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| Friday 26th June 2015 | ||
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| Another great day for finding Bee-eaters, with birds recorded at
Lympne, Kent, Lewes and Ashdown Forest (three), East Sussex, eight at Marks Tey,
Essex, five at Woodbridge, Suffolk and two at Great Ormes Head, Conwy. Otherwise,
a Black Kite was reported from Colligan, County Waterford, and a singing
Greenish Warbler was reported from Dunball, Somerset.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Little Bittern in Suffolk, Squacco Heron in Cleveland, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Aberdeenshire, Franklin's Gull in County Derry and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcity highlights involved a Melodious Warbler, a Serin, an Ortolan Bunting, a Ring-billed Gull, a Green-winged Teal, an American Wigeon and two Ring-necked Ducks. |
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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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| Thursday 25th June 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Hudsonian Whimbrel
in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Franklin's Gull
in County Londonderry, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Aberdeenshire and Bonaparte's Gull
in Kent. Otherwise, a flock of 10 Bee-eaters moved from Kent to West Sussex, with another briefly in Lothian, the territorial Melodious Warbler remained in the West Midlands, as did the Ortolan Bunting in Highland, Purple Heron on the Isles of Scilly, and both American Wigeon and Red-necked Phalarope together in Aberdeenshire. Elsewhere, a Marsh Warbler arrived on the Shetland Isles, Golden Oriole in Kent and Red-backed Shrike in Suffolk. |
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| Wednesday 24th June 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a territorial Blyth's Reed Warbler in Aberdeenshire at Inverurie, where it has been
present for around a week.
Continuing rarities were the Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Franklin's Gull in County Londonderry, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and King Eider on the Shetland Isles. Otherwise, brief encounters included a Whiskered Tern in Suffolk, Alpine Swift in Ayrshire, and Red-footed Falcon in Greater Manchester, with Bee-eaters noted in Kent (4) and Norfolk (5). Scarcities included Ortolan Bunting, Icterine Warbler and Common Rosefinch (all Highland), Rose-coloured Starling (Western Isles), Melodious Warbler (West Midlands), Purple Heron (Somerset), Temminck's Stint (Perth and Kinross), Red-necked Phalarope (Aberdeenshire), Golden Oriole and Green-winged Teal (Shetland Isles). |
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| Tuesday 23rd June 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, ten
Bee-eaters in East Sussex (early morning only), Franklin's Gull in Co
Derry, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire and Bonaparte's Gull in
Kent, whilst new Bee-eaters were logged in Lothian and Somerset.
The best of the rest included Surf Scoter (North Yorkshire), Marsh Warbler (Norfolk), Melodious Warbler (West Midlands), Purple Heron (Glamorgan), Temminck's Stint (Perth & Kinross), Red-backed Shrike (Orkney) and Red-necked Phalarope (Suffolk). |
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| Monday 22nd June 2015 | ||
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| Today's new discoveries included Franklin's Gull in Co Derry, a flock
of ten Bee-eaters in East Sussex and Black Kite in West Yorkshire,
whilst Terek Sandpiper and Hudsonian Whimbrel (West Sussex),
Greater Yellowlegs (Hampshire), Bonaparte's Gull (Kent), King
Eider (Shetland) and
Gull-billed Tern (Orkney) all lingered.
The best of the rest included Melodious Warbler (West Midlands), Purple Heron (Glamorgan), Golden Oriole (Shetland), Red-backed Shrike (Orkney), Ring-necked Duck (East Yorkshire), two American Wigeons, two Red-necked Phalaropes and three Marsh Warblers. |
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| Sunday 21st June 2015 | ||
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| Significant late news from yesterday concerned an Eyebrowed Thrush in
Shetland, which was seen in a garden at Symbister, Whalsay. Unfortunately there
were no confirmed sightings of the bird today.
A Terek Sandpiper was found at Church Norton, West Sussex, which spent all day within a few hundred yards of the long staying Hudsonian Whimbrel. Other discoveries included a Tawny Pipit at Seafrd Head, East Sussex, a Rustic Bunting at Sumburgh, Shetland and a Bee-eater at Dunwich Heath, Suffolk. Other lingering rarities included the Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, single Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and Western Isles (with five Bee-eaters also in the latter county) and a Subalpine Warbler in Orkney. There was no sign of the Cretzschmar's Bunting in Gwynedd, which therefore matched the first ever British record to the exact date (10th to 20th June), becoming the joint longest staying bird of the six British records. |
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| Saturday 20th June 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Gull-billed Tern in Birsay and a
Subalpine Warbler sp on North Ronaldsay, both Orkney, a Bonaparte's Gull
at Oare Marshes, Kent, a King Eider in Spey Bay, Moray and there are
now five Bee-eaters on Barra, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities included the Cretzschmar's Bunting in Gwynedd, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Great Reed Warbler in Shetland, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk and Bee-eater in Yorkshire. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, an Icterine Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, an American Wigeon, a Ring-necked Duck, two Purple Herons, four Marsh Warblers and four Red-necked Phalaropes. |
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| Friday 19th June 2015 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the (presumed) reappearance of the Cedar Waxwing
on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. First described by a non-birder on 2nd June,
it was rediscovered a few hundred yards away on Trench Lane late morning today,
where it was present on and off until 12.50pm, with no further sightings by the
evening.
New Bee-eaters found today included one west over Dowsby Fen, Lincolnshire and ten north over Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk (with three others lingering on Barra, Western Isles). Other lingering rarities included the Cretzschmar's Bunting in Gwynedd, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Great Reed Warbler in Shetland and White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk. Scarcity highlights involved singles of Melodious Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Woodchat Shrike, Rose-coloured Starling, Golden Oriole, Spotted Crake, American Wigeon and Purple Heron and two each of Red-backed Shrike and Icterine Warbler. |
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| Thursday 18th June 2015 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included the Cretzschmar's Bunting (Gwynedd), Squacco Heron
(Cleveland), Greater Yellowlegs (Hampshire), Hudsonian Whimbrel (West Sussex),
White-rumped Sandpiper (Norfolk), Black Kite (Kent) and Bee-eaters
(Isles of
Scilly [3] and Western Isles [3]).
The best of the rest included Melodious Warbler (West Midlands), Marsh Warbler (Norfolk), Ring-necked Duck (East Yorkshire), Purple Heron (Isles of Scilly), Rose-coloured Starling (Nottinghamshire), American Wigeon (Aberdeenshire) and Temminck's Stint (East Yorkshire). |
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| Wednesday 17th June 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Cretzschmar's Bunting
on Bardsey Island, Gwynedd. Elsewhere, lingering rarities included the Hudsonian Whimbrel
still in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, territorial
Little Bittern in Suffolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and
White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles. Briefly seen rarities today comprised a reported Eleonora's Falcon on St Mary's, Isles Scilly, Red-rumped Swallow in Norfolk, Black Kite in Kent, with Bee-eaters in Devon (2), County Durham, Norfolk (2), Northumberland (3), Isles of Scilly (3) and the Western Isles. Scarcities included the territorial Melodious Warbler (West Midlands), Purple Heron (Isles of Scilly), Ring-necked Duck (East Yorkshire), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall) and two Marsh Warblers (County Durham and Norfolk). |
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