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| Monday 9th September 2019 | ||
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| New rarities today comprised a Bonelli's Warbler species on the Isles of Scilly on
Tresco and a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Kilnsea, East Yorkshire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Snowy Owl and Hudsonian Whimbrel together on the Western Isles, the unidentified Eastern Black-eared or Pied Wheatear in Lancashire, Subalpine Warbler species on the Western Isles, Wilson's Phalarope and Semipalmated Sandpiper together in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Pembrokeshire and White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire. Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Cornwall), Bluethroat (Hampshire), Ortolan Bunting (Essex), Woodchat Shrike (County Cork), Long-tailed Skua (East Yorkshire), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), Montagu's Harrier (East Sussex), Spotted Crake (East Yorkshire), Shorelark (Orkney Isles), two Surf Scoters, three each of Icterine Warbler, Common Rosefinch, Red-backed Shrike, American Golden Plover and Pectoral Sandpiper, five Wrynecks, and a total of 33 Lapland Buntings. |
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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 8th September 2019 | ||
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A Collared Flycatcher was trapped and ringed on the Isle of May in Fife, while a Wilson's Phalarope arrived at Tacumshin in Co.Wexford and an influx of Pink-feet carried a Red-breasted Goose to Marshside in Merseyside. Extending their stays were the Semipalmated Sandpiper in Co.Wexford, White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire and the Pied or Eastern Black-eared Wheatear in Lancashire. The day's scarcities included three American Golden Plovers (Kent, Shetland and Co.Kerry), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Cornwall), Red-necked Phalarope (Suffolk), two Pectoral Sandpipers (Clyde and Co.Wexford), Richard's Pipit (Pembrokeshire), Little Bunting (Shetland), Ortolan Bunting (Dorset), White-spotted Bluethroat (Hampshire), five Red-backed Shrikes, Woodchat Shrike (Co.Cork), five Common Rosefinches, Icterine Warbler (Northumberland), Melodious Warbler (Cornwall), six Barred Warblers, Marsh Warbler (East Yorkshire), 21 Lapland Buntings, Hoopoe (Essex), seven Wrynecks, Sabine's Gull (Suffolk), Shorelark (Orkney), Montagu's Harrier (Lancashire), Glossy Ibis (Gwent), five Honey Buzzards, three Long-tailed Skuas and 12 Pomarine Skuas. |
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| Saturday 7th September 2019 | ||
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| In North Yorkshire a Fea's/Desertas Petrel flew north past Hunmanby Gap then Filey early morning, but wasn't tracked any further. Other new discoveries today included an Aquatic Warbler at Nanjizal, Cornwall, a Subalpine Warbler species at Bornish, South Uist and a Hudsonian Whimbrel on St Kilda, both Western Isles, and Citrine Wagtails at Minsmere, Suffolk, and Lady's Island Lake, Co.Wexford.
The Brown Booby reappeared late afternoon at Kynance, having been missing for the rest of the day. Other lingering rarities seen today included the unidentified Eastern Black-eared or Pied Wheatear in Lancashire, Kentish Plover in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Pembrokeshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Wexford, Baird's Sandpiper in Argyll, White-rumped Sandpiper in Yorkshire, Black-winged Stilt in Nottinghamshire, Snowy Owl in Western Isles and Black Duck in Highland. |
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| Friday 6th September 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Citrine Wagtail on Papa Westray, Orkney and a White-rumped Sandpiper at Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire.
Lingering rarities included the Brown Booby in Cornwall, unidentified Eastern Black-eared or Pied Wheatear in Lancashire, Black-winged Stilt in Nottinghamshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Wexford and White-rumped Sandpipers in Yorkshire and Western Isles. A Wilson's Petrel was off Lizard, Cornwall. Scarcity highlights included a Woodchat Shrike, a Red-backed Shrike, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, a Glossy Ibis, four Pectoral Sandpipers, four Lapland Buntings, eight Wrynecks, nine Long-tailed Skuas, ten Grey Phalaropes, 17 Sabine's Gulls, 67 Pomarine Skuas, around 99 Leach's Petrels and an Iceland Gull. |
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| Thursday 5th September 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised a Brown Booby still in Cornwall on The Lizard, the unidentified
Eastern Black-eared or Pied Wheatear in Lancashire, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Gwynedd,
Forster's Tern in County Louth, Snowy Owl on the Western Isles, Semipalmated Sandpipers in both Gwent and County Wexford,
White-rumped Sandpipers in East Yorkshire and the Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and
Black-winged Stilt in Nottinghamshire. Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Hoopoe (Cornwall), Woodchat Shrike and Icterine Warbler (County Cork), Dotterel (East Yorkshire), Glossy Ibis (Gwent), two Common Rosefinches, six each of both Wryneck and Pectoral Sandpiper, seven Sabine's Gulls, and eight of both Long-tailed Skua and Lapland Bunting. |
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| Wednesday 4th September 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today were headlined by the continuing Brown Booby in Cornwall on The Lizard whilst the unidentified
Eastern Black-eared or Pied Wheatear remained in Lancashire, as
did the Western Bonelli's Warbler in Gwynedd, Greenish Warbler in Cleveland, Baird's and
Semipalmated Sandpipers in County Wexford, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Gwent,
Two-barred Crossbill and Citrine Wagtail on the Shetland Isles, White-rumped Sandpiper
in East Yorkshire, Black-winged Stilt in Nottinghamshire and Bonaparte's Gull
in Kent. Seawatching produced single Wilson's Petrels passing both Cornwall and County Clare and totals of 21 Long-tailed Skuas and 43 Sabine's Gulls. Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Hoopoe (Cornwall), Woodchat Shrike (County Cork), Rose-coloured Starling (Western Isles), Barred Warbler (Shetland Isles), Pectoral Sandpiper (Argyll), Dotterel (East Yorkshire), Glossy Ibis (Gwent), four Lapland Buntings and a total of seven Wrynecks. |
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| Tuesday 3rd September 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the Brown Booby in Cornwall at Kynance Cove that showed throughout the day. Breaking rarities comprised the Semipalmated Sandpiper confirmed in Gwent at Goldcliff, a Baird's Sandpiper in Argyll on Tiree, and on the Shetland Isles another Two-barred Crossbill on Fair Isle and a Citrine Wagtail on Unst. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the unidentified Black-eared or Pied Wheatear in Lancashire, Black-headed Bunting in Devon, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Gwynedd, Greenish Warbler in Cleveland, White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, Black-winged Stilt in Nottinghamshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Melodious Warbler, Red-backed Shrike and Hoopoe (all Cornwall), Pectoral Sandpiper (Western Isles), Dotterel (East Yorkshire), Corncrake (Dorset), Long-tailed Skua (Wirral), Sabine's Gull (County Wexford), two each of both Barred Warbler and Common Rosefinch, four Lapland Buntings and seven Wrynecks. |
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| Monday 2nd September 2019 | ||
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| Incredible news from Cornwall where a Brown Booby located off The Lizard on a rock at Kynance Cove from mid morning proved to be a different individual to that present in St Ives Bay and Pendeen Watch between 26th-31st August, with both of these following the bird photographed passing Swalecliffe, Kent on 19th August. Rarities discovered elsewhere were a Whiskered Tern in Devon at Slapton Ley, a Greenish Warbler in Cleveland at Brotton, a Two-barred Crossbill on the Shetland Isles on Unst, and a Kentish Plover in Hampshire on Hayling Island. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the unidentified Eastern Black-eared or Pied Wheatear in Lancashire, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Gwynedd, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Sligo, Baird's Sandpiper in County Wexford, White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire and Black-winged Stilt in Nottinghamshire. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (County Cork), Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Red-breasted Flycatcher (Cornwall), Icterine Warbler, Common Rosefinch and American Golden Plover (Shetland Isles), Montagu's Harrier (East Yorkshire), Lapland Bunting (Isles of Scilly), Ring-necked Duck (Cleveland), Glossy Ibis (Gwent), two each of Red-backed Shrike, Hoopoe, Pectoral Sandpiper and Dotterel, three Ortolan Buntings, four of both Wryneck and Long-tailed Skua, and a total of 14 Sabine's Gulls. |
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| Sunday 1st September 2019 | ||
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A female Pied or Eastern Black-eared Wheatear was found at Fluke Hall in Lancashire. An Aquatic Warbler was trapped at Titchfield Haven NNR in Hampshire, a Bee-eater flew over Leysdown-on-Sea in Kent and a Lesser Scaup turned up at Carrowmore Lake in Co.Mayo. The roaming juvenile Black-winged Stilt moved to Idle Valley in Nottinghamshire. Ongoing rarities comprised the Western Bonelli's Warblers in Gwynedd and Cornwall, Black Duck in Highland, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, Bonaparte's Gull in Co.Clare, Baird's Sandpiper in Co.Wexford and White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire. Among the best of the rest were White-winged Black Tern (Dorset), a Woodchat Shrike (Co.Cork), two Rose-coloured Starlings (Anglesey and Northumberland), three Red-backed Shrikes, two Icterine Warblers, a Barred Warbler, nine Wrynecks, two Lapland Buntings, American Golden Plover (Shetland), Dotterel (East Yorkshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), 63 Leach's Petrels, 25 Grey Phalaropes, Montagu's Harrier (East Yorkshire), 18 Sabine's Gulls, 10 Long-tailed Skuas, 30 Pomarine Skuas, three Pectoral Sandpipers and three migrant Honey Buzzards. |
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| Saturday 31st August 2019 | ||
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| In Cornwall, the Brown Booby reappeared off Gwithian mid morning, and lingered in St Ives Bay for an hour or so, before being relocated on rocks off St Ives Island late morning where it showed very well for another hour. It was later seen heading west past Pendeen Watch, nine miles to the south-west.
New discoveries today included a Western Bonelli's Warbler at Uchmynydd, Gwynedd, a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Tacumshin, County Wexford, a Ferruginous Duck near Orford, Suffolk and the roaming Black-winged Stilt appeared in Northumberland, where it toured coastal sites between Hadston and Cresswell. Other lingering rarities still present included the Black-headed Bunting in Devon, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Cornwall, Snowy Owl in Western Isles, Baird's Sandpiper in County Wexford, White-rumped Sandpiper in Yorkshire, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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