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| Monday 24th April 2017 | ||
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| Mediterranean rarities dominated with a Little Bittern still on the Isles of Scilly,
Western Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Black Kite in Norfolk, territorial
Savi's Warblers in both Norfolk and Suffolk, a Red-rumped Swallow moving from North Yorkshire to East Yorkshire, and
Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire (2), Gloucestershire (3), Isles of Scilly (2) and West Sussex (2). Associated scarcities were Ortolan Bunting (Suffolk), Hoopoe (Derbyshire), Kentish Plover (Dorset), Short-toed Lark and Golden Oriole (both on the Isles of Scilly), two each of Night Heron, Serin and Glossy Ibis, and a total of 39 Cattle Egrets. Other rarities comprised the Pied-billed Grebe still in Argyll, Black Duck in Highland, Long-billed Dowitcher on the Orkney Isles, two White-billed Divers together in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and single Bonaparte's Gulls in Essex, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. |
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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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| Sunday 23rd April 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a migrating adult male Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire at
Grimston early morning, with other discoveries including a Black Kite in County Cork at Midleton, an
Alpine Swift in County Wexford at Tacumshin, two Black-winged Stilts on the Isles of Scilly, and in Cornwall a Subalpine Warbler sp at Land's End and a
Red-rumped Swallow at Nanjizal. A Bonaparte's Gull in Aberdeenshire at Loch of Strathbeg was the fourth of
that species seen during the day, with lingering birds still in Essex, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. Other lingering rarities comprised the Squacco Heron still in County Kerry, Little Bittern on the Isles of Scilly, Two-barred Crossbill in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Kent, Red-footed Falcon and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Subalpine Warbler sp in Dorset, territorial Savi's Warblers in both Norfolk and Suffolk, White-billed Diver and Lesser Scaup on the Orkney Isles, Ross's Goose in Lothian, and Black-winged Stilts in Essex (2), Gloucestershire (3) and Northamptonshire (2). Scarcities included Short-toed Lark, Golden Oriole and Hoopoe (all on the Isles of Scilly), Kentish Plover (Dorset), Night Heron (Shropshire), Spotted Crake (West Sussex), Dotterel (Kent), two each of Purple Heron, Richard's Pipit and Wryneck, and a total of 44 Cattle Egrets. |
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| Saturday 22nd April 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries included a brief Tawny Pipit (Hampshire),
Red-footed Falcon (Cornwall), Red-rumped Swallow and
Subalpine Warbler (Dorset),
Little Bittern (Isles of Scilly), Bonaparte's Gull
(Essex), Lesser Yellowlegs (Kent), White-billed Diver
(Moray) and Little Bittern (Isles of Scilly). Lingering rarities included Squacco Heron (Co Kerry), Long-billed Dowitchers (Co Wexford and Orkney), Alpine Swift (Co Wicklow), Bonaparte's Gulls (Hampshire and Oxfordshire), trios of Black-winged Stilts in Essex and Gloucestershire, King Eider (Highland), Savi's Warblers (Norfolk and Suffolk) and White-billed Diver (Orkney). The best of the rest included at Wryneck (Suffolk), Night Heron (Shropshire), Serin (Dorset), Kentish Plover (Dorset), at least one Purple Heron, two White-tailed Eagles and up to three Hoopoes. |
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| Friday 21st April 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries included a Subalpine Warbler in Co Wexford,
Red-rumped Swallow on Isles of Scilly, two flyover Bee-eaters
in London and a report of a Black Kite in Conwy. Lingering rarities included Savi's Warblers in Norfolk and Suffolk, Two-barred Crossbill in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gulls in Hampshire and Oxfordshire, White-billed Diver in Orkney, Long-billed Dowitchers in Orkney and Co Wexford, Black Duck in Highland, Black-winged Stilts in Gloucestershire (3) and Essex (2), Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Alpine Swift in Co Wicklow, Squacco Heron in Co Kerry and Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll. The best of the rest included Hoopoes (West Sussex and Scilly), Purple Heron (Scilly), Wryneck (South Yorkshire), White-tailed Eagle (Norfolk), Kentish Plover (Hampshire), Night Heron (Devon), two Serins (Dorset) and Little Bunting (Cornwall). |
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| Thursday 20th April 2017 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included Two-barred Crossbill in Somerset,
Savi's Warblers in Norfolk and Suffolk, Bonaparte's
Gulls in Hampshire and Oxfordshire, Black Duck in
Highland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Orkney, Alpine Swift
in Co Wicklow, Squacco Heron in Co Kerry, Bee-eater
on Isles of Scilly, Subalpine Warbler in Pembrokeshire and
Black Kite in London. Eleven Black-winged Stilts
were also logged (five in Gloucestershire, three on the Northamptonshire/
Leicestershire border, two in Buckinghamshire and a lone bird in Suffolk).
The best of the rest included Purple Heron in West Sussex, White-tailed Eagle in Suffolk, Hoopoe in Norfolk, Serin in Kent, Little Bunting in Cornwall, American Golden Plover in Co Mayo and White Stork in Aberdeenshire. |
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| Wednesday 19th April 2017 | ||
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| The outstanding new discovery today was of a Hermit Thrush on the Isle
of Noss on the Shetland Islands and it showed well during the afternoon for
those who travelled across from mainland Shetland. Of eleven previously accepted
records of this species, four have been on the Shetland Islands, and three of
those in the spring, so this record is not without precedent.
Other new discoveries were of a Long-billed Dowitcher at Papa Westray on the Orkney Islands, a fly past drake King Eider at Lossiemouth in Moray and Nairn, six Black-winged Stilts at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire and a Savi's Warbler at Minsmere in Suffolk. Other rarities still present included Bonaparte's Gulls in Hampshire and Oxfordshire, Squacco Heron in County Kerry, Two-barred Crossbill in Somerset, three Black-winged Stilts in Essex, White-billed Diver on Orkney and the long staying Black Duck was still to be found at Strontian in Highland. Short staying Hoopoes were reported in South Yorkshire, County Durham and Norfolk, Dotterels were reported in Gwynedd and Shropshire and Shorelarks could still be found in Shropshire, North Yorkshire and Norfolk. |
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| Tuesday 18th April 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Two-barred Crossbill still in Somerset,
Squacco Heron still in County Kerry, Red-rumped Swallows in both Cambridgeshire and Dorset,
Long-billed Dowitcher and Black Kite together in County Wexford,
Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and
White-billed Divers in both Aberdeenshire (3) and the Orkney Isles. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Gwynedd), Woodchat Shrike (Cornwall), Night Heron (Shropshire), Purple Heron (Cornwall), Temminck's Stint (Staffordshire), Great Grey Shrike (Hampshire), Glossy Ibis (Norfolk), two each of Surf Scoter and Ring-necked Duck, three Green-winged Teals, five Lapland Buntings, 27 Shorelarks, and a total of 61 Cattle Egrets. |
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| Monday 17th April 2017 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included a Two-barred Crossbill in
Somerset, Bonaparte's Gulls in Hampshire and Oxfordshire,
Iberian Chiffchaff in Surrey, Red-rumped Swallows
in Cambridgeshire, Dorset, North Yorkshire and Suffolk, Squacco Heron
in Co Kerry, Black Kite and Long-billed Dowitcher
in Co Wexford, Arctic Redpoll on Shetland, Pied-billed
Grebe in Argyll,
White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and Orkney (3), Black Duck
in Highland, Black-winged Stilts in Essex (3) and
Western Subalpine Warbler
in East Yorkshire. The best of the rest included Hoopoe (Co Durham), Woodchat Shrikes (Cornwall and Co Waterford), Kentish Plover (Co Wexford), Roseate Tern (West Sussex), Temminck's Stint (Staffordshire), Little Buntings (Cornwall) and Dotterels (Somerset, Co Sligo and Essex). |
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| Sunday 16th April 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries included an Iberian Chiffchaff at Spurn,
Alpine Swift in Kent, Black Kites in Kent and
Cornwall, Red-rumped Swallows in North Yorkshire and Suffolk,
Snowy Owl on Orkney and Arctic Redpoll on
Shetland. The Suffolk American Herring Gull made a brief
appearance, whilst Black Duck (Highland), Long-billed
Dowitcher and Black Kite (Co Wexford), Lesser
Yellowlegs (Carmarthenshire) and White-billed Diver
(Aberdeenshire) all lingered. The best of the rest included two Little Buntings (Cornwall), Kentish Plover (Co Wexford), Temminck's Stint (Staffordshire), Hoopoe (Nottinghamshire), Spotted Crake (Lancashire), two Woodchat Shrikes and seven Dotterels. |
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| Saturday 15th April 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an American Herring Gull in Suffolk at Great Livermere - a county first. Elsewhere, a
Black Kite was new in County Wexford between Ring Marsh and Tacumshin, and a
Red-rumped Swallow flew over Boyton, Suffolk. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Rock Thrush on the Isles of Scilly, American Coot on the Western Isles, Black Duck in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull in County Kerry, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both Carmarthenshire and Dorset. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (County Waterford), Wryneck (Isles of Scilly), American Wigeon (Gloucestershire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Kent), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two Little Buntings (together in Cornwall), three Glossy Ibises, four Ring-necked Ducks, five Lapland Buntings, seven Shorelarks, and a total of 66 Cattle Egrets. |
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