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| Sunday 23rd August 2015 | ||
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| Classic east coast fall conditions produced just that this evening, with good
numbers of common and scarce migrants arriving. Rarities were hard to come by,
however, with just a Greenish Warbler at Boarhills, Fife being involved.
Other new rarities discovered today included a Fea's or Zino's Petrel
past Kilcummin Head, County Mayo, a Gull-billed Tern past St Mary's
Island, Northumberland, a Pallid Harrier at Loch of Spiggie, Shetland, a
Lesser Yellowlegs at Conder Green, Lancashire, a Bonaparte's Gull
at Teignmouth, Devon and a Subalpine Warbler species on The Garrison,
Isles of Scilly.
Lingering rarities included the Booted Warbler in Norfolk, Western Bonelli's Warbler in the Isles of Scilly, single Black Storks in Aberdeenshire and West Sussex, Spotted Sandpiper in Wiltshire, White-rumped Sandpiper and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Red-footed Falcon in Lincolnshire, three Bee-eaters in Cumbria and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcity totals included 19 Wrynecks, 19 Icterine Warblers, seven Barred Warblers, a Marsh Warbler, a Common Rosefinch, five Red-backed Shrikes, an Ortolan Bunting, six Pectoral Sandpipers, three Red-necked Phalaropes, a Spotted Crake, a Night Heron, a White-winged Black Tern and 26 Dotterel. Seabirds included two Leach's Petrels, a Grey Phalarope, five Great Shearwaters, two Cory's Shearwaters, ten Long-tailed Skuas and seven Pomarine Skuas. As well as very large numbers of Pied Flycatchers (the largest reported gatherings included 75 at Spurn, 52 at Flamborough Head, 45 on Blakeney Point, 40 on Isle of May and 30 at Burnham Overy Dunes), today saw a large movement of Wood Sandpipers with at least 192 reported (including 34 at Black Hole Marsh, Devon and 22 at Pennington Marshes, Hampshire). |
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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 22nd August 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Booted Warbler in Norfolk at Salthouse,
whilst other Booted Warblers wre confirmed as still present on both the Orkney and Shetland Isles. Also, three
Bonelli's Warblers were found; in Cornwall at Bass Point, the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's, and in Dorset at Portland Bill, with the last bird heard to call and confirmed as
Western. Associated scarce migrants included two Grey-headed Wagtails, four
Icterine Warblers, eight each of both Barred Warbler and Red-backed
Shrike, and a total of 10 Wrynecks. other rarities today comprised the returning Forster's Tern in County Louth at Dundalk, single Black Storks in Aberdeenshire, East Sussex and East Yorkshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Wiltshire, Red-footed Falcon in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, and two Bee-eaters at the nest in Cumbria. Brief encounters inclued a Citrine Wagtail in Cumbria, Alpine Swift in Suffolk, and a Black Kite in Nottinghamshire. |
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| Friday 21st August 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Booted Warbler on North Ronaldsay,
Orkney and a Bonelli's Warbler species on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Booted Warbler on Fair Isle, Shetland, Spotted Sandpiper at Coate Water Country Park, Wiltshire, Red-footed Falcon at Willow Tree Fen LWT, Lincolnshire and two adult Bee-eaters still at the nesting site at Lower Gelt, Cumbria. Scarcity highlights were five Barred Warblers, six Icterine Warblers, seven Red-backed Shrikes, 10 Wrynecks, a Rose-coloured Starling, an American Golden Plover, a Temminck's Stint, three Pectoral Sandpipers and a Spotted Crake. Sea watching and pelagics produced 64 Great Shearwaters, 19 Cory's Shearwaters, two Long-tailed Skuas, two Pomarine Skuas and two Sabine's Gulls. |
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| Thursday 20th August 2015 | ||
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| Rarity sightings included Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire,
Greenish Warbler on Shetland, Arctic Warbler in Aberdeenshire,
Spotted Sandpiper
in Wiltshire, Red-footed Falcon in Lincolnshire, Black Stork in Aberdeenshire,
White-rumped Sandpipers in Kent and Co Dublin, Bee-eaters in Cumbria (2) and
Flintshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset and two Wilson's Petrels
off Isles of
Scilly. The best of the rest included Night Heron (West Yorkshire), Dotterel (Northumberland), Sabine's Gull (Shetland), Spotted Crake (East Yorkshire), American Golden Plover (Orkney), two Pectoral Sandpipers, two Melodious Warblers, four Barred Warblers, four Temminck's Stints (Kent), seven Red-backed Shrikes, ten Icterine Warblers and 13 Wrynecks. |
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| Wednesday 19th August 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries comprised Booted Warbler and Thrush
Nightingale on Shetland,
Arctic Warbler in Aberdeenshire, Greenish Warblers
in Orkney and Shetland [2] and Citrine Wagtail on Isles of
Scilly, whilst Black Storks (Aberdeenshire and East Sussex),
Red-footed Falcon (Lincolnshire), Bonaparte's Gull and
White-rumped Sandpiper (Kent), Bee-eaters
(Cumbria) and Spotted Sandpiper (Wiltshire) all lingered. A scattering of scarce migrants, mainly on the east coast, included Temminck's Stint (North Yorkshire), Spotted Crake (East Yorkshire), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Fife), Common Rosefinch (Orkney), American Golden Plover (Co Donegal), Woodchat Shrike (Isles of Scilly), two Grey-headed Wagtails, two Dotterel, three Pectoral Sandpipers, five Red-backed Shrikes, ten Barred Warblers, 11 Icterine Warblers and at least 25 Wrynecks. |
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| Tuesday 18th August 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of the first Fan-tailed Warbler
for Sussex, and the first in Britain since 2010. Present for just a few minutes
at Climping mid evening, there was no further sign of the bird by dusk.
Lingering rarities still present today included the Black Storks in Sussex and Aberdeenshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Wiltshire, Red-footed Falcon in Lincolnshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Kent, Bee-eater in Cumbria and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcity highlights included a Red-backed Shrike, a Spotted Crake, a Night Heron, a Ring-billed Gull, a Honey Buzzard, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, an American Golden Plover, two Pectoral Sandpipers, two Icterine Warblers, two Barred Warblers, two Wrynecks, three Montagu's Harriers, three Long-tailed Skuas and five Pomarine Skuas. |
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| Monday 17th August 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Western Bonelli's Warbler in Cornwall at Porthgwarra, with a
Black Stork overflying Wadebridge, Cornwall. Other Black Storks comprised lingering juveniles
still in Aberdeenshire, East Sussex and East Yorkshire. Other rarities today were the Spotted Sandpiper still in Wiltshire, with another briefly in Devon at Bishopsteignton, Red-footed Falcon in Liolnshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in both East Yorkshire and Kent, and three Bee-eaters still at the nest in Cumbria. Scarcities included Icterine Warbler (Norfolk), Barred Warbler (East Yorkshire), Red-backed Shrike (Essex and East Sussex), Ortolan Bunting and Wryneck (together in Cornwall), White-winged Black Tern (Kent), Night Heron (Lincolnshire), Purple Heron (Suffolk), Spotted Crake (East Yorkshire), and Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall). Seabirds included 12 Great Shearwaters (Isles of Scilly), Cory's Shearwater (County Mayo), and Long-tailed Skua (East Yorkshire). |
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| Sunday 16th August 2015 | ||
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| Today's headline discoveries included a Fea's Petrel seen from a pelagic off the Isles of Scilly and a Spotted Sandpiper in Wiltshire (which was present for its second day). Elsewhere rarities comprised Wilson's Petrels off Co Cork (2) and Isles of Scilly, Black Stork in Aberdeenshire, Bee-eaters in Cumbria, White-rumped Sandpipers in Kent and Aberdeenshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Red-footed Falcon in Lincolnshire, Aquatic Warbler and Paddyfield Warbler in Shetland and Thrush Nightingale in Northumberland.
The best of the rest included Sabine's Gull (Greater Manchester), Pectoral Sandpiper (Co Meath), Spotted Crake (East Yorkshire), Surf Scoter (Angus), White-winged Black Tern (Devon), two Red-backed Shrikes, two Icterine Warblers, two Purple Herons, two Rose-coloured Starlings, three Wrynecks and four Barred Warblers. |
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| Saturday 15th August 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries included Baird's Sandpiper (Devon), two Greenish Warblers (Northumberland), Aquatic Warbler (Shetland), White-rumped Sandpiper (Aberdeenshire), Wilson's Petrels (Co Cork [2] and Isles of Scilly), Bee-eater (Ayrshire) and Thrush Nightingale (Northumberland). A Black Stork and Red-footed Falcon (Lincolnshire), Paddyfield Warbler (Shetland), White-rumped Sandpipers (East Yorkshire and Western Isles) and Bonaparte's Gull (Kent) all lingered.
The best of the rest included White-winged Black Tern (Devon), Rose-coloured Starling (Highland), Bluethroat (Somersert), American Golden Plover (Orkney), White Stork, Purple Heron and Serin (Suffolk), Cattle Egret (Kent), Spotted Crake (East Yorkshire), two Icterine Warblers, two Pectoral Sandpipers, four Red-backed Shrikes and five Wrynecks. |
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| Friday 14th August 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of day was an arrival of drift migrants, with a Greenish Warbler in North Yorkshire at Filey, three
Wrynecks (East Sussex, Essex and Northumberland), four Barred Warblers (Lincolnshire, East Yorkshire (2) and Northumberland), five
Icterine Warblers (East Yorkshire (2) and Norfolk (3), and a scattering
of Pied Flycatchers, Redstarts and Whinchats. Associated weather-induced movements included 16
Little Terns inland, and totals of 117 Black Terns, and 44 Wood
Sandpipers. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Paddyfield Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Black Stork in Aberdeenshire, Red-footed Falcon in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull and White-rumped Sandpiper together in Kent, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, and two Bee-eaters at the nest in Cumbria. Otherwise, scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Devon), American Golden Plover (Orkney Isles), Red-backed Shrike (Essex), Spotted Crake (East Yorkshire), Sabine's Gull (County Clare and Greater Manchester), Cory's Shearwater (Cornwall and East Yorkshire), Long-tailed Skua (County Clare), Pectoral Sandpiper (County Durham, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall, County Derry and Lancashire). |
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