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| Friday 18th October 2019 | ||
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| Bird of the day was a Bobolink, found at Theddlethorpe NNR
in Lincolnshire mid afternoon, where it remained on show into the evening.
Intriguingly, a Bobolink reportedly flew over Sammy's Point, Easington (East
Yorkshire) on Tuesday, 20 miles to the north-northwest of Theddlethorpe, as the
Bobolink flies. Elsewhere new discoveries included Kentish Plover in Cleveland, Pallid Swift in East Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher (Derbyshire), White-rumped Sandpipers in Aberdeenshire (2) and Co Wexford, Radde's Warbler in Co Galway, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Fife and Red-rumped Swallow in Norfolk. Shetland hosted Lesser Grey Shrike, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and Subalpine Warbler species, whilst Fair Isle continued to hold the Radde's or Yellow-streaked Warbler and Olive-backed Pipit. Scilly produced a new Spotted Sandpiper, as well as lingering Blue Rock Thrush, Blue-winged Teal and Subalpine Warbler species. The best of the lingering rarities elsewhere included Myrtle Warbler (Co Galway), Red-eyed Vireo (East Yorkshire), Subalpine Warbler species (Cornwall), Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll (Orkney), American Black Tern (Dorset), Lesser Scaup (Leicestershire), White-rumped Sandpipers (Ayrshire [2], Western Isles [2] and Co Kerry), Lesser Yelllowlegs (Co Cork) and Long-billed Dowitchers (Co Louth, Devon and West Yorkshire). |
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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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| Thursday 17th October 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Subalpine Warbler species in Cot Valley, Cornwall, a Radde's Warbler on Fair Isle, Shetland, an Eastern Stonechat species at Leebitten, Shetland, a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Rossbeigh, County Kerry and White-rumped Sandpipers at Annagh, County Mayo, Ballylongford, County Kerry (two) and Ballycotton, County Cork, with two present for their third day at Fail, Ayrs. A Red-eyed Vireo at Spurn Point, Yorkshire was thought likely to be the same individual as the recent Easington bird.
Lingering rarities included the Common Nighthawk in County Antrim, Myrtle Warbler in County Galway, Blue Rock Thrush, Subalpine Warbler species and Blue-winged Teal in Scilly, Pechora Pipit and Subalpine Warbler species in Shetland, Eastern Stonechat species in Orkney, American Black Tern in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitchers in Yorkshire and County Louth, White-rumped Sandpipers in Scilly, Aberdeenshire, Western Isles and County Galway, Hooded Merganser in London and Lesser Scaup in Leicestershire. |
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| Wednesday 16th October 2019 | ||
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| On the Shetland Isles the Siberian Rubythroat showed briefly on Fetlar with
Barred Warbler and Waxwing also there, on Fair Isle Pechora,
Richard's and two Olive-backed Pipits and two Shorelarks, on Unst a
Waxwing, and around Mainland an Eastern Stonechat, Blyth's Reed Warbler
and Spotted Crake. On the Isles of Scilly the Rose-breasted Grosbeak remained on St Martin's,
Red-breasted Flycatcher and Dotterel were on Tresco, Common Rosefinch on Gugh, and on St Mary's
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Blue Rock Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, Red-throated
Pipit, Blue-winged Teal, White-rumped Sandpiper, Short-toed
Lark, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Red-backed Shrike, Wryneck and two Spotted
Crakes. Nearctic rarities elsewhere included the Common Nighthawk still in Count Antrim, Myrtle Warblers in both County Galway and the Western Isles, Red-eyed Vireos in County Cork, County Galway and East Yorkshire, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Orkney Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, Long-billed Dowitcher and Richardson's Cackling Goose on the Western Isles, American Black Tern still in Dorset, Hooded Merganser still in London, and White-rumped Sandpipers in Aberdeenshire, County Cork (2), Cornwall, Dorset, County Kerry (3) and the Western Isles (5). Rarities from Eurasia included an Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall at Nanjizal, Red-flanked Bluetail still in North Yorkshire, Eastern Stonechat on the Orkney Isles and Ferruginous Duck in Powys. |
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| Tuesday 15th October 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a male Siberian Rubythroat on Fetlar with other birds on the Shetland Isles including on Fair Isle
Lanceolated, Pallas's and Marsh Warbler, Pechora Pipit
and Red-flanked Bluetail, on Whalsay a Red-breasted Flycatcher, and around Mainland
Northern Brown Shrike, Eastern Stonechat, Subalpine Warbler,
Little Bunting, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Barred Warbler and three
Olive-backed Pipits. On the Isles of Scilly the Rose-breasted Grosbeak remained on St Martin's,
Subalpine Warbler and Wryneck were on St Agnes, Red-breasted Flycatcher and
Dotterel on Tresco, and on St Mary's Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Blue Rock
Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue-winged Teal, White-rumped
Sandpiper, Short-toed Lark, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Red-backed Shrike
and Spotted Crake. Elsewhere, Nearctic birds included Myrtle Warbler and a Laughing Gull were discovered on North Uist, Western Isles whilst the Myrtle Warbler remained in County Galway, as did the Common Nighthawk in County Antrim, Red-eyed Vireos in County Cork, County Galway and East Yorkshire, American Black Tern in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Leicestershire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Argyll, County Louth, Devon and West Yorkshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in Cornwall, County Kerry, Dorset, Leicestershire and the Western Isles (7), and in London the Hooded Merganser reappeared. Meanwhile rarities from Eurasia included in East Yorkshire an Arctic Warbler at Kilnsea, Radde's Warbler at Flamborough Head and Red-flanked Bluetail at Filey, a brief Bonelli's Warbler in Dumfries and Galloway at Auchie Glen, a brief Red-throated Pipit in Surrey at Hascombe, a Ferruginous Duck in Powys at Llynheilyn, and on the Orkney Isles the Eastern Stonechat remained and a dead Brown Shrike was discovered on North Ronaldsay. |
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| Monday 14th October 2019 | ||
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Mainland Shetland scored a Black-throated Thrush at Scousburgh and a Brown Shrike at Grutness. Booted Warblers were found at Langdon Cliffs in Kent and on The Lizard in Cornwall. Two Red-flanked Bluetails arrived on Fair Isle, along with a Dusky Warbler. An Eastern Stonechat sp was on Burray in Orkney. Lingering rarities were the Common Nighthawk in Co.Antrim; Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Blue Rock Thrush in Scilly; American Black Tern in Dorset, Red-throated Pipit on Fair Isle, Eastern Stonechat sp in Shetland, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Shetland, Lesser Scaup in Leicestershire, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde and Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs in Co.Cork, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon and Co.Louth. There was a report of the Great Snipe again in East Yorkshire flushed at Spurn but it could not be found in the evening. White-rumped Sandpipers continued in Dorset, Scilly, and Co.Galway, while in Western Isles South Uist's count increased to three and another arrived on the Ythan Estuary in Aberdeenshire. Other goodies included White-winged Black Tern (Co.Louth), Pallas's Warbler (Fair Isle), Melodious Warbler (Co.Cork), 11 Red-breasted Flycatchers, eight Barred Warblers, three Wrynecks, Great Grey Shrike (Northumberland), Short-toed Lark (Scilly), two Richard's Pipits, two Shorelarks, five Little Buntings, two Common Rosefinches, two Waxwings, three American Golden Plovers, two Spotted Crakes (Scilly and Shetland), Ring-billed Gull (Co.Galway), American Wigeon (Co.Durham), two Black Brants (Lincolnshire and Dorset), Todd's Canada Goose (Argyll), three Snow Geese, six Taiga Bean Geese (Forth), Tundra Bean Goose (Kent), Glossy Ibis (Devon), four Grey Phalaropes, Corncrake (Northumberland), Little Auk (Yorkshire), Iceland Gull (Western Isles) and Glaucous Gull (Shetland). |
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| Sunday 13th October 2019 | ||
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| For a couple of hours or so a Two-barred Greenish Warbler was on offer at Orford Quay in Suffolk, though it went missing soon after midday. Scilly hosted a Rose-breasted Grosbeak on St.Martin's. In Cornwall, a Yellow-billed Cuckoo was near Bude at Crackington Haven for its second day. A showy Great Snipe performed on Beacon Lane in Kilnsea in East Yorkshire for the entire evening. Other finds included Brown Shrike, Red-throated Pipit and Eastern Stonechat sp on Fair Isle, Red-eyed Vireo on Lundy in Devon, Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Subalpine Warbler sp in Scilly, Long-billed Dowitchers at Bannow Bay in Co.Wexford and Dundalk Docks in Co.Louth, and White-rumped Sandpipers at Lodmoor RSPB in Dorset, North Uist in Western Isles (two), Myroe in Co.Derry, Ferriter's Cove in Co.Kerry, Inishmore in Co.Galway and Leam Lough in Co.Mayo. Rarities extending their stays were the Common Nighthawk in Co.Antrim, Myrtle Warbler in Co.Galway, Blue Rock Thrush in Scilly, Isabelline Wheatear in Shetland, American Black Tern in Dorset, Eastern Stonechat sp in Shetland; Red-eyed Vireos in East Yorkshire, Scilly (two), Cornwall and Co.Cork; Kentish Plover in Merseyside, Blue-winged Teal in Co.Wexford and Scilly, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll in Orkney, Lesser Scaup in Leicestershire, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Western Isles, Snowy Owl in Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Co.Cork, Long-billed Dowitcher in West Yorkshire, and White-rumped Sandpiper in Scilly. The supporting cast included White-winged Black Tern (Dorset), five Red-breasted Flycatchers, three Richard's Pipits, eight Barred Warblers, two Short-toed Larks (Scilly), four Shorelarks, two Red-backed Shrikes , two Great Grey Shrikes, two Little Buntings (Scilly), Melodious Warbler (Co.Cork), Rose-coloured Starling (Western Isles), two Wrynecks, four Waxwings (Shetland), five American Golden Plovers, Dotterel (Devon), Spotted Crake (Scilly), Rough-legged Buzzard (Cambridgeshire), two Lesser Snow Geese (Argyll), two Tundra Bean Geese (Kent), three Surf Scoters, three American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal (Orkney), Ring-necked Duck (Western Isles), Ring-billed Gull in Co.Galway, two Glossy Ibises, Long-tailed Skua (Cornwall), Leach's Petrel (Kent), three Little Auks, two Iceland Gulls (Highland), two Glaucous Gulls and six Grey Phalaropes. |
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| Saturday 12th October 2019 | ||
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| A busy autumn day was headlined by the discovery of a Myrtle Warbler
on Inishmore (Co Galway). Isles of Scilly continued to host the Blue Rock Thrush, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Blue-winged Teal, Red-eyed Vireos and Rustic Bunting, whilst a Red-throated Pipit and White-rumped Sandpiper were also discovered. Shetland produced lingering Lesser Grey Shrike, Isabelline Wheatear, Snowy Owl, Coues's Arctic Redpoll (another in Orkney) and Eastern Stonechat, whilst new rarities comprised Olive-backed Pipit, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll. New discoveries elsewhere included Hooded Mergansers (Norfolk and Staffordshire), Pallid Harrier (Nottinghamshire), Red-eyed Vireos (East Yorkshire, Pembrokeshire, Co Clare and Co Cork) Semipalmated Sandpiper (Aberdeenshire), Olive-backed Pipit (Co Cork), Baird's Sandpipers (Co Kerry and Co Wexford), White-rumped Sandpipers (Argyll [2], Co Galway and Co Sligo) and two Richardson's Cackling Geese (Western Isles). The Common Nighthawk (Co Antrim), Red-eyed Vireos (Cornwall and Co Cork), Kentish Plover (Norfolk), American Black Tern (Dorset), Snowy Owl in Western Isles, Blue-winged Teal (Clyde), White-rumped Sandpipers (Co Kerry [3] and Western Isles [2]), Lesser Scaup (Leicestershire) and Long-billed Dowitcher (West Yorkshire) all lingered. |
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| Friday 11th October 2019 | ||
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Today's discoveries included a Baltimore Oriole at Lehanmore in Co.Cork, a flyby Hudsonian Whimbrel at Mousehole in Cornwall, Lesser Grey Shrike on Unst in Shetland, a new Blue-winged Teal on Tresco in Scilly, Red-eyed Vireos on Tresco in Scilly and on The Mullet in Co.Mayo, Rustic Bunting on St.Mary's in Scilly, and three White-rumped Sandpipers at Carrahane Strand in Co.Kerry. Still on offer were the Common Nighthawk in Co.Antrim, Blue Rock Thrush in Scilly, Isabelline Wheatear in Shetland, American Black Tern in Dorset, Eastern Stonechat sp in Shetland, Kentish Plover in Merseyside, Subalpine Warbler sp in Western Isles, White-rumped Sandpiper in Western Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in Co.Cork, Lesser Scaup in Leicestershire; ongoing Red-eyed Vireos in Cornwall, Scilly and Co.Clare; and the existing Blue-winged Teal in Scilly (on St.Mary's), Scarcities included Spotted Crake (Scilly), Little Auk (Shetland), two Bluethroats, Richard's Pipit (Co.Durham), four Short-toed Larks, Common Rosefinch (Co.Cork), two Pallas's Warblers, two Little Buntings, five Red-breasted Flycatchers, four Barred Warblers, two Red-backed Shrikes, Great Grey Shrike (Northumberland), Hoopoe (Shetland), Shorelark (Suffolk), two Wrynecks, two Waxwings, Pectoral Sandpiper (Co.Derry), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Co.Galway), six American Golden Plovers, two Dotterel, three Snow Geese, two Surf Scoters, Leach's Petrel, three Sabine's Gulls, 12 Grey Phalaropes, five Long-tailed Skuas and Iceland Gull (Western Isles). |
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| The highlight of the day was on the Isles of Scilly where a Swainson's Thrush was seen briefly on St Mary's with
Blue Rock Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, Short-toed Lark, Red-backed Shrike
and Spotted Crake all present on that island, an Arctic Warbler new on St Agnes, and both
Short-toed Lark and Red-breasted Flycatcher on Tresco. On the Shetland Isles the
Isabelline Wheatear remained on Out Skerries as did both the Eastern
Stonechat species and Pallas's Warbler on Unst, with a Short-toed Lark and
Bluethroat on Mainland, and Great Grey Shrike, Waxwing and two
American Golden Plovers around the islands. In Ireland the Common Nighthawk remained in County Antrim, as did single Red-eyed Vireos in both County Clare and County Waterford, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork and County Waterford, and Lesser Scaup in County Mayo. In Britain a White-throated Sparrow at Port of Southampton, Hampshire had arrived on board a cruise ship from Canada whilst other discoveries included a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and two White-rumped Sandpipers on the Western Isles and a Lesser Scaup in Leicestershire at Rutland Water. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were a Red-eyed Vireo in Cornwall, American Black Tern in Dorset, Subalpine Warbler species on the Western Isles, Greenish Warbler in Northumberland, Kentish Plover in Merseyside, and Long-billed Dowitchers in both Devon and West Yorkshire. |
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| Wednesday 9th October 2019 | ||
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| Ireland again brought the headline birds today with the Common Nighthawk still present in County Antrim,
Baltimore Oriole and two Baird's Sandpipers in County Mayo, Red-eyed
Vireo, Lesser Yellowlegs, White-rumped Sandpiper and a probable Swainson's Thrush in County Cork, Red-eyed Vireo and
Lesser Yellowlegs still in County Waterford,
Red-eyed Vireo still in County Clare,
White-rumped Sandpiper and American Golden Plover in County Kerry, and a
Buff-breasted Sandpiper in County Galway. On the Isles of Scilly an American Buff-bellied Pipit was found on St Martin's with presumably the same bird later located on St Mary's where the elusive Blue Rock Thrush, a Red-eyed Vireo, Red-backed Shrike, Dotterel and Spotted Crake were all logged, a Short-toed Lark remained on Tresco with three Wrynecks around the islands. On the Shetland Isles a Lanceolated Warbler was discovered on Whalsay, the Isabelline Wheatear remained on Out Skerries, a Black-winged Stilt was new to Fair Isle, with both Eastern Stonechat species and Pallas's Warbler present on Unst, American Golden Plover on Yell whilst around island totals including Little Bunting, Bluethroat, Great Grey Shrike, two Short-toed Larks and two Waxwings. Rarities elsewhere comprised both the Snowy Owl and Subalpine Warbler species still on the Western Isles, American Black Tern still in Dorset, Blyth's Reed Warbler still in Lothian, Dusky Warbler in Norfolk and Kentish Plover in Merseyside. |
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