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| The highlight of the day was the long-awaited first Greater Sand Plover for Ireland, at Tacumshin, County Wexford, although it soon departed to the northeast. Elsewhere, rarities today were both the Dalmatian Pelican and Hudsonian Whimbrel still in Cornwall, a territorial Little Bittern in Somerset, and the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcities included American Golden Plover and Cattle Egret (together in County Wexford), Common Rosefinch (London), Sabine's Gull (Derbyshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Lincolnshire), White Stork (Oxfordshire), and Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire and Lothian). |
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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 19th July 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the American White Winged Scoter still in Aberdeenshire,
Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, and territorial Little Bitterns still in
both Somerset and South Yorkshire. Scarcities included Sabine's Gull (Derbyshire), Cory's Shearwater (Isles of Scilly), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), Cattle Egret (County Wexford), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire and Lothian), and Red-necked Phalarope (four together on the Orkney Isles). |
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| Monday 18th July 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included American White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in Northumberland and Kent, and at least one Little Bittern in Somerset, whilst a Sabine's Gull in Derbyshire, White Storks in Worcestershire and South Yorkshire and Pectoral Sandpiper in Lincolnshire were also recorded. | ||
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| Sunday 17th July 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the American White-winged Scoter still in Aberdeenshire, the territorial
Little Bittern in Somerset, and the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcities included two Serins in Dorset, Sabine's Gull (Derbyshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Pectoral Sandpiper (Lincolnshire), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), White Stork (Worcestershire), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), and three Cattle Egrets. Seabirds included three Wilson's Petrels, a Great Shearwater and a Long-tailed Skua at sea off County Cork. |
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| Saturday 16th July 2016 | ||
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| A Terek Sandpiper in Co Dublin and flyover Black
Stork in Hampshire were today's headline new rarities, whilst the
American White-winged Scoter (Aberdenshire), Hudsonian
Whimbrel and Dalmatian Pelican (Cornwall),
White-billed Diver (Moray), Little Bittern (Somerset)
and Bonaparte's Gull (Kent) all lingered. The best of the rest included Woodchat Shrike (Essex), Pectoral Sandpiper (Lincolnshire) and Sabine's Gull (Derbyshire). |
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| Friday 15th July 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised a territorial Little Bittern still in Somerset at Ham Wall,
White-billed Diver in Moray at Findhorn, and single Bonaparte's Gulls in both Kent and Northumberland. Scarcities included Sabine's Gull (Derbyshire), Hoopoe (Dorset), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), and Glossy Ibis (South Yorkshire). |
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| Thursday 14th July 2016 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Black Stork in West Sussex (over
Knepp Castle Estate and at Pulborough Brooks RSPB), and a Bee-eater over
Wrentham, Suffolk.
Lingering rarities included the American White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, single Little Bitterns in Somerset and South Yorkshire, White-billed Diver in Moray, single Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and Northumberland and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. Scarcity highlights included a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Temminck's Stint, a Sabine's Gull, a Great Shearwater, two Cory's Shearwaters and four Glossy Ibises. |
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| Wednesday 13th July 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Hudsonian Whimbrel and
Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, Collared Pratincole and Little
Bittern in Somerset, Little Bittern in South Yorkshire,
White-billed Diver in Moray, single Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and
Northumberland and two Wilson's Petrels off County Galway.
Scarcities included a Sabine's Gull in Derbyshire, a Pectoral Sandpiper and a White Stork in Yorkshire, a Cory's Shearwater off Scilly, a Temminck's Stint in Northumberland and three Glossy Ibises. |
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| Tuesday 12th July 2016 | ||
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| The best new discovery was a Spotted Sandpiper on Skokholm
(Pembrokeshire), whilst American White-winged Scoter
(Aberdeenshire), Hudsonian Whimbrel (Cornwall),
White-billed Diver (Moray), Bonaparte's Gull
(Northumberland), Little Bitterns (South Yorkshire and
Somerset) and Collared Pratincole (Somerset) all lingered. The best of the rest included Common Rosefinch (London), White-winged Black Tern (South Yorkshire), Temminck's Stint (Northumberland), Cattle Egret (Kent), Green-winged Teal (Cheshire) and inland Roseate Tern in Leicestershire.< |
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| Monday 11th July 2016 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included a Collared Pratincole and three
Little Bitterns in Somerset, American White-winged
Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Iberian Chiffchaff
in Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in
Northumberland, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall,
White-billed Diver in Moray, Bee-eater in East
Yorkshire and Dalmatian Pelican in Devon. The best of the rest included White-winged Black Tern in South Yorkshire, Temminck's Stint and Red-necked Phalarope in Northumberland, Common Rosefinch in Argyll and four Glossy Ibises. |
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