden Oriole (Cornwall), Cattle Egret (Kent), two Dotterels, two Glossy Ibises, three Woodchat Shrikes, at least four Night Herons, four Wrynecks and five Hoopoes. |
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| Sunday 19th April 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries comprised five Bee-eaters in Kent and East Sussex,
Black Kite and Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Red-rumped
Swallows in Essex, Isles of Scilly and Dorset [2] and two Black-winged
Stilts in Cheshire.
The Great Blue Heron lingered on Isles of Scilly and the Greater Yellowlegs reappeared in Hampshire, whilst White-billed Diver (Lothian), Black-winged Stilts (Kent [2] and West Sussex), King Eider (Aberdeenshire), Harlequin Duck (Highland), American Herring Gull (Co Cork) and Black Duck (Isles of Scilly) all lingered. The best of the rest included Glossy Ibis (Cambridgeshire), Night Heron (Isles of Scilly), Cattle Egret (Kent), Golden Oriole (Co Kerry), two Richard's Pipits, two American Wigeons, three Wrynecks, three Woodchat Shrikes, four Dotterels and nine Hoopoes. |
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| Saturday 18th April 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included two Black-winged Stilts at Middleton
Lakes RSPB, Staffordshire, a Red-rumped Swallow at Weir Wood Reservoir,
Sussex, a Black Kite over the Hayle Estuary, Cornwall and a
White-billed Diver off Thorntonloch, Lothian.
Lingering rarities included the Great Blue Heron in the Isles of Scilly, ten White-billed Divers and a King Eider in Aberdeenshire and Black-winged Stilts in Sussex and Kent (two). |
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| Friday 17th April 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included two Red-rumped Swallows at Heaton Park,
Greater Manchester, a Black Kite over Lower Test Marshes, Hampshire and
two Black-winged Stilts at Dungeness RSPB, Kent.
The Great Blue Heron remained on Bryher, Scilly all day, whilst other lingering rarities included the Harlequin Duck in Highland, Great Spotted Cuckoo in Glamorgan, Subalpine Warbler in County Waterford, Black Duck in the Isles of Scilly, Black-winged Stilts in Sussex, Essex (two) and Kent (two), single White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire, Orkney and the Western Isles, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and Lesser Scaup in the Western Isles. |
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| Thursday 16th April 2015 | ||
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| The Great Blue Heron was relocated on Bryher, Isles of Scilly this
evening, but flew off shortly before the boats from St Mary's arrived.
New discoveries today included a Red-rumped Swallow near Leighton Moss, Lancashire, a Snowy Owl at Ballyvaughan, County Clare, a Black Kite over Wyke Regis, Dorset, Black-winged Stilts at Northward Hill, Kent (two) and Nene Washes, Cambridgeshire (three) and three White-billed Divers off Skigersta, Lewis, Western Isles. Other lingering rarities included the Great Spotted Cuckoo in Glamorgan, Subalpine Warblers in Cornwall and County Waterford, Black-winged Stilts in Kent (three), Sussex and Essex (two), Laughing Gull in Merseyside and Black Duck in the Isles of Scilly. |
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