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| Saturday 8th August 2020 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Citrine Wagtail at Hook-with-Warsash, Hampshire, a Red-rumped Swallow over Nailsworth and a Caspian Tern at Cotswold Water Park, both Gloucestershire and a Spotted Sandpiper at Drift Reservoir, Cornwall. The Forster's Tern returned to Soldier's Point, County Louth.
Lingering rarities included the Gull-billed Tern in Suffolk, Spotted Sandpiper in County Down, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Black Duck in Highland and the Lammergeier in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. A Wilson's Petrel was seen from the Scilly pelagic. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Hoopoe, a Pectoral Sandpiper, five Dotterel, a Purple Heron, a Night Heron, a Glossy Ibis, five Honey Buzzards, a Pomarine Skua, a Balearic Shearwater, a Sabine's Gull and an Iceland Gull. |
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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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| Friday 7th August 2020 | ||
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| Rarity highlights comprised Lammergeier in Derbyshire,
Pacific Golden Plover and Gull-billed Tern in
Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitchers in Cumbria and Lancashire,
Spotted Sandpiper in Co Down, Bee-eater in
Orkney, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, family of
Black-winged Stilts in Somerset and six Wilson's Petrels
from an Isles of Scilly pelagic. The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starlings (Orkney, Shetland and Wiltshire), Purple Heron and Hoopoe (Somerset), Pectoral Sandpiper (Lancashire), Spotted Crake (Kent), Wryneck (Dorset), Red-backed Shrike and Icterine Warbler (Cornwall), Sabine's Gull (Gwynedd) and Glossy Ibis (Gwent). |
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| Thursday 6th August 2020 | ||
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Still present were the Gull-billed Tern in Suffolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Northumberland and Bonaparte's Gull in Argyll, as well as the Black-winged Stilt family in Somerset and the male in Kent. This evening's pelagic in Scilly waters produced at least six Wilson's Petrels. The Lammergeier was still in Derbyshire. Other highlights included Purple Heron (Somerset), Night Heron (Suffolk), three Rose-coloured Starlings, nine Cory's Shearwaters and 18 Great Shearwaters. |
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| Wednesday 5th August 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Fea's or Desertas Petrel in County Cork that flew past Galley Head, with other seawatching highlights including a
Sabine's Gull seen from County Waterford, and totals of 23 Cory's and 22
Great Shearwaters logged between County Cork and Cornwall. Rarities elsewhere comprised a White-rumped Sandpiper new in Northumberland at Druridge Pools, the Lammergeier still in Derbyshire, Gull-billed Tern in Suffolk, and Bonaparte's Gull still in Kent. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler in Dorset, and Rose-coloured Starling in Wiltshire. |
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| Tuesday 4th August 2020 | ||
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The Gull-billed Tern in Suffolk reappeared at Alton Water late in the day, while the Caspian Tern still in Co.Kerry early morning arrived at the Gann Estuary in Pembrokeshire by the evening. Still present were the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, the Black-winged Stilt family in Somerset and the Lammergeier in Derbyshire. Among other highlights were two Melodious Warblers (Cornwall and Dorset), Purple Heron (East Yorkshire), two Rose-coloured Starlings, 15 Cory's Shearwaters and six Great Shearwaters. |
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| Monday 3rd August 2020 | ||
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| New rarities discovered today were a Gull-billed Tern in Norfolk at Snettisham, Caspian Tern in County Kerry at Inny Strand, and in
Aberdeenshire a Bee-eater at Rattray Head. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Lammergeier in Derbyshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lancashire, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and Black-winged Stilts in both Kent and Somerset (3). Scarcities included Icterine Warbler (Devon), Marsh Warbler (Kent), Rose-coloured Starling (Gwynedd), Pectoral Sandpiper (Northumberland), Spotted Crake (Gloucestershire), Long-tailed Skua (Shetland Isles), Sabine's Gull (Gwynedd), and Cory's Shearwater (East Yorkshire and Norfolk). |
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| Sunday 2nd August 2020 | ||
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Two Brown Boobies were reported past St.Levan in Cornwall in the early evening. A Gull-billed Tern made a brief appearance at Seaton Sands in Cleveland and two Black Kites flew over Wheldrake Ings in North Yorkshire. Still present were the Long-billed Dowitcher in Lancashire, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Black-winged Stilts in Kent and Somerset and the Lammergeier in Derbyshire. Scarcities included Icterine Warbler (Devon), Melodious Warbler (Dorset), Hoopoe (Norfolk), Temminck's Stint (North Yorkshire), Ring-billed Gull (Co.Galway) and Long-tailed Skua (Shetland). |
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| Saturday 1st August 2020 | ||
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| Shorebird highlights included Lesser Yellowlegs in North
Yorkshire, at least one Pacific Golden Plover in Co Donegal,
Black-winged Stilts in Somerset (2) and Kent and
Red-necked Phalarope in East Yorkshire. Elsewhere a Rose-coloured Starling remained in Gwynedd, the Glossy Ibis continued its residence in Gwent, and Honey Buzzards were logged in Nottinghamshire (3) and East Yorkshire. |
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| Friday 31st July 2020 | ||
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| A Bonaparte's Gull was on Berneray, Western Isles, a Black Kite was on St Mary's, Scilly and single Red-footed Falcons were at Bromeswell, Suffolk and Kingsdown and Grove Ferry, both Kent.
Lingering rarities included the Gull-billed Tern in County Wexford and Lesser Yellowlegs, Black-winged Stilt and Bonaparte's Gull all in Kent. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, a Hoopoe, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Montagu's Harrier, seven Honey Buzzards, a Purple Heron, a Glossy Ibis, a Long-tailed Skua, a Cory's Shearwater and seven Balearic Shearwaters. |
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| Thursday 30th July 2020 | ||
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| A probable Zino's Petrel was seen from the evening pelagic off the Isles of Scilly. This would be the first record for Britain if confirmed. Six Wilson's Petrels were also seen, along with both Great and Cory's Shearwaters.
Other new discoveries, or relocations, today included a Caspian Tern at Lunt Meadows, Merseyside, then on the Kent Estuary in Cumbria and at Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire, and a Long-billed Dowitcher at Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire. A Gull-billed Tern was present at Alton Water, Suffolk, yesterday. Lingering rarities included the Gull-billed Tern in County Wexford and Lesser Yellowlegs and Black-winged Stilt in Kent. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Purple Heron, a Glossy Ibis, four Honey Buzzards, an Iceland Gull, two Glaucous Gulls, five Great Shearwaters, six Cory's Shearwaters, a Pomarine Skua, five Long-tailed Skuas and three Balearic Shearwaters. |
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