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| Thursday 6th April 2017 | ||
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| A male Blue Rock Thrush was discovered at Beachy Head, East Sussex mid
morning, where it remained near the Belle Tout Lighthouse until dusk. Analysis
of the photographs show it to be the same individual that wintered in
Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, which was last seen on Tuesday.
Other big news today concerned an Allen's Gallinule which was found dead on St Kilda, Western Isles on 26th March. Other new discoveries today were a Black Kite over Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk and a White-billed Diver off Papa Westray, Orkney. Lingering rarities included the Iberian Chiffchaffs in Shropshire and Kent, American Coot in the Western Isles, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire and Ferruginous Duck in Northumberland. |
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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 5th April 2017 | ||
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| Black Kites were seen over Coryton, Essex and Cleadon, County Durham
today.
Lingering rarities included the Little Bittern in the Isles of Scilly, single Iberian Chiffchaffs in Shropshire and Kent, American Coot in the Western Isles, Killdeer in Shetland, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, single White-billed Divers in the Western Isles, Moray and Aberdeenshire, Black Duck and King Eider in Highland and Ferruginous Duck in Northumberland. Scarcity highlights included two Purple Herons, two Woodchat Shrikes, two Richard's Pipits, two Yellow-browed Warblers and three Serins. |
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| Tuesday 4th April 2017 | ||
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| A Little Bittern arrived on St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) and
in Shropshire the Iberian Chiffchaff returned to Donnington
Wood, where it previously resided from 5th April-2nd May 2016. Lingering rarities included Pied-billed Grebe (Argyll), Iberian Chiffchaff (Kent), Ferruginous Duck (Northumberland), Killdeer (Shetland), White-billed Diver (Orkney), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset) and Long-billed Dowitcher (Co Wexford). The best of the rest included Purple Heron (Isles of Scilly), Woodchat Shrike (Cornwall) and three Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| Monday 3rd April 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries included an Iberian Chiffchaff in Co Cork
and a pair of Ferruginous Ducks in London, whilst another
Ferruginous Duck relocated from Co Durham to Northumberland. Lingering rarities included Northern Harrier and White-billed Diver (Orkney), Iberian Chiffchaff (Kent) and Lesser Yellowlegs and Hume's Warbler (Dorset). The best of the rest included Purple Heron (Isles of Scilly), Richard's Pipit (Kent), Spotted Crake (Cheshire), two Yellow-browed Warblers (Devon and Shropshire) and two Woodchat Shrikes (Cornwall). Significant late news related to a Slate-coloured Junco in Borders on Friday and Saturday. |
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| Sunday 2nd April 2017 | ||
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| Another Iberian Chiffchaff was discovered today, at the Dump Clump on
St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
Lingering rarities included the Northern Harrier in Orkney, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Iberian Chiffchaff in Kent, Black-winged Stilt in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Hume's Warbler in Dorset, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, single White-billed Divers in Moray and Orkney and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. Scarcity highlights included two Woodchat Shrikes, two Yellow-browed Warblers, three Ring-billed Gulls, three Glossy Ibises, a Todd's Canada Goose, two Surf Scoters, five Green-winged Teals and five Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Saturday 1st April 2017 | ||
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| New rarities today included an Iberian Chiffchaff at Seaton GPs, Kent
(present for its second day), an Alpine Swift over Bolt Head and
Thurlestone, Devon, a Black-winged Stilt at Titchfield Haven NNR,
Hampshire and a White-billed Diver off Port Nis, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities included the Northern Harrier and White-billed Diver in Orkney, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Black-winged Stilt in Essex, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Hume's Warbler in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, King Eider in Highland and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. Scarcity highlights included a Woodchat Shrike, a Bluethroat, a Hoopoe, two Yellow-browed Warblers and two Richard's Pipits. |
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| Friday 31st March 2017 | ||
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| New Red-rumped Swallows were found at Himley Hall in Staffordshire,
Spurn in Yorkshire and at Porth Hellick in the Isles of Scilly, where two were
present.
Lingering rarities included the Black-winged Stilt on the Isle of Wight, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, King Eider in Highland, single White-billed Divers in the Western Isles and Moray and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, three Yellow-browed Warblers and a Pomarine Skua. |
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| Thursday 30th March 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries included an Alpine Swift in Cleveland/Co
Durham, Red-rumped Swallow in Gwent, Iberian Chiffchaff
in Isles of Scilly, Black-winged Stilts in Essex (2)
and Isle of Wight and King Eider in Highland. Lingering
rarities comprised Ferruginous Duck (Northumberland),
Lesser Yellowlegs and Hume's Warbler (Dorset),
Hudsonian Whimbrel (Cornwall) and seven White-billed Divers
(Aberdeenshire [4] and Moray [3]). The best of the rest included Hoopoes (Cornwall and Pembrokeshire) and Rose-coloured Starling (Norfolk). |
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| Wednesday 29th March 2017 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included a Black-winged Stilt in East
Sussex, Ferruginous Duck in Northumberland, Bonaparte's
Gulls in Co Kerry and Devon, King Eider in Co Sligo,
Black Duck in Highland, Richardson's Cackling Goose
in Argyll, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk and White-billed
Diver in Western Isles. The best of the rest included Bluethroat (Lincolnshire), Little Bunting (East Yorkshire), two Hoopoes (Cornwall), two Richard's Pipits (Dorset) and two Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| Tuesday 28th March 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll at Loch
Feorlin where it was previously been present on 30th May-6th June 2014 and again between 6th May-5th August 2016. Elsewhere, a Richardson's Cackling Goose was found in County Mayo on The Mullet, whilst lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Killdeer on the Shetland Isles, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Red-flanked Bluetail in Norfolk, Hume's Warbler and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, and single Bonaparte's Gulls in both Devon and County Kerry. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Lincolnshire), Richard's Pipit (Dorset), Glossy Ibis (Leicestershire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Cornwall), two each of both American Wigeon and Surf Scoter, three Green-winged Teals, four of both Ring-billed Gull and Lapland Bunting, 13 Great Grey Shrikes, 15 Shorelarks, and a total of 47 Cattle Egrets. |
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