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| Monday 22nd April 2019 | ||
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| New rarities today comprised an Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Devon on Lundy, in Suffolk
Iberian Chiffchaff at Lowestoft and two Black-winged Stilts at Minsmere,
a Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan at Cardiff Bay, a Red-rumped Swallow briefly in Dorset and
Black Kites passing over Kent, the Shetland Isles, Somerset, Suffolk and Worcestershire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Dresser's Eider in County Dublin, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Black Duck, Blue-winged Teal and King Eider all in Highland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Savi's Warblers in Dorset, Nottinghamshire and Suffolk, Black-winged Stilts in Kent (2) and Norfolk, and at least 12 White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire. Scarcities included an early Red-necked Phalarope (Gwent), Ortolan Bunting (Essex), Serin (West Sussex), Richard's Pipit (Lincolnshire), two Woodchat Shrikes, three each of Hoopoe, Surf Scoter and Glossy Ibis, six Ring-necked Ducks and a total of 17 Shorelarks. Significant late news concerned a Slate-coloured Junco present yesterday on the Isle of Wight at Ventnor. |
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Daily news summaries
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Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Sunday 21st April 2019 | ||
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A female Bufflehead arrived at Hanningfield Reservoir, Essex. Savi's Warblers were in voice at Radipole Lake RSPB, Dorset, and Attenborough NR, Nottinghamshire, into the evening. A trio of Black-winged Stilts was new at Christchurch Harbour, Dorset. A Black Kite flew south over Marshchapel, Lincolnshire. Ongoing rarities were represented by the Eastern Subalpine Warbler on Scilly, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Dresser's Eider in Co.Dublin, Bonaparte's Gulls in Devon and Oxfordshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset and Orkney, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Black-winged Stilt in Norfolk, and Blue-winged Teal, King Eider and Black Duck all in Highland. Seven White-billed Divers were off the Aberdeenshire coast, with another two off Moray. Scarcities included three Woodchat Shrikes (two Scilly, one Co.Cork), two Serins (Kent and Dorset), two Purple Herons (Norfolk and Somerset), three Hoopoes (two in Dorset and another on Scilly), four Temminck's Stints, Spotted Crake (Cleveland), Richard's Pipit (Lancashire), Great Grey Shrike (Norfolk), three Glossy Ibises, two White Storks, three Pomarine Skuas (two Kent, one Sussex), Rough-legged Buzzard (Bedfordshire), three Dotterel (Cumbria), two Shorelarks (East Yorkshire), two Surf Scoters (Lothian), two Green-winged Teal, five Ring-necked Ducks, Black Brant, Tundra Bean Goose and three Iceland Gulls. Notable common spring migrants included two Spotted Flycatchers and three Turtle Doves. |
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| Saturday 20th April 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation of a Dresser's Eider in County Dublin at Skerries where it was first suspected yesterday; only the second record of this subspecies in both Ireland and the Western Palearctic. Elsewhere rarities included
American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll,
Blue-winged Teal in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford, King Eider
in Moray, Lesser Yellowlegs still in Dorset with another new in County Cork at Clogheen Marsh,
whilst White-billed Divers were off both Moray (2) and the Western Isles. From the Mediterranean were Eastern Subalpine Warbler, Night Heron and Golden Oriole all on the Isles of Scilly, a passage Bee-eater in County Cork at Mizen Head, Black-winged Stilts in Kent (2) and Norfolk, Serin in Cornwall, three Hoopoes, three Woodchat Shrikes and four Glossy Ibises, with Black Kites seen briefly in Cleveland, East Sussex, Orkney Isles and Shetland Isles. Other scarcities included remarkably early Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Merseyside), Honey Buzzard (Suffolk) and Red-backed Shrike (County Donegal), along with Pallas's Warbler (Cornwall), two Yellow-browed Warblers (North Yorkshire and Devon), Wryneck (Lothian), Temminck's Stint (Dorset), American Wigeon (Lancashire), Black Brant, three Rough-legged Buzzards, two each of Surf Scoter and Spotted Crake, 14 Shorelarks, four migrant Dotterel, a Pomarine Skua and a total of six Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Friday 19th April 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, two
Subalpine Warblers on the Isles of Scilly, Red-rumped Swallow and Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, both
Black Duck and Blue-winged Teal still in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull
in Oxfordshire, territorial Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, Ferruginous Duck in Northumberland,
Black-winged Stilts in East Sussex (2) and Norfolk, White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and Moray (2) and
Black Kites briefly on the Shetland Isles and in Suffolk. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Cornwall), Night Heron (Isles of Scilly), Montagu's Harrier (County Waterford), Temminck's Stint (Suffolk), Pectoral Sandpiper (Nottinghamshire), Grey-headed Wagtail (Lothian), American Wigeon (Lancashire), two each of Woodchat Shrike, Serin, Rough-legged Buzzard, Spotted Crake and Surf Scoter, three Glossy Ibises, four Hoopoe and a total of six Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Thursday 18th April 2019 | ||
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The adult drake American White-winged Scoter resurfaced off Musselburgh Lagoons, Lothian. In Suffolk, a male Western Subalpine Warbler was seen at Westleton Heath. Alpine Swifts appeared at Sandy Point, Hampshire, and at Ivinghoe Beacon, Buckinghamshire. Continuing rarities were represented by the Iberian Chiffchaffs in Essex and Conwy, Great Spotted Cuckoo on the Isle of Wight, Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, Black-winged Stilt in Argyll, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, King Eider in Highland, and two White-billed Divers in Moray. Scarcities included Ortolan Bunting (Cornwall), Night Heron (Scilly), Grey-headed Wagtail (Lothian), Bluethroat (Orkney), two Serins (both at Portland, Dorset), seven Hoopoes, a Wryneck (Norfolk), two Spotted Crakes (South Yorkshire and Cleveland), Pallas's Warbler (Cornwall), two Great Grey Shrikes, 27 Shorelarks (Norfolk), five Glossy Ibises, two White Stork, two Surf Scoters (Lothian), five Green-winged Teal, an American Wigeon, seven Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, two Tundra Bean Geese and an Iceland Gull. |
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| Wednesday 17th April 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included singing Iberian Chiffchaffs at Seaforth, Merseyside and The Naze, Essex, a Red-rumped Swallow at Far Ings NR, Lincolnshire, Black Stork at Arundel WWT, Sussex, two Black-winged Stilts at Rye Harbour NR, Sussex, and a White-billed Diver at Malin Head, County Donegal, but there was no sign of the Eastern Yellow Wagtail seen yesterday on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
Lingering rarities included Iberian Chiffchaff in Conwy, Great Spotted Cuckoo on the Isle of Wight, Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, Black-winged Stilt in Argyll, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Dorset and Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, three White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and another in Moray, Blue-winged Teal, Black Duck and King Eider in Highland and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. |
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| Tuesday 16th April 2019 | ||
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Singing Iberian Chiffchaffs were found near Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, and Sandwich, Kent. A Black-winged Stilt on Tiree was the first for Argyll. Another two stopped off at Ouse Washes RSPB, Cambridgeshire. In Suffolk, a Kentish Plover was discovered at Havergate Island. Meanwhile, the Snowy Owl reappeared on Holyhead Mountain, Anglesey and Black Kites visited West Bergholt, Essex, and Sammy's Point, East Yorkshire. Long-stayers comprised the Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset; Blue-winged Teal, King Eider and Black Duck in Highland; Lesser Scaup in Somerset, as well as the pair of Ferruginous Ducks in Nottinghamshire and the singleton in Northumberland. Seven White-billed Divers were logged off the Moray coast. The best of the rest included Hoopoe (Scilly), Wryneck (Cornwall), Serin (Kent), two Spotted Crakes (South Yorkshire and Cleveland), Night Heron (Scilly), White Stork (London), three Glossy Ibises, three Great Grey Shrikes, 15 Shorelarks (Norfolk), two Surf Scoters (Lothian), six Ring-necked Ducks, two American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teal, Black Brant (East Yorkshire), three Tundra Bean Geese, four Pomarine Skuas (Highland), four Iceland Gulls and a Glaucous Gull. |
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| Monday 15th April 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Gyr at Fanad Head, County Donegal, a Black Kite over Colchester, Essex and a Red-rumped Swallow at Lamby Lake, Glamorgan.
Lingering rarities included the Great Spotted Cuckoo on the Isle of Wight, Blue-winged Teal, Black Duck and King Eider in Highland, two Ferruginous Ducks in Nottinghamshire and one in Northumberland, Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford, Red-rumped Swallow in Kent and White-billed Diver in Moray. Scarcity highlights included two Hoopoes, four Great Grey Shrikes, a Purple Heron, a White Stork, a Glossy Ibis, a Spotted Crake, a Pomarine Skua, a Black Brant, three Tundra Bean Geese, an American Wigeon, three Green-winged Teals, four Ring-necked Ducks, two Glaucous Gulls and four Iceland Gulls. |
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| Sunday 14th April 2019 | ||
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| The Tengmalm's Owl was still in Shetland today, but had moved 43 miles to the north-northeast to Valyie at Norwick on Unst, where it remained until dusk.
New discoveries today included a Kentish Plover at Cuckmere Haven, Susex, a Red-rumped Swallow at Stodmarsh, Kent and two White-billed Divers off Lossiemouth, Moray. Lingering rarities included the Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Great Spotted Cuckoo in Isle of Wight, Red-rumped Swallow in Cornwall, four White-billed Divers in Moray, Black Duck in Highland, two Ferruginous Ducks in Nottinghamshire and one in Northumberland and single Lesser Scaups in Somerset and Orkney. |
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| Saturday 13th April 2019 | ||
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A Red-rumped Swallow was a fresh arrival at Marazion RSPB, Cornwall. Still with us were the Tengmalm's Owl in Shetland, Great Spotted Cuckoo on the Isle of Wight, Bonaparte's Gull in Oxfordshire, the two Black-winged Stilts in Essex, Spotted Sandpiper in Co.Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, the resident Pied-billed Grebes in Shetland and Argyll, and two White-billed Divers in Moray. The two Ferruginous Ducks in Nottinghamshire remained, as did the Northumberland bird. Scarcities were represented by Little Bunting (Oxfordshire), Spotted Crake (South Yorkshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Suffolk), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Hoopoe (Norfolk), Wryneck (Isle of Wight), Serin (Somerset) Yellow-browed Warbler (Cornwall), four Great Grey Shrikes, five Shorelarks, a Taiga Bean Goose (Shetland), two Tundra Bean Geese, an American Wigeon, four Green-winged Teal, eight Ring-necked Ducks, two Surf Scoters (Lothian), a White Stork, seven Glossy Ibises, White-tailed Eagle (Worcestershire), four Iceland Gulls and five Glaucous Gulls. Notable migrants included singles of Wood Warbler (Cheshire), Whinchat (Gloucestershire) and Swift (North Yorkshire). |
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