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| Wednesday 17th August 2016 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Royal Tern in County Mayo at Roonagh Lough, albeit early morning only before it flew out to sea and did not return. Elsewhere in Ireland the
Solitary Sandpiper and Least Sandpiper remained together in County Clare, as did the
Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork. The continued high pressure and easterly winds brought both Western Bonelli's Warbler and Citrine Wagtail to Bardsey, Gwynedd, Greenish Warbler and Barred Warbler to East Yorkshire, two each of both Ortolan Bunting and Wryneck, and five Icterine Warblers. Other rarities comprised both the Dalmatian Pelican and Hudsonian Whimbrel still in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpipers in both Argyll and Lothian, and White-rumped Sandpipers in Aberdeenshire and Norfolk. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Warwickshire), Temminck's Stint (Cleveland), Cattle Egret (Merseyside), Pectoral Sandpiper and Spotted Crake (both East Yorkshire), and five Glossy Ibises. |
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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 16th August 2016 | ||
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| An adult Royal Tern was discovered at Roonagh Lough, County Mayo late
afternoon, where it was still present late evening. Other new discoveries today
included an Aquatic Warbler at Pagham Harbour, Sussex, single Greenish
Warblers at Winterton, Norfolk, Gibraltar Point NNR, Lincolnshire and
Flamborough, Yorkshire, a Bee-eater at Walberswick, Suffolk and a
Wilson's Petrel off County Kerry.
Lingering rarities included the Solitary Sandpiper and Least Sandpiper in County Clare, American White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Hudsonian Whimbrel and Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, single Spotted Sandpipers in Lothian and Argyll, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork and White-rumped Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire. |
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| Monday 15th August 2016 | ||
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| A Solitary Sandpiper was discovered at Cloghaun Lough, County Clare,
where a Least Sandpiper was also present for its second day. Other
Nearctic waders discovered today included a Spotted Sandpiper at Dunbar,
Lothian and a Lesser Yellowlegs at Ring Marsh, County Wexford.
A Ferruginous Duck was at the Cotswold Water Park, Wiltshire and a Black Kite was near Waterville, County Kerry. Lingering rarities included the Swinhoe's Petrel on Fair Isle, Shetland, Hudsonian Whimbrel and Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, White-rumped Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Sunday 14th August 2016 | ||
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| A Swinhoe's Petrel was re-trapped on Fair Isle, Shetland in the early
hours of the morning. It was first ringed on 27th July 2013, and was the first
of two birds to grace the island that summer, the second of which returned
multiple times that year and again in 2014.
New discoveries in daylight hours today included a Lesser Yellowlegs at Ring Marsh, County Wexford, a Spotted Sandpiper on Tiree, Argyll and a White-billed Diver off Blackdog, Aberdeenshire. Lingering rarities included the Hudsonian Whimbrel and Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, single Spotted Sandpipers in Devon and Northumberland, White-rumped Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire and two Wilson's Petrels off County Cork. |
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| Saturday 13th August 2016 | ||
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| In Hampshire an Aquatic Warbler was trapped and ringed at
Titchfield Haven NNR, whilst in Suffolk another was reported in Lowestoft
briefly early afternoon, but it could not be found later. In Co Wexford a
Least Sandpiper was at Tacumshin. Lingering rarities included American
White-winged Scoter and White-rumped Sandpiper (Aberdeenshire),
Lesser Yellowlegs (Co Dublin), Dalmatian Pelican and
Hudsonian Whimbrel (Cornwall), Bonaparte's Gull (Kent)
and Spotted Sandpipers (Northumberland and Devon), whilst a couple of
Wilson's Petrels were logged from a Co Cork pelagic and a
pratincole species made a brief appearance at West Canvey Marsh
RSPB (Essex). The best of the rest included Night Heron (Warwickshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Norfolk), Purple Heron (Oxfordshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Norfolk) and Cattle Egret (Merseyside). |
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| Friday 12th August 2016 | ||
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| A Wilson's Petrel flew past Gwennap Head, Cornwall late morning, with
another seen from a Scilly pelagic this evening.
Lingering rarities included the Hudsonian Whimbrel and Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcity highlights included an American Golden Plover, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Temminck's Stint, a Purple Heron, a Pomarine Skua, two Great Shearwaters and six Glossy Ibises. |
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| Thursday 11th August 2016 | ||
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| A Lesser Yellowlegs was discovered on Broadmeadows Estuary at Swords,
County Dublin this evening.
Lingering rarities included the American White-winged Scoter and White-rumped Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall and Spotted Sandpiper in Devon. Scarcity highlights included a Great Shearwater, a Long-tailed Skua, a Purple Heron, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Surf Scoter, two Pectoral Sandpipers, two Honey Buzzards, two Glossy Ibises and two Cattle Egrets. |
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| Wednesday 10th August 2016 | ||
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| American waders today comprised the Hudsonian Whimbrel still in Cornwall,
Semipalmated Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon,
White-rumped Sandpipers in both Aberdeenshire and County Antrim, and a Pectoral Sandpiper in Cambridgeshire. Otherwise, scarcities included Purple Heron (Oxfordshire), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), Montagu's Harrier (East Yorkshire), Cattle Egret (Merseyside), Long-tailed Skua (County Durham), two Great Shearwaters, and three each of both Red-necked Phalarope and Glossy Ibis. |
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| Tuesday 9th August 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Dalmatian Pelican and Hudsonian Whimbrel
in Cornwall, Squacco Heron in Licolnshire, Black Duck in Highland,
Semipalmated Sandpipers in both County Kerry and Pembrokeshire, Spotted Sandpiper
in Devon, White-rumped Sandpiper in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in both Kent and Northamptonshire. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Oxfordshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Norfolk), Temminck's Stint (Derbyshire), White Stork (Dorset) and Cattle Egret (Merseyside), two Pectoral Sandpipers and four Glossy Ibises. Seabirds today included Cory's Shearwater (Ceredigion), Great Shearwater (Cornwall and East Yorkshire), Long-tailed Skua and Grey Phalarope (both East Yorkshire). |
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| Monday 8th August 2016 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an adult Spotted Sandpiper at South
Efford Marsh, Devon, and the Forster's Tern reappeared at Soldier's
Point, County Louth.
Lingering rarities included the Hudsonian Whimbrel and Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset, White-rumped Sandpiper in Lincolnshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcity highlights included a Purple Heron, a Cattle Egret, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Honey Buzzard, a White Stork and six Glossy Ibises. Seawatching produced 19 Cory's Shearwaters, 19 Great Shearwaters and seven Pomarine Skuas. |
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