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The national picture sprung to life with a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater near Ullapool at Achnahaird in Highland and a Little Bustard at Slimbridge WWT in Gloucestershire. The bee-eater soon vanished but WWT staff ensured access was arranged for the bustard to be successfully twitched. Another associated arrival was a Great Spotted Cuckoo on Iona in Argyll. Other finds during the day were Blyth's Reed Warbler on Unst in Shetland and two Bee-eaters over Northrepps in Norfolk, while the Iberian Chiffchaff at Swalwell in Co.Durham was confirmed. Late news emerged of a South Polar Skua yesterday 110 miles south of Mizen Head, Co.Cork, from the legendary RV Celtic Explorer. Among existing rarities seen today were the Baikal Teal in Northumberland, Black-headed Bunting in Shetland, Marsh Sandpiper in Kent, Great Reed Warbler in West Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Co.Antrim, Savi's Warbler in Anglesey, Iberian Chiffchaff in Lancashire, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, Lesser Scaup in Borders and Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Pembrokeshire), Marsh Warbler (Dorset), Hoopoe (Suffolk), Night Heron (Essex), Purple Heron (Norfolk), Montagu's Harrier (West Sussex), Rose-coloured Starling (Western Isles), two Serins (Dorset and Kent), Common Rosefinch (Western Isles), Spotted Crake (Norfolk), Glossy Ibis (Dorset), two American Wigeon (both Co.Wexford), Green-winged Teal (Norfolk), Ring-necked Duck (Denbighshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Co.Antrim), two Roseate Terns (Cornwall), two Iceland Gulls, Glaucous Gull and singles of Cory's Shearwater (Cornwall) and Balearic Shearwater. |
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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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| Saturday 22nd June 2019 | ||
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| A Black-headed Bunting was discovered at Sandwick, Shetland today.
Lingering rarities included Marsh Sandpiper in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Antrim, Savi's Warbler in Anglesey, Great Reed Warbler in Yorkshire, Iberian Chiffchaffs in Yorkshire and Lancashire, Bee-eater in Scilly, Baikal Teal in Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, Black Duck and King Eider in Highland and Ferruginous Duck in Yorkshire. Scarcity highlights included a Short-toed Lark, a Common Rosefinch, a Marsh Warbler, two Serins, three Rose-coloured Starlings, two Purple Herons, three Glossy Ibises, a Temminck's Stint, a Red-necked Phalarope, four Honey Buzzards, a Ring-necked Duck, an American Wigeon and two Green-winged Teals. |
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| Friday 21st June 2019 | ||
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Chief among today's discoveries was a Slate-coloured Junco found in the car park at Abbotsbury Swannery mid-afternoon, which continued to show into the evening. In the Western Isles, a Blyth's Reed Warbler was in song on North Uist. A Black Kite flew over Sturton by Stow in Lincolnshire, while Bee-eaters passed over Cliffe in Kent and St.Mary's in Scilly. Bizarrely, an Alpine Swift was rescued from a warehouse in Leigh in Greater Manchester. Still on offer today were the Black-winged Pratincole in Lincolnshire, Marsh Sandpiper in Kent, Baikal Teal in Northumberland, Great Reed Warbler in West Yorkshire, Iberian Chiffchaff in Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Co.Antrim, Savi's Warblers in Anglesey and Suffolk, The best of the rest included Temminck's Stint (Co.Wexford), two Surf Scoters (Highland), Golden Oriole (Devon), three Rose-coloured Starlings (Devon, Somerset and Lothian), Marsh Warbler (Cornwall), Serin (Kent), two Purple Herons (Norfolk and Lincolnshire), three Glossy Ibises, Ring-necked Duck (Denbighshire), Green-winged Teal (Norfolk), Spotted Crake (Norfolk) and single migrants of Roseate Tern (Dorset), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland) and Honey Buzzard (Shetland). |
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| Thursday 20th June 2019 | ||
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Among a movement of over 5,000 Swifts over Spurn was a Pallid Swift. A Snowy Owl was found at Mount Brandon in Co.Kerry. Ongoing rarities included the Black-winged Pratincole in Lincolnshire, Marsh Sandpiper in Kent, Great Reed Warbler in West Yorkshire, Savi's Warblers in Anglesey and Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Co.Antrim, Lesser Yellowlegs in Shetland, Baikal Teal in Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, Lesser Scaup in Borders, Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire The scarcity line-up involved Purple Heron (Norfolk), two Montagu's Harriers (Kent and Essex), Woodchat Shrike (Cornwall), two Rose-coloured Starlings (Lothian and Co.Clare), two Serins (Kent and East Yorkshire), two Marsh Warblers (Lincolnshire and Cornwall), Spotted Crake (Dorset), two Surf Scoters (Highland), Green-winged Teal (Norfolk), two Ring-necked Ducks (Dorset and Worcestershire), three Cory's Shearwaters (Scilly), three Glossy Ibises, Roseate Tern in Merseyside, two Iceland Gulls and Glaucous Gull. purple heron mon |
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| Wednesday 19th June 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Marsh Sandppiper in Kent at Cliffe whilst on the Shetland Isles a
Black-headed Bunting was located at Noness, Mainland, a Lesser Yellowlegs
was at Scatness, and on Fair Isle there was an Eastern Subalpine Warbler. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler on Fair Isle, Black-winged Pratincole in Lincolnshire, Baikal Teal in Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Antrim, territorial Great Reed Warblers in both County Durham and West Yorkshire, Savi's Warbler on Anglesey and Iberian Chiffchaffs in Lancashire and Suffolk. Scarcities included Icterine Warbler (Hampshire), Serin (Kent), Purple Heron, Spotted Crake and Green-winged Teal (all Norfolk), Marsh Warbler and Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles), Ring-necked Duck (Worcestershire) and two each of both Rose-coloured Starling and Glossy Ibis. |
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| Tuesday 18th June 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Black-winged Pratincole in Lincolnshire at Frampton
Marsh. This arrival, following a Collared Pratincole at this site on 8th-9th August 2009 and an Oriental
Pratincole there on 9th-19th May 2010, makes Frampton Marsh only the fourth
location in Britain to record all three species of pratincole, following Titchwell (Norfolk), Elmley (Kent) and Pagham Harbour (West Sussex). Rarities elsewhere comprised the River Warbler still on the Shetland Isles, a Bee-eater flew over the Baikal Teal in Northumberland, the Black Duck remained in Highland as did the Long-billed Dowitcher in County Antrim, two Blue-winged Teals in Clyde, Lesser Scaup in Borders, territorial Great Reed Warblers in both County Durham and West Yorkshire, two Savi's Warblers and an Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, Savi's Warbler on Anglesey, and Iberian Chiffchaff and Ferruginous Duck together in West Yorkshire. Scarcities included Icterine Warbler (Hampshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Lothian), Serin and Temminck's Stint (Lincolnshire), Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles), Golden Oriole (Cornwall), Purple Heron (Norfolk), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Glossy Ibis (Dorset), two Surf Scoters and three Red-backed Shrikes. |
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| Monday 17th June 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Pacific Golden Plover on Papa Westray, Orkney Isles. Elsewhere, a
Bee-eater was heard calling in Cornwall at Penryn, a White-billed Diver
flew past North Uist, Western Isles, and at sea off the Isles of Scilly three
Wilson's Petrels were recorded. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk, Great Reed Warbler in both County Durham and West Yorkshire, a Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Antrim, Red-footed Falcon in County Wexford, Savi's Warbler on Anglesey, Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire, and territorial Iberian Chiffchaffs in Lancashire, Suffolk and West Yorkshire. Scarcities included Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), American Wigeon (County Wexford), Purple Heron (Somerset), Spotted Crake (Norfolk), two Ring-necked Ducks, three each of both Red-backed Shrike and Surf Scoter, and a total of five Glossy Ibises. Three Rose-coloured Starlings today brought the total located in Britain and Ireland since 24th May to 25 birds. |
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| Sunday 16th June 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of both an Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
and a River Warbler on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles. Elsewhere a Long-billed Dowitcher was new in County Antrim at Belfast Lough, a
Black-winged Stilt was in Norfolk at Burnham Overy and in County Cork a Red-rumped
Swallow was found at Knockadoon and a Wilson's Petrel flew past Toe Head. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk, two Blue-winged Teals in Clyde, Great Reed Warblers in both County Durham and West Yorkshire, both Savi's Warbler and Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, Savi's Warbler on Anglesey, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Iberian Chiffchaff and Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire, and Iberian Chiffchaff in Lancashire. Scarcities included Serin (Kent), Purple Heron (Norfolk), American Wigeon (County Wexford) and three each of both Glossy Ibis and migrant Red-necked Phalarope. |
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| Saturday 15th June 2019 | ||
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| A singing Blyth's Reed Warbler was discovered near Cemlyn, Anglesey, a second Blue-winged Teal was in Clyde at Frankfield Loch, with the first bird still at Loudon Pond, and at least two Bee-eaters have been at Cranbrook, Devon for a few days.
Lingering rarities included the Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk, Great Reed Warblers in Yorkshire and County Durham, Savi's Warblers in Anglesey and Suffolk, Iberian Chiffchaffs in Lancashire, Yorkshire and Suffolk, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and Ferruginous Duck in Yorkshire. Scarcity highlights included a Serin, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Common Rosefinch, two Red-backed Shrikes, two Marsh Warblers, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Purple Heron, a Glossy Ibis, three Honey Buzzards and four Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Friday 14th June 2019 | ||
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Anglesey enjoyed its second record of Savi's Warbler, with a singing bird at Malltraeth Marsh RSPB. A Black Stork in Udale Bay in Highland for a few minutes in the afternoon was presumably the same bird seen recently in Moray and Aberdeenshire. In South Yorkshire, a Red-rumped Swallow was reported near Mexborough at North Ings. Still on the scene were the Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk, Bee-eater in Highland, Iberian Chiffchaff and Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, Great Reed Warblers in West Yorkshire and Co.Durham, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, Black Duck in Highland, Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire and King Eider in Aberdeenshire. Today's scarcities included two Red-necked Phalaropes (Sussex and Northumberland), Icterine Warbler (Shetland), Serin (Kent), Common Rosefinch (Co.Galway), Golden Oriole (Scilly), Red-backed Shrike (Norfolk), Purple Heron (East Yorkshire), three Ring-necked Ducks, seven Balearic Shearwaters, four Pomarine Skuas, Iceland Gull (Western Isles) and two Glossy Ibises. |
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