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| Wednesday 22nd July 2015 | ||
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| The first Hudsonian Godwit for Ireland was discovered late afternoon
at Ballyconneely, County Galway.
Other new discoveries included a Paddyfield Warbler on Noss, Shetland and a Bee-eater at Sidestrand, Norfolk. Lingering rarities still present today included the Least Sandpiper in the Isles of Scilly, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, Little Bittern in South Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, Black Kite in Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. |
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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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| Tuesday 21st July 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries included a Black Kite in Suffolk and a pair of flyover Bee-eaters in Essex, whilst a Laughing Gull on Islay was reported for the first time today, having been present on the island for about a month. Lingering rarities comprised Least Sandpiper on Isles of Scilly, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Co Wexford, Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, King Eider in Highland and Lesser Scaup in Somerset.
The best of the rest included Golden Oriole in North Yorkshire, Purple Heron in Suffolk, Spotted Crake in Norfolk and Icterine Warbler on Shetland. |
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| Monday 20th July 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Least Sandpiper on Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshore, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire and Little Bittern in South Yorkshire. The best of the rest included Purple Heron (Suffolk), Temminck's Stints (Kent), Pectoral Sandpipers (Cambridgeshire and Orkney), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall) and Golden Oriole (North Yorkshire). | ||
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| Sunday 19th July 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a White-rumped Sandpiper at Tacumshin,
County Wexford and Bee-eaters at Hanging Houghton, Northamptonshire,
Sanday, Orkney and two over Portland, Dorset.
Lingering rarities included the Least Sandpiper in the Isles of Scilly, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, Little Bittern in South Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, King Eider in Highland at Lesser Scaup in Somerset. |
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| Saturday 18th July 2015 | ||
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| A Broad-billed Sandpiper spent a couple of hours on the pits at
Snettisham RSPB, Norfolk before flying to The Wash, whilst a Bee-eater
was on North Ronaldsay, Orkney.
Lingering rarities included the Least Sandpiper in the Isles of Scilly, Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, King Eider in Highland and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. |
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| Friday 17th July 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Least Sandpiper in the
Isles of Scilly, Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs
in Hampshire, Gull-billed Tern in Devon, Red-footed Falcon in
Staffordshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Lesser Scaup in
Somerset.
Scarcity highlights were a Spotted Crake, a Purple Heron, a Surf Scoter, an American Wigeon, a Temminck's Stint, a Sabine's Gull, a Long-tailed Skua, a Great Shearwater, two Cory's Shearwaters and five Pomarine Skuas. |
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| Thursday 16th July 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Least Sandpiper on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly. The earliest ever autumn record, only the third record for the islands, and
only the sixth ever to be recorded in July in Britain. Elsewhere, rarities comprised the Greater Yellowlegs still in Hampshire, Gull-billed Tern in Devon, Little Bittern in South Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, and a Bee-eater briefly in Dorset. Scarcities included Purple Heron and Golden Oriole (both Suffolk), Serin (East Yorkshire), Temminck's Stint (Lincolnshire), American Wigeon (Aberdeenshire), Cory's Shearwater (Isles of Scilly) and Great Shearwater (Cornwall). |
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| Wednesday 15th July 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a White-rumped Sandpiper in South Yorkshire at Hatfield Moors in the evening. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Hudsonian Whimbrel still in West Sussex,
Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Gull-billed Tern in Devon, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, and Black-winged Stilt in Kent. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Suffolk), Temminck's Stint (Leicestershire), Night Heron and Ring-billed Gull (both Cornwall). |
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| Tuesday 14th July 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Little Bittern in South Yorkshire at Old Moor. Elsewhere, lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the
Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Gull-billed Tern in Devon, Red-footed Falcon in Satffordshire,
Lesser Scaup in Somerset, and both Bonaparte's Gull and Black-winged Stilt
in Kent. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Suffolk), Temminck's Stint (Leicestershire), American Wigeon (Aberdeenshire), Sabine's Gull (Highland), Ring-billed Gull and three Great Shearwaters (Cornwall). |
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| Monday 13th July 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Gull-billed Tern in
Devon, where it showed all day. Elsewhere, the Hudsonian Whimbrel remained in West Sussex, as did the
Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire,
and Red-rumped Swallow on the Shetland Isles, whilst a Lesser Scaup was confirmed in Somerset at Blagdon Lake. Scarcities included Surf Scoter (Argyll), Temminck's Stint (Leicestershire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Dumfries and Galloway), and Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall). Seawatching revealed five Cory's Shearwaters off southwest England, with a total of 14 Great Shearwaters between Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and County Wexford. |
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