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| Wednesday 2nd September 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Pallid Harrier on the Isle of Wight at Brading Marsh, whilst a
Semipalmated Sandpiper was identified in Cornwall at Hayle Estuary, a Citrine Wagtail was new on the Shetland Isles at Swinister, and a
Black Kite was seen at two localities in Kent. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Lammergeier in Derbyshire, Snowy Owl on the Western Isles, Black Duck in Highland, both Spotted Sandpiper and Black Kite on the Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, two Arctic Warblers on Shetland, and Greenish Warblers in both Norfolk and Shetland. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler (Pembrokeshire), Icterine Warbler (Hampshire), White-winged Black Tern (Orkney Isles), Red-necked Phalarope (Dumfries and Galloway), Spotted Crake (Cheshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (County Mayo), Great Shearwater (Scilly), two each of Purple Heron, American Golden Plover, Rose-coloured Starling, Long-tailed Skua and Glossy Ibis, three Common Rosefinches, four of both Barred Warbler and Dotterel, five Red-backed Shrikes, and a total of 10 Wrynecks. Significant late news concerned an Eleonora's Falcon photographed on 25th August in Dorset at Lytchett Bay. |
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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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| Tuesday 1st September 2020 | ||
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| New rarities dicovered today were a Bonaparte's Gull in Cheshire at Hale, a
Subalpine Warbler species in Essex at Holland Haven, single Greenish Warblers in Norfolk at Holme and on the Shetland Isles on Unst, with now four
Arctic Warblers present on Shetland. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Lammergeier in Derbyshire, Pallid Harrier in West Sussex, both Spotted Sandpiper and Black Kite on the Isles of Scilly, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, and two Black-winged Stilts together in Somerset. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler (Gloucestershire), White-winged Black Tern (Orkney Isles), Rose-coloured Starling (Shetland), Pectoral Sandpiper (County Kerry), Glossy Ibis (Devon), Temminck's Stint, Cory's and Great Shearwater (Scilly), two each of American Golden Plover, Purple Heron and Spotted Crake, three of Icterine Warbler and Common Rosefinch, four Dotterel, five of Barred Warbler and Red-backed Shrike, and a total of 11 Wrynecks. |
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| Monday 31st August 2020 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Pallid Harrier on Thorney Island, Sussex, two Black Kites and a Spotted Sandpiper on St Mary's, Scilly, Black Kite over Porthgwarra, Cornwall, Snowy Owl on St Kilda, Western Isles, Gull-billed Tern at Lady's Island Lake, County Wexford, Citrine Wagtail at Sumburgh and Arctic Warbler on Fair Isle, both Shetland, single Greenish Warblers at Thornham and Horsey, both Norfolk and at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire and a White-billed Diver off Newbiggin, Northumberland.
Lingering rarities included the Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, two Black-winged Stilts in Somerset, Greenish Warbler in Northumberland, Black Duck in Highland, a Wilson's Petrel off Scilly and Lammergeier in Derbyshire. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Bluethroat, a Lapland Bunting, a Rose-coloured Starling, two Marsh Warblers, three Icterine Warblers, five Barred Warblers, five Red-backed Shrikes, five Common Rosefinches, 16 Wrynecks, a White-winged Black Tern, two Spotted Crakes, a Purple Heron, three Glossy Ibises, an American Golden Plover, two Temminck's Stints, four Dotterel, a Tundra Bean Goose, a Honey Buzzard, a Sabine's Gull, an Iceland Gull, six Roseate Terns, two Pomarine Skuas, six Long-tailed Skuas and 27 Great Shearwaters. |
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| Sunday 30th August 2020 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Isabelline Wheatear at Carmel Head, Anglesey, a Caspian Tern at Huttoft Bank, Lincolnshire, a Fea's or Desertas Petrel and a Subalpine Warbler species on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Rerwick and a Greenish Warbler at Spiggie, both Shetland (with others of the latter at East Hills, Norfolk and Newbiggin, Northumberland), a Citrine Wagtail and Black Kite at Nanjizal, Cornwall, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Cahore, County Wexford and a White-billed Diver off Islay, Argyll.
Lingering rarities included the Booted Warbler in County Durham, Citrine Wagtail in Scilly, two Black-winged Stilts in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in Argyll and Lammergeier in Derbyshire. Scarcity highlights included a Woodchat Shrike, an Ortolan Bunting, a Hoopoe, a Marsh Warbler, two Icterine Warblers, three Rose-coloured Starlings, four Red-backed Shrikes, six Common Rosefinches, eight Barred Warblers, ten Wrynecks, two Purple Herons, three Spotted Crakes, three Honey Buzzards, an American Golden Plover, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, two Dotterel, three Glossy Ibises, two Great Shearwaters, four Balearic Shearwaters, two Grey Phalaropes, four Leach's Petrels, up to ten Sabine's Gulls, 93 Long-tailed Skuas, 25 Pomarine Skuas and ten Roseate Terns. |
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| Saturday 29th August 2020 | ||
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| A Booted Warbler was discovered at Whitburn, County Durham early afternoon, but wasn't seen again.
Lingering rarities included single Citrine Wagtails on Tresco, Scilly and Sanday, Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs at Tacumshin, County Wexford, two Black-winged Stilts in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in Argyll and Lammergeier in Derbyshire. Three Wilson's Petrels were seen from the Scilly pelagic. Scarcity highlights included an Ortolan Bunting, a Melodious Warbler, an Icterine Warbler, a Woodchat Shrike, a Rose-coloured Starling, two Barred Warblers, three Red-backed Shrikes, three Wrynecks, three Common Rosefinches, two Spotted Crakes, a Purple Heron, two Dotterel, two American Golden Plovers, four Buff-breasted Sandpipers, two Glossy Ibises, up to seven Great Shearwaters, nine Sabine's Gulls, 22 Pomarine Skuas and 180 Long-tailed Skuas. |
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| Friday 28th August 2020 | ||
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| New discoveries comprised a Thrush Nightingale on Fair Isle
(Shetland), Lesser Yellowlegs at Tacumshin (Co Wexford) and
Bonaparte's Gull on Islay (Argyll). The Two-barred Crossbill (Argyll), Citrine Wagtails (Gwynedd and Isles of Scilly), Bonaparte's Gull (Kent) and four Black-winged Stilts (Somerset) all lingered. The best of the rest included Melodious Warbler (Cornwall), Marsh Warbler (Shetland), Purple Heron (Somerset), Woodchat Shrike (Isles of Scilly), Icterine Warbler and Pectoral Sandpiper (East Yorkshire), two Red-backed Shrikes and Buff-breasted Sandpipers, three Common Rosefinches, Barred Warblers, Rose-coloured Starlings, Spotted Crakes and seven Wrynecks. |
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| Thursday 27th August 2020 | ||
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A Brown Booby flew past Pendeen Watch in Cornwall in the evening. There was a late report for yesterday of a juvenile Bridled Tern off Lundy in Devon in the evening, though there was no sign of it today. A new Citrine Wagtail was on Skokholm in Pembrokeshire. Other rarities included the Two-barred Crossbill in Argyll, Citrine Wagtails in Gwynedd and on Scilly, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, three Black-winged Stilts in Somerset and three Wilson's Petrels in Scilly waters, and the Peak District Lammergeier. Otherwise, the pick of national news included Night Heron (Devon), Purple Heron (Somerset), Buff-breasted Sandpiper on Scilly, Hoopoe (Lothian; killed by a car in the evening), four Common Rosefinches, two Wrynecks, seven Barred Warblers, two Red-backed Shrikes, Rose-coloured Starling (Shetland), three Sabine's Gulls, Temminck's Stint (Lincolnshire), two Spotted Crakes, Dotterel (Kent), Corncrake (Staffordshire) and Glossy Ibis (Kent). |
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| Wednesday 26th August 2020 | ||
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A juvenile Two-barred Crossbill arrived on Fair Isle. Citrine Wagtails were found on Tresco, Scilly, and on Sanday, Orkney. Two Wilson's Petrels were from today's Scilly pelagic, with three past Pendeen in Cornwall and other off Bridges of Ross in Co.Clare. Greenish Warblers were found in Highland and Borders. Continuing rarities included Citrine Wagtail in Gwynedd and reported in Norfolk, Two-barred Crossbill in Argyll, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, four Black-winged Stilts in Somerset and the Lammergeier in Derbyshire. The best of the rest were Night Heron (Berkshire), two Purple Herons, three Spotted Crakes, three Hoopoes, two Barred Warblers, Icterine Warbler (Shetland), Wryneck (Aberdeenshire), two Rose-coloured Starlings, three Red-backed Shrikes, Dotterel (Dorset), two Temminck's Stints, four Grey Phalaropes, 29 Sabine's Gulls and two Glossy Ibises. |
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| Tuesday 25th August 2020 | ||
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| Seawatching provided the highlights today with a Fea's/Desertas Petrel passing Berry Head, Devon in the morning and then Porthgwarra, Cornwall late in the afternoon,
Wilson's Petrels were recorded from land in County Clare (3), County Kerry and Cornwall (2), with around island totals of six
Cory's Shearwaters, 12 Leach's Petrels, 25 Sabine's Gulls, 37 Great
Shearwaters, and 41 Long-tailed Skuas. A Citrine Wagtail was seen briefly in Norfolk at Cley, the Gull-billed Tern remained in County Cork, as did the Bonaparte's Gull in Argyll, whilst two Greenish Warblers were located on the Shetland Isles. Scarcities included Icterine Warbler (Shetland), Hoopoe (Dorset), Wryneck (Warwickshire), Purple Heron (Norfolk), Spotted Crake (North Yorkshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Hampshire), Temminck's Stint (Kent), and three Barred Warblers. |
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| Monday 24th August 2020 | ||
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A male Two-barred Crossbill was on feeders on Mull in Argyll and two Kentish Plovers arrived at Pegwell Bay in Kent. Today's Scilly pelagic had nine Wilson's Petrels, and others were seen off Bridges of Ross in Co.Clare, and Lizard Point and Mount's Bay in Cornwall. A Greenish Warbler was found on Yell in Shetland. Ongoing rarities included the Turkestan Shrike on North Ronaldsay, Western Bonelli's Warbler on Fair Isle, Citrine Wagtail in Gwynedd, Black Duck in Highland, Greenish Warbler in Lothian, the family of five Black-winged Stilts in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gulls in Argyll and Kent and the Lammergeier in Derbyshire. Among other highlights were Red-breasted Flycatcher (Western Isles), Night Heron (Berkshire), two Purple Herons, Hoopoe (Isle of Wight), three Wrynecks, six Red-backed Shrikes, Icterine Warbler (Shetland), six Barred Warblers, Rose-coloured Starling (Gloucestershire), Temminck's Stint (Lincolnshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Shetland), five Sabine's Gulls, two Spotted Crakes, four Dotterel (Hampshire), five Long-tailed Skuas and two Glossy Ibises. |
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