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| Thursday 30th April 2020 | ||
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| New King Eiders were discovered off Coul Links, Highland and off Ardvule, Western Isles, a Bee-eater flew over Woodhorn, Northumberland and a Black Kite flew over Woolmer Pond, Hampshire, with two in the Sizewell/Minsmere area, Suffolk.
Lingering rarities included the Lesser Kestrel in Scilly, Black Kite in Conwy and King Eider in Aberdeenshire. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, a Serin, a Richard's Pipit, a Lapland Bunting, two Hoopoes, three Wrynecks, a Montagu's Harrier, a Corncrake, five Dotterel, a Glossy Ibis, a Roseate Tern, a Ring-necked Duck, a Surf Scoter, four Pomarine Skuas, a Glaucous Gull and two Iceland Gulls. |
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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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| Wednesday 29th April 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both the Lesser Kestrel and Red-throated Pipit still on the Isles of Scilly, an
Alpine Swift on the Isle of Wight at Sandown, a White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, and in Aberdeenshire the
King Eider returned to the Ythan Estuary. Scarcities included Purple Heron (East Sussex), Pectoral Sandpiper (Highland), Hoopoe (North Yorkshire), Iceland Gull (Shetland Isles), two Glaucous Gulls, and a total of seven migrant Dotterel. Significant late news concerned a female Pallid Harrier present yesterday on Shetland on Yell. |
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| Tuesday 28th April 2020 | ||
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A Caspian Tern that flew southwest over Tingley in West Yorkshire was an impressive find. The Lesser Kestrel and Red-throated Pipit both remained on Scilly, where an Eastern Subalpine Warbler was found, and a Red-rumped Swallow appeared at Chartham in Kent. Among the scarcities were three Dotterel, two Hoopoes and singles of Richard's Pipit, Purple Heron and Surf Scoter. |
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| Monday 27th April 2020 | ||
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| A Red-rumped Swallow flew south over Landguard NR, Suffolk, and there were reports of two Bee-eaters over Southport, Merseyside and a Black Kite over Ashdown Forest, Sussex.
Both the Lesser Kestrel and the Red-throated Pipit lingered in Scilly. Scarcity highlights included a Wryneck, a Golden Oriole, a Serin, a Richard's Pipit, Waxwing, five Hoopoes, a Purple Heron, three Dotterels, a Ring-necked Duck, a Pomarine Skua, three Glaucous Gulls and four Iceland Gulls. |
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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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| 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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