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| Tuesday 13th October 2020 | ||
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| Nearctic landbirds today were confined to the Isles of Scilly where both Swainson's Thrush and American Buff-bellied Pipit were
present on Bryher. Asian passerines included the White's Thrush still in Devon on Lundy, Red-flanked Bluetails in both Northumberland and the Shetland Isles, Red-throated Pipits in Cornwall and Scilly, Radde's Warblers in Suffolk and Scilly, Dusky Warblers in East Yorkshire and Shetland, Blyth's Reed Warbler on Shetland, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in County Galway, and Citrine Wagtail in County Wexford. Other lingering rarities comprised both Pacific Golden Plover and King Eider still in Moray, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Wilson's Phalarope in Hampshire, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both North Yorkshire and Somerset. Late news concerned the Lammergeier that was present yesterday in Kent near Tunbridge Wells. DNA analysis of a feather dropped by this bird has proven that it originates from the Alps. |
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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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| Monday 12th October 2020 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Isabelline Wheatear on Lundy, Devon, a Rustic Bunting and a Radde's Warbler on Portland, Dorset, a Hume's Warbler, a Red-flanked Bluetail and an Olive-backed Pipit on Mainland, Shetland and a Dusky Warbler on Tresco, Scilly.
Lingering rarities included the Philadelphia Vireo and Eastern Yellow Wagtail in County Galway, Swainson's Thrush and Radde's Warbler in Scilly (with a report of the Black-and-white Warbler present again), White's Thrush in Devon, Red-throated Pipit and Blyth's Reed Warbler in Shetland, Citrine Wagtail in County Wexford, Wilson's Phalarope in Hampshire, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Somerset and Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plover and King Eider in Moray, four Blue-winged Teals and two Cackling Geese in Western Isles and Lammergeier in Bedfordshire. Scarcity highlights included a Short-toed Lark, two Richard's Pipits, two Barred Warblers, two Hoopoes, three Red-backed Shrikes, three Red-breasted Flycatchers, five Little Buntings, 25 Lapland Buntings, a Little Auk, a Dotterel, four Pectoral Sandpipers, five Grey Phalaropes, six American Golden Plovers, two Ring-necked Ducks, two Glossy Ibises, a Pomarine Skua and three Iceland Gulls. |
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| Sunday 11th October 2020 | ||
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| Nearctic landbirds today comprised the Philadelphia Vireo still in County Galway,
Blackpoll Warbler in County Cork, Swainson's Thrush and Red-eyed Vireo on the Isles of Scilly, Red-eyed Vireo in County Kerry, and
American Buff-bellied Pipit on the Orkney Isles all making 17 individuals of 10 species of Nearctic landbird located across Britain and Ireland this autumn since 15th September. Meanwhile, American waders included
Wilson's Phalarope in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, and
Lesser Yellowlegs in County Galway, Somerset and North Yorkshire. Asian passerines today included White's Thrush still in Devon, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in County Galway, Citrine Wagtail in County Wexford, Red-throated Pipit on both Orkney and Shetland, three Olive-backed Pipits together and a Blyth's Reed Warbler on Shetland, Dusky Warbler on Scilly, and Radde's Warblers in Cornwall, East Sussex, Scilly (2), and Suffolk. Otherwise, the Western Orphean Warbler remained in Highland, as did Pacific Golden Plover in Moray, Pallid Harrier, Snowy Owl and Coues's Arctic Redpoll on Shetland, two each of both Blue-winged Teal and Cackling Goose on the Western Isles, a White-billed Diver passed County Durham and then Northumberland, and the Lammergeier ranged from Cambridgeshire, through Bedfordshire to reach London. |
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| Saturday 10th October 2020 | ||
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| The third Philadelphia Vireo for Ireland was on Inishmore, Aran Islands, County Galway, a Western Orphean Warbler was at Lothbeg Point, Highland and a Rock Thrush was seen briefly on Fetlar, Shetland.
Other new discoveries included a Swainson's Thrush on Bryher, Scilly, a Red-eyed Vireo at Feohanagh, County Kerry, an American Buff-bellied Pipit on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, a Lanceolated Warbler on Foula, a Red-flanked Bluetail on Unst, an Eastern Stonechat and Red-throated Pipit on Fair Isle and a Dusky Warbler on Mainland, all Shetland, a Booted Warbler at Men-an-Tol, Cornwall, a Pacific Golden Plover at Findhorn Bay, Moray and two Cackling Geese at Loch Paible, Western Isles. Lingering rarities seen today included the White's Thrush in Devon, Red-eyed Vireo in Cornwall, Red-eyed Vireo in Scilly, Olive-backed Pipit, Snowy Owl, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Shetland, Citrine Wagtail in County Wexford, Radde's Warbler in Suffolk, Upland Sandpiper in County Galway, Wilson's Phalarope in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire, four Blue-winged Teals in Western Isles, Pallid Harrier in Warwickshire /Staffordshire and Lammergeier in Cambridgeshire. |
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| Friday 9th October 2020 | ||
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| In Shetland, new discoveries today included a Lanceolated Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Red-throated Pipit and Coues's Arctic Redpoll on Unst, an Olive-backed Pipit on Whalsay and a Dusky Warbler and two Radde's Warblers on Mainland. Elsewhere, other Radde's Warblers were at Ventnor, Isle of Wight and Nanjizal, Cornwall, another Dusky Warbler was at Malin Beg, County Donegal, a Wilson's Phalarope was at Pennington Marshes, Hampshire, a Lesser Yellowlegs was at Lady's Island Lake, County Wexford, a Semipalmated Sandpiper was on the Teifi Estuary in Ceredigion/Pembrokeshire and a Citrine Wagtail was at Tacumshin, County Wexford.
Lingering rarities seen today included the White's Thrush in Devon, single Red-eyed Vireos in Scilly and Cornwall, Pallid Harrier in Warwickshire/ Staffordshire, Snowy Owl, Eastern Stonechat sp, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll in Shetland, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in County Galway, Red-throated Pipit in Orkney, Arctic Warbler in Northumberland, Radde's Warbler in Suffolk, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Lincolnshire and County Galway and Lammergeier in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Short-toed Lark, a Richard's Pipit, a Rose-coloured Starling, two Shorelarks, two Hoopoes, two Great Grey Shrikes, four Red-backed Shrikes, four Bluethroats, four Wrynecks, five Common Rosefinches, seven Red-breasted Flycatchers, seven Barred Warblers, nine Little Buntings, 19 Lapland Buntings, a Purple Heron, four Glossy Ibises, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Temminck's Stint, two American Golden Plovers, five Pectoral Sandpipers, eight Grey Phalaropes, a Leach's Petrel, two Pomarine Skuas, 16 Balearic Shearwaters, an Iceland Gull and two Tundra Bean Geese. |
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| Thursday 8th October 2020 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the discovery of a Black-and-white Warbler
on Tresco, Isles of Scilly. The archipelago also hosted
Swainson's Thrush, Red-eyed Vireo, Spotted
Crake, Serin, Pectoral Sandpiper,
Little Bunting, Common Rosefinch and
American Golden Plover. Back on the Mainland a Common Nighthawk was discovered at Church Norton (West Sussex), whilst a Pallid Swift at Southwold (Suffolk), Richardson's Cackling Goose (Dumfries & Galloway), Red-throated Pipit and Blyth's Reed Warbler (Fife), Cackling Goose (Aberdeenshire), Lesser Yellowlegs (Lincolnshire), Arctic Warbler (Northumberland) and Red-eyed Vireo (Cornwall) were all new. On Orkney the Eyebrowed Thrush and Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler both remained on North Ronaldsay, whilst a Red-flanked Bluetail was still on Mainland. A White's Thrush was on Barra (Western Isles). New discoveries on Shetland included four Olive-backed Pipits, Eastern Stonechat and Blyth's Reed Warbler, whilst Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and two Eastern Stonechats lingered. In Ireland a Blackpoll Warbler on Mizen Head and the overnight trapping of a Least Sandpiper at Timoleague (Co Cork) were the highlights. Other lingering rarities included Lammergeier (Lincolnshire), Pallid Harrier (Warwickshire/Staffordshire), Radde's Warblers (Cambridgeshire, Cleveland, Highland, Kent and Suffolk), Kentish Plover (Somerset), Long-billed Dowitcher (Cumbria), Arctic Warbler (Fife), King Eider (Moray) and Blyth's Reed Warbler (Norfolk). |
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| Wednesday 7th October 2020 | ||
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| Nearctic landbirds today comprised both Swainson's Thrush and Red-eyed Vireo new on the Isles of
Scilly on St Mary's and St Martin's respectively, an American Buff-bellied Pipit
was found on the Western Isles on North Uist, and both the Tennessee Warblers remained
on the Shetland Isles and in County Galway. From the east came two Eyebrowed Thrushes on Shetland, at Brae, Mainland and on Fetlar, a White's Thrush in Devon on Lundy, Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler and two Red-flanked Bluetails new on the Orkney Isles, the Steppe Grey Shrike still in Suffolk, a Pallid Harrier on the Staffordshire/Warwickshire border, Radde's Warblers in Cambridgeshire, Highland (2), Kent, and Suffolk, Arctic Warbler on Scilly, Rustic Bunting and Citrine Wagtail on Shetland, Red-throated Pipits in both Cornwall and Orkney, Olive-backed Pipits in East Yorkshire and Shetland (3), and Eastern Stonechats in Norfolk, Orkney and Shetland (3). Other rarities today were Lesser Yellowlegs in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Cumbria and Dorset, Kentish Plovers in Somerset and West Sussex, an Arctic Redpoll on Shetland, a Red-rumped Swallow briefly in Kent, the Black Duck still in Highland, and the King Eider still in Moray. Sadly, the Short-toed Eagle taken into care in Dorset on Monday has died. |
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| Tuesday 6th October 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Short-toed Eagle in Dorset at Hengistbury Head
although it was picked up there and taken into care. Meanwhile, the Tennessee Warbler
reappeared on the Shetland Isles on Yell with another Tennessee Warbler
discovered in County Galway on Inishbofin constituting the first Irish record. Rarities from the east comprised the Eyebrowed Thrush still on the Orkney Isles, Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler still on the Shetland, Steppe Grey Shrike in Suffolk, Red-flanked Bluetail on Shetland, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in County Galway (2), Gwynedd and Hampshire, Citrine Wagtail in Aberdeenshire, Red-throated Pipits on Orkney (2), Shetland (2) and in Suffolk, Radde's Warblers in Cambridgeshire, Cleveland, Fife, Highland, Norfolk, and Suffolk (2), Arctic Warblers in Fife, Northumberland and Shetland, Blyth's Reed Warblers on Norfolk and Shetland, Rustic Buntings in Aberdeenshire, Orkney (3) and Shetland, Eastern Stonechats in East Yorkshire, Norfolk, and Shetland, and a total of four Olive-backed Pipits were located on Shetland. From elsewhere a Little Bittern was glimpsed on the Isles of Scilly, a Snowy Owl and two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls on Shetland, Kentish Plover still in West Sussex, King Eider in Moray, Long-billed Dowitchers in Cumbria, County Londonderry, and County Wexford, and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Galway, North Yorkshire, and Somerset. |
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| Monday 5th October 2020 | ||
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| Another incredible day for rare eastern passerines with the Siberian Thrush
still in Fife, Eyebrowed Thrush still on the Orkney Isles, Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler and
Citrine Wagtail on the Shetland Isles, Steppe Grey Shrike in Suffolk,
Eastern Yellow Wagtails in County Galway, Gwynedd and Shetland, Lesser Grey Shrike and
Red-flanked Bluetail together in Northumberland, two Eastern Stonechats in Norfolk,
Rustic Buntings in Aberdeenshire (2), Orkney (2) and Shetland, Red-throated Pipits on Orkney, Shetland, and in Suffolk,
Olive-backed Pipits in Aberdeenshire and Shetland (3), Radde's Warblers
in Cambridgeshire, Cleveland, and Suffolk (2), Dusky Warblers in Essex and Shetland (2),
Arctic Warblers in Norfolk, Northumberland, and Shetland, and Blyth's Reed Warblers
on both Orkney and Shetland. Other highlightd today were the first Pallid Swift of the autumn in Kent at North Foreland, Pallid Harriers new in both Norfolk and Suffolk, Blue-winged Teal in County Mayo, two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls on Shetland, Kentish Plover still in West Sussex, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, King Eider in Moray, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both North Yorkshire and Somerset. |
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| Sunday 4th October 2020 | ||
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A litany of finds today included a Steppe Grey Shrike at Benacre in Suffolk, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Easington in East Yorkshire, Lesser Grey Shrike on Holy Island in Northumberland; Red-flanked Bluetails at Holy Island in Northumberland, Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire and Duncansby Head in Highland; two Citrine Wagtails on Mainland Shetland, Eastern Stonechat sp on Foula in Shetland, two Rustic Buntings at Collieston in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Yellowlegs at Blacktoft Sands RSPB in East Yorkshire, Blyth's Reed Warbler at Druridge Pools in Northumberland, Subalpine Warbler sp at Mizen Head in Co.Cork, Red-throated Pipit at Gulberwick in Shetland; Olive-backed Pipits in Shetland (four), Aberdeenshire (two) and East Yorkshire; and Radde's Warblers in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Co.Durha (two), Norfolk (two), Lincolnshire (two), Shetland (two) Ongoing rarities were the Tennessee Warbler in Shetland, Siberian Thrush in Fife, Eyebrowed Thrush on North Ronaldsay, Masked Shrike in Cleveland, Upland Sandpiper in Co.Galway, Northern Harrier in Co.Cork, Pallas's Grasshopper Warblers in Shetland on Whalsay and Foula, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Gwynedd, Red-flanked Bluetail in East Yorkshire, six Blue-winged Teal in Western Isles, King Eider in Moray, Booted Warbler in Suffolk, Radde's Warbler in Co.Durham, Dusky Warbler in Essex, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Norfolk; Arctic Warblers in Northumberland, Shetland and Norfolk; Rustic Buntings in Suffolk and on North Ronaldsay (two) and Fair Isle; and Olive-backed Pipits in East Yorkshire and Shetland (three). Scarcity highlights included White-winged Black Tern (Suffolk), six Wrynecks, three Great Grey Shrikes, five Red-backed Shrikes, Shorelark (Norfolk), six Common Rosefinches, three Richard's Pipits, eight Bluethroats, 26 Little Buntings, 23 Red-breasted Flycatchers, 12 Barred Warblers, Icterine Warbler (East Yorkshire), two Rose-coloured Starlings, three Hoopoes, Red-necked Phalarope (Norfolk), three American Golden Plovers, four Pectoral Sandpipers, Surf Scoter (Shetland), two Spotted Crakes, three Sabine's Gulls, Long-tailed Skua (Fife), Honey Buzzard (Lincolnshire) and three Glossy Ibises. |
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