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| Tuesday 11th August 2015 | ||
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| Another great day for Black Storks, with a single still in Aberdeenshire, another in east Dorset - moving from Portland to West Bexington - and two in Lincolnshire: the lingering bird at Croft, and another moving between Covenham Reservoir and South Somercotes; the latter bird being the French-ringed bird previously noted in East Yorkshire at Spurn on 3rd-10th August. Other rarities comprised new White-rumped Sandpipers in both Norfolk at Titchwell, and Kent at Oare, the Paddyfield Warbler still on the Shetland Isles, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, two Bee-eaters at the nest in Cumbria, with another heard briefly in Staffordshire. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler (Cornwall and Dorset), Red-backed Shrike (Essex), Hoopoe (Kent and County Waterford), Purple Heron (two in Suffolk), Spotted Crake (East Yorkshire and Norfolk), Pectoral Sandpiper (Lincolnshire and Northumberland), Ring-billed Gull (Lancashire), Sabine's Gull (Greater Manchester), and Long-tailed Skua (County Kerry). |
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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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| Monday 10th August 2015 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised single Black Storks in both Aberdeenshire and East Yorkshire,
White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, and three Bee-eaters at the nest in Cumbria. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Western Isles), Red-backed Shrike (Essex), Purple Heron (Suffolk), Spotted Crake (Norfolk), Pectoral Sandpiper (East Yorkshire), and Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall, County Kerry and Lancashire). Seabird highlights were Long-tailed Skua (County Clare), four each of Sabine's Gull and Cory's Shearwater, seven Great Shearwaters and 84 Balearic Shearwaters. |
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| Sunday 9th August 2015 | ||
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| New rarities today comprised a White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk at Hickling
Broad this evening, with a Caspian Tern briefly in Norfolk at Holme this morning, and, in Suffolk, an
Aquatic Warbler on Orford Ness. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were single Black Storks in Aberdeenshire, Dorset and East Yorkshire, the Paddyfield Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, and two Bee-eaters at the nest in Cumbria. Seabird highlights were a Fea's Petrel and three Wilson's Petrels off County Cork, Sabine's Gulls in both Argyll and Greater Manchester, and a total of 11 Great Shearwaters. Other scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (East Yorkshire), Purple Heron (Suffolk), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall and Lancashire), and Pectoral Sandpiper (East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Northumberland). |
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| Saturday 8th August 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the way was a brief Black-headed Bunting in Cornwall at Nanjizal. Otherwise,
Black Storks remained in evidence, with one now in Dorset at Poole Harbour, and further lingering singles in Aberdeenshire, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Elsewhere rarities comprised
the Paddyfield Warbler still on the Shetland Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent,
Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, and at least two Bee-eaters at the nest in Cumbria. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Staffordshire), Purple Heron (Suffolk), Sabine's Gull (Greater Manchester), Pectoral Sandpiper (Cleveland and Lincolnshire), Ring-billed Gull (County Antrim, Cornwall and Lancashire), Great Shearwater (County Cork and Isles of Scilly), Long-tailed Skua (Norfolk and Scilly), and Leach's Petrel (County Cork). |
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| Friday 7th August 2015 | ||
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| Black Storks again stole the show, with a new bird in the Dungeness
area of Kent this morning and others remaining at Spurn (Yorks), Loch of
Strathbeg (Aberdeens) and Gibraltar Point (Lincs). The breeding Bee-eaters
were still in Cumbria, with others reported at Gibraltar Point and Spurn.
Other long staying rarities comprised the Paddyfield Warbler on Shetland, White-rumped Sandpiper in Yorkshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. The showy Sabine's Gull remained in Greater Manchester, with Ring-billed Gulls remaining in Lancashire and Cornwall. There was also an amazing flock of 440 Dunlin inland at Hollowell Reservoir in Northamptonshire. |
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| Thursday 6th August 2015 | ||
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| Two Black Storks showed today: in East Yorkshire at Spurn, and in Aberdeenshire at Loch of
Strathbeg. Both of these juveniles bear a white-ring and were ringed in the same nest in France near Bossus-les-Rumigny, Ardennes, on 3rd June. Other rarities today comprised the Paddyfield Warbler still on the Shetland Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, at least two Bee-eaters in Cumbria, a Red-rumped Swallow new in County Galway at High Island, and a flyby Whiskered Tern at Dungeness, Kent. Scarcities included Hoopoe (Somerset), Purple Heron (Suffolk), Sabine's Gull (Forth and Greater Manchester), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall and Lancashire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Northumberland and the Isles of Scilly), and Cory's Shearwater (County Cork and the Isles of Scilly). |
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| Wednesday 5th August 2015 | ||
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| Yet more Black Storks today with four different individuals confirmed late morning:
singles lingering in East Yorkshire at Spurn, in Lincolnshire at Gibraltar Point, and overflying
Cley, Norfolk, and both Wykeham Forest and Mickleby, North Yorkshire. Other rarities comprised the Paddyfield Warbler still on the Shetland Isles, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, two Bee-eaters in Cumbria, a brief Alpine Swift in Norfolk at Horsey, and flocks of four Bee-eaters briefly in both Kent and Suffolk. Seawatching records included a Fea's/Zino's Petrel passing Porthgwarra, Cornwall, two Cory's Shearwaters (County Cork), Great Shearwater (Cornwall (6) and County Waterford), Long-tailed Skua (County Cork and County Waterford), Sabine's Gull (East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire), and a total of 160 Balearic Shearwaters. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Glamorgan), Purple Heron (Suffolk), Sabine's Gull (Greater Manchester), Pectoral Sandpiper (Isles of Scilly), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall and Lancashire), and a total of 19 Great White Egrets. |
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| Tuesday 4th August 2015 | ||
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| Black Storks were again the highlight of the day with three seen: one lingered in East Yorkshire at Spurn, a mobile bird toured the Lincolnshire coast, and another flew over Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire. Other rarities comprised a new White-rumped Sandpiper in Cleveland at South Gare, Paddyfield Warbler still on the Shetland Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, at least two Bee-eaters in Cumbria, White-rumped Sandpiper and a brief Whiskered Tern in East Yorkshire. Scarcities included Sabine's Gull (Greater Manchester), Rose-coloured Starling (Glamorgan and the Shetland Isles), Pectoral Sandpiper (Kent and the Isles of Scilly), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall and Lancashire), Cory's Shearwater (Cornwall) and Great Shearwater (Cornwall and County Wexford). |
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| Monday 3rd August 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the presence of two Black Storks: one lingering in East Yorkshire at Spurn, the other migrating over Blacktoft Sands,
East Yorkshire, before being seen in Lincolnshire at both Alkborough and Tetney Lock. Elsewhere, the Paddyfield Warbler remained on the Shetland Isles, the Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, at least two Bee-eaters at the nest in Cumbria, Black Kite briefly in Suffolk, and the Little Bittern reported again in South Yorkshire. Seawatching was again headlined by at least one Fea's/Zino's Petrel making two passes at Galley Head, County Cork, with Cory's Shearwater and Great Shearwater there, Great Shearwater and Sabine's Gull off County Kerry. Scarcities included Kentish Plover (Dorset), Rose-coloured Starling (Glamorgan), Ring-billed Gull (Lancashire), and Pectoral Sandpiper (Isles of Scilly). |
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| Sunday 2nd August 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of day was a Black Stork in Northumberland at Haggerston: perhaps the same Black Stork that had been suspected in Suffolk at Wenhaston on 28th July, and seen in flight over Greatham, Cleveland yesterday.
All the other rarities discovered today were brief encounters: a Little Bittern
in Derbyshire, Black Kite in Essex, and single Bee-eaters in both Devon and Suffolk. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Paddyfield Warbler
on the Shetland Isles, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, and at least two
Bee-eaters at the nest in Cumbria. Seawatching brought the first Fea's/Zino's Petrels of the year, with at least two passing County Cork, being noted off Toe Head, Galley Head and Ballycotton. Other seabirds included Sabine's Gull (Isles of Scilly), Long-tailed Skua (County Cork), Cory's Shearwater (County Cork and County Wexford), and Great Shearwater (County Cork). The best of the rest comprised Rose-coloured Starling (Glamorgan), Serin and Purple Heron (Suffolk), Marsh Warbler (Hertfordshire), Glossy Ibis (East Yorkshire), Ring-billed Gull (Lancashire), and a total of 28 Great White Egrets. |
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