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| Thursday 1st April 2021 | ||
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April made a suitable entrance with some nice early spring finds. The best was a male Ashy-headed Wagtail on St.Mary's (Scilly), which looked the part and went on to give a series of classic calls. In Pembrokeshire, an Alpine Swift appeared over Skokholm in the early afternoon, before moving over to Skomer for the rest of the day. This went nicely with a Red-rumped Swallow over Cahore Marsh in Co.Wexford in the late afternoon. A young drake King Eider was discovered on Papa Westray in Orkney. The Northern Mockingbird (Devon), American Herring Gull (Cornwall), Spotted Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon and Bonaparte's Gulls in Gloucestershire and Co.Wexford were all still present and correct. Two Hoopoes were the only extra springlike news, with most of the day's other national news concerning hangers-on from the winter. Namely, further highlights were Rough-legged Buzzard (Suffolk), Sabine's Gull (Sussex), Great Grey Shrike (Gloucestershire), Kumlien's Gull (Cornwall), Little Auk (Western Isles), Surf Scoter (Orkney), Taiga Bean Goose (Suffolk), Todd's Canada Goose (Merseyside), two Green-winged Teal, four Little Buntings and Glossy Ibises, and 14 Ring-necked Ducks. |
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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 31st March 2021 | ||
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| A Bonaparte's Gull was found at Cahore Marsh, County Wexford.
Lingering rarities included the Northern Mockingbird in Devon, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Long-billed Dowitchers in Yorkshire and County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon and County Waterford, Bonaparte's Gull in Gloucestershire and two White-billed Divers in Shetland. Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Wryneck, two Hoopoes, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Yellow-browed Warblers, five Little Buntings, five Lapland Buntings, a Grey Phalarope, an American Wigeon, two Surf Scoters, four Green-winged Teal, ten Ring-necked Ducks, a Taiga Bean Goose, two Tundra Bean Geese, six Glossy Ibises, a Kumlien's Gull, a Ring-billed Gull, eight Glaucous Gulls and 21 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Tuesday 30th March 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Northern Mockingbird still in Devon, American Herring Gull still in Cornwall,
Pied-billed Grebe in Lancashire, Bonaparte's Gulls in both County Down and Gloucestershire,
Dusky Warbler in Merseyside, and three Penduline Tits still together in Somerset. Scarcities included American Wigeon (County Antrim), Surf Scoter (Conwy), Black Brant (County Dublin), Taiga Bean Goose (Suffolk), two each of Snow Goose and Yellow-browed Warbler, Great Grey Shrike, and Green-winged Teal, four of Little Bunting and Glossy Ibis, six Lapland Buntings, and a total of 13 Ring-necked Ducks. Incoming spring migrants included Garden Warbler (Somerset), Grasshopper Warbler (Dorset), two each of Pied Flycatcher, Little Tern, Reed Warbler, Hobby, and Whitethroat, three Cuckoo, six Common Terns, 10 Tree Pipits, 11 Redstarts, 23 Yellow Wagtails, 29 Sedge Warblers, 39 Garganey, 43 Ring Ouzels, and a total of 49 Ospreys. |
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| Monday 29th March 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Desert Wheatear in Weymouth, Dorset and a Blue-winged Teal at Steart, Somerset.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Northern Mockingbird in Devon, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Laughing Gull in Dorset, Bonaparte's Gull in Gloucestershire, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Dusky Warbler in Norfolk and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford. Scarcity highlights included a Shorelark, a Great Grey Shrike, two Hoopoes, two Yellow-browed Warblers, four Little Buntings, seven Lapland Buntings, an American Wigeon, three Green-winged Teal, 17 Ring-necked Ducks, a Taiga Bean Goose, a Tundra Bean Goose, a Black Brant, ten Glossy Ibises, six Glaucous Gulls and 21 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Sunday 28th March 2021 | ||
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The Northern Mockingbird in Devon remained in Devon, while the White-winged Scoter made another appearance in Lothian. Other rarities still in place were the American Herring Gull in Cornwall, the three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Bonaparte's Gull in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon and Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Northumberland. The best of the rest included Kumlien's Gull (Co.Kerry), Yellow-browed Warbler (Sussex), American Wigeon (Shetland), three Little Buntings and Surf Scoters, four Green-winged Teal, seven Glossy Ibises and 16 Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Saturday 27th March 2021 | ||
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There was a late report of an Iberian Chiffchaff in Hampshire on Thursday. Positive updates were received on the Northern Mockingbird in Devon, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Black Scoter in Highland, Pied-billed Grebe in Lancashire, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Bufflehead in Co.Cork, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher in Co.Wexford and Bonaparte's Gull in Gloucestershire. The day's scarcity highlights included Serin (Hampshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Borders), Great Grey Shrike (Suffolk), Ring-billed Gull (Co.Louth), Kumlien's Gull (Co.Kerry), Taiga Bean Goose (Suffolk), Black Brant (Co.Dublin), Todd's Canada Goose (Lancashire), two Yellow-browed Warblers and American Wigeon, three Little Buntings, six Surf Scoters and Glossy Ibises and 22 Ring-billed Gulls. |
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| Friday 26th March 2021 | ||
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| A Bonaparte's Gull was discovered at Frampton Pools, Gloucestershire.
Lingering rarities still present included the Northern Mockingbird in Devon, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Pied-billed Grebe in Lancashire, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Spotted Sandpiper in Ayrshire and White-billed Diver in Orkney. Scarcity highlights included two Yellow-browed Warblers, four Little Buntings, four Lapland Buntings, two Green-winged Teal, 15 Ring-necked Ducks, a Tundra Bean Goose, a Glossy Ibis, a Kumlien's Gull, two Ring-billed Gulls, three Glaucous Gulls and 21 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Thursday 25th March 2021 | ||
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The first Alpine Swift of the year was seen over Fife Ness. Today's continuing rarities were the Northern Mockingbird in Devon, Double-crested Cormorant in Co.Kerry, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Pied-billed Grebe in Lancashire, Laughing Gull in Dorset, two female King Eiders in Co.Donegal, Rustic Bunting in Surrey and two Long-billed Dowitchers in Co.Wexford. Among additional highlights were Rose-coloured Starling (Borders), Long-tailed Skua in Co.Antrim, Yellow-browed Warbler in Sussex; three Little Buntings, Ring-billed Gulls and Green-winged Teal; and nine Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Wednesday 24th March 2021 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Northern Mockingbird in
Devon at Exmouth, American Herring Gull in Cornwall at Newlyn, Laughing Gull
in Dorset again at Abbotsbury, Rustic Bunting in Surrey at Thursley
Common, and Spotted Sandpiper in Ayrshire at Croy. Scarcities included Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), American Wigeon (Cleveland), Great Grey Shrike (Suffolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (Buckinghamshire), two each of both Little Bunting and Glossy Ibis, five Green-winged Teals, nine Lapland Buntings, and a total of 23 Ring-necked Ducks. Incoming spring migrants included Hobby (Suffolk), Cuckoo (Dorset), Sedge Warbler (Somerset), House Martin (Wiltshire), three Common Terns, five Ring Ouzels, six Ospreys, seven Swallows, 11 each of Garganey and Willow Warblers, 22 White Wagtails, and 63 Wheatears. |
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| Tuesday 23rd March 2021 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Northern Mockingbird
in Devon, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Snowy Owl on the Western Isles,
Rustic Bunting in Surrey, King Eider on the Shetland Isles, Dusky Warbler in Merseyside, two Long-billed Dowitchers
together in County Wexford, and three Penduline Tits together in Somerset. Scarcities included Great Grey Shrike (Suffolk), Little Auk (Western Isles), two Green-winged Teals, three each of both Little Bunting and Glossy Ibis, six Lapland Buntings, and a total of 18 Ring-necked Ducks. Incoming spring migrants included Ring Ouzel (Suffolk), Whitethroat (Buckinghamshire), two Yellow Wagtails (Kent), four of Osprey and House Martin, five Willow Warblers, 10 Garganey, 14 White Wagtails, 33 Swallow, and 35 Wheatear. |
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