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| Sunday 26th April 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both Lesser Kestrel and Red-throated Pipit
on the Isles of Scilly, White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles and
single Black Kites seen briefly in both Kent and Worcestershire. Scarcities included both Richard's Pipit and Dotterel in Conwy, Serin in Suffolk, Lapland Bunting in Norfolk, four each of both Glaucous Gull and Iceland Gull, a total of five Hoopoes, and a flock of 20 Waxwings in Aberdeenshire. |
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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 25th April 2020 | ||
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A Long-billed Dowitcher was on the Exe Estuary in Devon, an Iberian Chiffchaff was at Portland, a Savi's Warbler sang at Potter Heigham Marshes in Norfolk, a Red-rumped Swallow appeared at Bishopthorpe in North Yorkshire and a Black Kite flew over Romsey in Hampshire. The Lesser Kestrel was still on Scilly. The best of the rest included Richard's Pipit, Wryneck, five Hoopoes, Rough-legged Buzzard and three Pomarine Skuas. |
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| Friday 24th April 2020 | ||
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| Late news concerned a male Sardinian Warbler on Sunday at Porthleven, Cornwall, and a Red-rumped Swallow yesterday at Dungeness, Kent.
The Lesser Kestrel lingered in Scilly. Scarcity highlights included a Wryneck, a Little Bunting, a Richard's Pipit, two Hoopoes, a Night Heron, a Ring-necked Duck, two Glaucous Gulls, four Iceland Gulls and up to 22 Pomarine Skuas. |
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| Thursday 23rd April 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Lesser Kestrel still on the Isles of Scilly, a Subalpine Warbler
in Pembrokeshire at Martin's Haven, Bee-eater in Dorset at Portland, and three
White-billed Divers located on the Shetland Isles. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (West Sussex), Serin (Norfolk), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), Dotterel (Cambridgeshire), Hoopoe (Dorset and East Sussex), two Glaucous Gulls and four Iceland Gulls. |
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| Wednesday 22nd April 2020 | ||
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Late news from yesterday concerned the Steller's Eider still in Orkney and a Black-winged Stilt in Norfolk. A juvenile Pallid Harrier in Norfolk flew east over Weybourne then Sheringham. In North Yorkshire, a Black Kite flew over Harrogate. Four White-billed Divers were off Cullen in Moray. The Lesser Kestrel remained on Scilly Scarcities included Night Heron (Scilly), three Hoopoes, two Purple Herons, three Glossy Ibises and a report of a Great Grey Shrike (Suffolk). |
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| Tuesday 21st April 2020 | ||
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| A Savi's Warbler was found at Brading Marshes RSPB, Isle of Wight, and an Alpine Swift was in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset. Late news from yesterday concerned a Citrine Wagtail at Siddick Ponds, Cumbria.
The Lesser Kestrel lingering in Scilly. Scarcity highlights included a Woodchat Shrike, a Lapland Bunting, a Waxwing, three Hoopoes, a Purple Heron, two Glossy Ibises, a Green-winged Teal, a Black Brant, two Montagu's Harriers, a Ring-billed Gull, three Glaucous Gulls and four Iceland Gulls. |
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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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| 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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