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| Monday 20th April 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Lesser Kestrel still on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's, the
Collared Pratincole still in County Cork at The Gearagh, and a Red-rumped Swallow discovered in Pembrokeshire at Heathfield. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Orkney Isles), Serin (Isles of Scilly), Richard's Pipit (Lincolnshire), Purple Heron (Dorset), Montagu's Harrier (Kent), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Pectoral Sandpiper (Cheshire), Lapland Bunting (Western Isles), Waxwing (Argyll), two each of both Iceland Gull and Glaucous Gull, six migrant Dotterel, and eight Hoopoes. Late news concerned a female Bufflehead present yesterday in Kent near Folkestone. |
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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 19th April 2020 | ||
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An Alpine Swift was found at Far Ings in Lincolnshire, a White-billed Diver was off North Ronaldsay in Orkney and a Red-rumped Swallow appeared in West Sussex. The Lesser Kestrel was still on Scilly and the Collared Pratincole was still in Co.Cork. Scarcities included singles of Green-winged Teal, Pectoral Sandpiper, Glossy Ibis, Night Heron, Wryneck, Hoopoe and Pomarine Skua. |
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| Saturday 18th April 2020 | ||
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| A Collared Pratincole was found at The Gearagh, County Cork, and an Eastern Subalpine Warbler was trapped and ringed at Sandwick, Shetland.
The Lesser Kestrel lingered in Scilly. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Wryneck, two Lapland Buntings, 15 Waxwings, a Pectoral Sandpiper, four Dotterel, a Ring-necked Duck, a Green-winged Teal, a Black Brant, three Glaucous Gulls and six Iceland Gulls. |
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| Friday 17th April 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of Red-rumped Swallows in Conwy at Great Ormes Head and in East Sussex at Piddinghoe. Elsewhere, the Lesser Kestrel remained on the Isles of Scilly, Serin and Wryneck were seen in Cornwall, Ring-necked Duck in Bedfordshire, Green-winged Teal in Angus, Lapland Bunting in County Donegal, both Yellow-browed Warbler and two Dotterel in East Yorkshire, three Hoopoes, and 15 Waxwings. Notable migrants included a total of 47 Black Terns, four Garganey, two Turtle Doves, Wood Warbler (Somerset), Wood Sandpiper (Lancashire), Quail (Merseyside), and Blue-headed Wagtail (Lincolnshire). |
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| Thursday 16th April 2020 | ||
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An Eastern Subalpine Warbler was found on Ramsey Island in Pembrokeshire. Still with us were the Steller's Eider and White-billed Diver still in Orkney and the Lesser Kestrel on Scilly, Scarcities included Purple Heron, two Serins, Great Grey Shrike, three Hoopoes and two Green-winged Teal. |
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| Wednesday 15th April 2020 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Iberian Chiffchaff at Rhiw, Gwynedd, a Bee-eater at Barnstaple, Devon and a Black Kite over Hornchurch, London. Significant news from yesterday concerned a Short-toed Treecreeper at Dungeness, Kent.
Lingering rarities included just the Lesser Kestrel in Scilly. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, two Wrynecks, 16 Waxwings, a Corncrake, a Rough-legged Buzzard, two Pomarine Skuas, a Black Brant, a Ring-necked Duck, a Green-winged Teal, four Glaucous Gulls and eight Iceland Gulls. |
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| Tuesday 14th April 2020 | ||
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| The highlights of the day were single Hoopoes in both Hampshire and West Sussex,
Richard's Pipit in Lincolnshire, two Dotterel together in Pembrokeshire, two
Balearic Shearwaters off the Isles of Scilly, four Iceland Gulls, five Glaucous
Gulls, and a total of 32 Waxwings. Incoming spring migrants included Wood Sandpiper (Dorset), Spotted Flycatcher (Aberdeenshire), Swift (Essex), and Garganey (Norfolk and Northamptonshire). |
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| Monday 13th April 2020 | ||
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The Steller's Eider was seen again in Orkney. The Lesser Kestrel was still on Scilly and a Red-rumped Swallow was found in Essex. Scarcities included Golden Oriole (Scilly), Hoopoe, Serin, American Golden Plover, Ring-necked Duck, Great Grey Shrike and Shorelark. |
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| Sunday 12th April 2020 | ||
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| A Black Kite was seen at Sparham, Norfolk.
Lingering rarities included the Lesser Kestrel in Scilly and Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire. Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, two Shorelarks, five Hoopoes, a Leach's Petrel, a Ring-necked Duck, three Iceland Gulls and four Glaucous Gulls. |
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| Saturday 11th April 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Lesser Kestrel still on the Isles of Scilly,
West Siberian Stonechat still in Cheshire, and in Hampshire a Black Kite flew over Havant. Scarcities included Serin (Dorset and East Yorkshire), Hoopoe (Cornwall and two in East Sussex), Wryneck (Norfolk), Green-winged Teal (Angus), three Glaucous Gulls, five Iceland Gulls, and a total of 51 Waxwings. Incoming spring migrants included Wood Sandpiper (Lancashire), Quail (Norfolk), Turtle Dove (Kent), Blue-headed Wagtail (Lincolnshire), Swift (Cambridgeshire), eight Whinchat, and 19 Garganey. Late news concerned a Black-winged Stilt present yesterday in the Cotswold Water Park, Gloucestershire/Wiltshire. |
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