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| Thursday 30th June 2016 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included Great Knot in Norfolk,
American White-winged Scoter and King Eider in
Aberdeenshire, Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall,
Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland,
Baltic Gull in Leicestershire and a reappearance of the
Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall. The best of the rest included three Glossy Ibises, three Surf Scoters, Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Marsh Warbler (Shetland), American Wigeon (Aberdeenshire) and Red-backed Shrike (Kent). |
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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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| Wednesday 29th June 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Great Knot and Caspian
Tern in Norfolk, American White-winged Scoter and
King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Little Bittern in
South Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland and
Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, whilst a Bee-eater was
heard over Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk. The best of the rest included Serin (Suffolk), Glossy Ibis (Norfolk), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland) and American Wigeon (Aberdeenshire). |
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| Tuesday 28th June 2016 | ||
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| Headline rarities comprised the Great Knot and
Caspian Tern in Norfolk, American White-winged Scoter
in Aberdeenshire, Little Bittern in South Yorkshire and
Ferruginous Duck in Co Durham. The best of the rest included Red-backed Shrike in Kent, Glossy Ibis in Suffolk, American Wigeon in Aberdeenshire, Red-necked Phalarope in Northumberland and Cattle Egret in Cambridgeshire. |
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| Monday 27th June 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both the American White-winged Scoter and the
King Eider still in Aberdeenshire, Great Knot and Caspian Tern remain in Norfolk,
Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, and Iberian Chiffchaff on the Isles of Scilly, where the first
Wilson's Petrel of the summer was recorded from a pelagic. Scarcities included Red-backed Shrike (Kent), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), and Cattle Egret (Dorset and County Wexford). |
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| Sunday 26th June 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both the American White-winged Scoter and King Eider
still in Aberdeenshire, Great Knot and Caspian Tern in Norfolk,
Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, territorial Little Bittern in South Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull
in Northumberland, and the King Eider in Lothian, whilst on the Shetland Isles an Alpine Swift was discovered at Point of Fethaland, Mainland. Scarcities included Bluethroat, Serin and Glossy Ibis (all Suffolk), Golden Oriole (Surrey), Marsh Warbler (Shetland Isles), Red-backed Shrike (Kent), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Cattle Egret (County Wexford), and Ring-billed Gull (County Fermanagh). |
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| Saturday 25th June 2016 | ||
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| An adult drake American White-winged Scoter (form deglandi) was
discovered at Blackdog, Aberdeenshire late afternoon. This is the same site
which hosted Britain's only record confirmed to be of this form, the
first-summer drake in summer 2011.
Lingering rarities included the Great Knot and Caspian Tern in Norfolk, Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, Gull-billed Tern in Forth, Little Bittern in Yorkshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Marsh Warbler, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Surf Scoter, a Cattle Egret, a White Stork, two Honey Buzzards and five Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 24th June 2016 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Bee-eater over Portland, Dorset and a
Black Kite at Dungeness, Kent.
Lingering rarities included the Great Knot and Caspian Tern in Norfolk, Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, Little Bittern in Yorkshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland. Scarcity highlights included a Marsh Warbler, a Honey Buzzard, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Surf Scoter, two Glossy Ibises, two Cattle Egrets, two Glaucous Gulls and two White Storks. |
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| Thursday 23rd June 2016 | ||
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| Headline rarities comprised the Great Knot and
Savi's Warbler in Norfolk, Little Bittern in South
Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Nortumberland, Caspian
Tern in Lincolnshire and Dalmatian Pelican in
Cornwall. The best of the rest included Woodchat Shrike (Borders), Marsh Warbler (Shetland), Cattle Egret (Kent), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland) and three Glossy Ibises (Somerset [2] and Suffolk). |
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| Wednesday 22nd June 2016 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Broad-billed Sandpiper at Gronant,
Flintshire, a Savi's Warbler at Burnham Overy, Norfolk and three
Bee-eaters at Derriton, Devon.
Lingering rarities included just the Great Knot in Norfolk, Gull-billed Tern in Forth and King Eider in Lothian. Scarcities were singles of Woodchat Shrike, Marsh Warbler, Red-necked Phalarope, American Golden Plover, Glossy Ibis, Honey Buzzard, Ring-billed Gull, Iceland Gull, White Stork and three Cattle Egrets. |
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| Tuesday 21st June 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Great Knot still in Norfolk, where the Caspian Tern was reported briefly, the
Broad-billed Sandpiper still in Gwent, Gull-billed Tern in Forth,
King Eider in Lothian, Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, and two Bee-eaters
briefly in Devon. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Borders), Serin (West Sussex), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Ring-necked Duck (Orkney Isles), three Cattle Egrets and four Glossy Ibises. Significant late news concerned a Blyth's Reed Warbler on 17th June in West Sussex at Rye Harbour, and in Somerset the recent presence of at least one territorial male Little Bittern at Ham Wall. |
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