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| Rarities today comprised the Paddyfield Warbler still on the Shetland Isles,
Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire,
Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, and
Lesser Scaup still in Somerset, whilst brief encounters included a Caspian Tern
reported passing East Yorkshire, and a Black Kite in Suffolk. The best of the scarcities were Rose-coloured Starling (Western Isles), Red-backed Shrike (Hampshire and Oxfordshire), Temminck's Stint (Gwent), Pectoral Sandpiper (County Wexford), and Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall and County Donegal). Seawatching highlights were two each of both Cory's and Great Shearwater off Cornwall, and a Long-tailed Skua passing County Waterford. |
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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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| Saturday 25th July 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Hudsonian Whimbrel
in West Sussex, Paddyfield Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, and Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire. Scarcities included Serin (Cheshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Glamorgan), Red-backed Shrike (Oxfordshire and Hampshire), Night Heron (Northamptonshire), Ring-billed Gull and Great Shearwater (both Cornwall), and Pectoral Sandpipers (Devon, County Donegal and Hertfordshire). |
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| Friday 24th July 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Paddyfield Warbler on the Shetland Isles,
Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire,
Least Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk,
White-rumped Sandpipers in East Yorkshire and on the Orkney Isles, Bonaparte's Gull
in Kent, and Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire. Scarcities included Serin (East Yorkshire), Night Heron (Northamptonshire and South Yorkshire), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), and Pectoral Sandpiper (Devon (2) and County Wexford). |
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| Thursday 23rd July 2015 | ||
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| A Greenish Warbler was found on Skomer, Pembrokeshire today, whilst
Bee-eaters were over Seven Sisters Country Park, East Sussex, Aylestone
Meadows, Leicestershire and two at Covehithe, Suffolk.
Lingering rarities included the Least Sandpiper in the Isles of Scilly, Paddyfield Warbler in Shetland, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcity highlights involved a Serin, at least one Golden Oriole, three Night Herons, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Ring-billed Gull, an Iceland Gull, a Honey Buzzard, a Great Shearwater and two Cory's Shearwaters. |
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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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| 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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