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| Wednesday 18th August 2021 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Bonaparte's Gull in County Cork at Aghada, a
Bee-eater briefly in Suffolk at Minsmere, and a Baltic Gull in London at Thamesmead. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire, both Black-winged Pratincole and Bonaparte's Gull on the Shetland Isles, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Black Stork and Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Cheshire and Carmarthenshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs on the Isles of Scilly, and Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire. Scarcities included Cory's Shearwater (one tracked along the coast from East Yorkshire to County Durham), Great Shearwater (Highland), Common Rosefinch (Fife), Red-backed Shrike (Aberdeenshire), American Golden Plover (Orkney Isles), Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), two Long-tailed Skuas, three Rose-coloured Starlings, and a total of seven Glossy Ibises. |
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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 17th August 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an Aquatic Warbler in Dorset at Lytchett Bay. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire, Least Tern in County Dublin, Black-winged Pratincole on the Shetland Isles, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Black Stork and Pacific Golden Plover together in Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Carmarthenshire and Cheshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and Shetland, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, and around the Isles of Scilly Lesser Yellowlegs and two Wilson's Petrels. Scarcities included Spotted Crake (Dorset), Red-backed Shrike (Shetland), Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), two Glossy Ibises, and four Long-tailed Skuas. |
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| Monday 16th August 2021 | ||
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A juvenile Ferruginous Duck appeared at Draycote Water in Warwickshire (having also been seen a week ago) and a Black Kite flew over Kirkgunzeon in Dumfries & Galloway. The Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire, Elegant Tern in Merseyside and Black-winged Pratincole in Shetland all remained, while other continuing rarities included Black Stork and two Pacific Golden Plovers in Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Carmarthenshire and Cheshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and Shetland, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs on Scilly, King Eider in Shetland and Snowy Owl on St.Kilda. One Wilson's Petrel was seen from the evening's Scilly pelagic. Other news included American Golden Plover (Cornwall), Temminck's Stint (Cambridgeshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Co.Wexford), Ring-billed Gull (Co.Louth), Sabine's Gull (Norfolk), three Long-tailed Skuas, Glossy Ibis (Suffolk) and Rose-coloured Starling (Fair Isle). At least two Cory's Shearwaters flew north along the East Yorkshire coast and two Great Shearwaters were seen off Cornwall. |
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| Sunday 15th August 2021 | ||
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| A Long-billed Dowitcher was found at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.
Lingering rarities included the Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Elegant Tern in Merseyside, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Black Storks in Lincolnshire and Suffolk/Essex, Black-winged Pratincole in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cheshire, two Pacific Golden Plovers in Lincolnshire and one in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and six Wilson's Petrels from the Scilly pelagic. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, two Honey Buzzards, a Purple Heron, three Glossy Ibises, a Pectoral Sandpiper, an American Golden Plover, a Cory's Shearwater, six Great Shearwaters, a Long-tailed Skua, a Pomarine Skua and a Ring-billed Gull. |
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| Saturday 14th August 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Least Tern still in County Dublin, Black-browed Albatross still in East Yorkshire,
Elegant Tern in Merseyside, Black-winged Pratincole in Shetland,
Black Storks in both Essex/Suffolk and Lincolnshire, Pacific Golden Plovers in Lincolnshire (2) and Norfolk,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Cheshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and Shetland,
White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Wilson's Petrels at sea off County Kerry (4) and the Isles of Scilly (7), and an
Alpine Swift reported briefly on the Isle of Wight. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Essex), Temminck's Stint (Nottinghamshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Suffolk), Barred Warbler and Long-tailed Skua (Shetland), two each of both American Golden Plover and Cory's Shearwater, three Glossy Ibises, four Rose-coloured Starlings, and a total of five Great Shearwaters. |
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| Friday 13th August 2021 | ||
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| A Greenish Warbler was found on Out Skerries, Shetland today.
Lingering rarities still present included the Least Tern in County Dublin, Elegant Tern in Merseyside, Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Black-winged Pratincole in Shetland, two Pacific Golden Plovers in Lincolnshire and one in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cheshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gulls in Shetland and Kent, Baltic Gull in Oxfordshire and five Wilson's Petrels from the Scilly pelagic. Scarcity highlights included a Red-backed Shrike, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Barred Warbler, three Icterine Warblers, a Grey Phalarope, a Temminck's Stint, a Pectoral Sandpiper, eight Glossy Ibises, ten Sabine's Gulls, three Great Shearwaters, seven Pomarine Skuas and a Long-tailed Skua. |
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| Thursday 12th August 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included single Black Storks over Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire and Snape Maltings, Suffolk, a Blyth's Reed Warbler on North Ronaldsay, Orkney and eight Bee-eaters over Easington, Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities still present included the Least Tern in County Dublin, Elegant Tern in Merseyside, Black-winged Pratincole in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cheshire, two Pacific Golden Plovers in Lincolnshire and another in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Scilly, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Booted Warbler in Shetland, Baltic Gull in Oxfordshire and eight Wilson's Petrels were seen from the Scilly pelagic. Scarcity highlights included a Red-backed Shrike, a Wryneck, three Barred Warblers, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Montagu's Harrier, a Glossy Ibis, 11 Cory's Shearwaters, 51 Great Shearwaters, two Long-tailed Skuas and a Pomarine Skua. |
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| Wednesday 11th August 2021 | ||
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| The Shetland Isles dominated today with a Black-winged Pratincole on Fetlar, a Booted Warbler
new on Fair Isle, the Long-tailed Skua still present, and two Red-backed
Shrikes. Rarities elsewhere comprised the elusive Egyptian Vulture still in County Mayo at Shanvolahan, Pacific Golden Plovers still in both Lincolnshire (2) and Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cheshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs on the Isles of Scilly, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, and a Baltic Gull in Oxfordshire. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler and Cory's Shearwater (Cornwall), Marsh Warbler and Barred Warbler (Orkney Isles), Rose-coloured Starling (South Yorkshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Suffolk), and Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire). |
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| Tuesday 10th August 2021 | ||
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A Greenish Warbler on Noss in Shetland was the best find of the day, the first of the autumn. 20 or more Wilson's Petrels were seen during the day's Scilly pelagic, with at least two seen from a boat near Cape Clear in Co.Cork and another northwest of Fethaland, Shetland. Continuing rarities comprised the Elegant Tern in Merseyside, Pacific Golden Plovers in Lincolnshire (two) and Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cheshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk and Suffolk, Black-winged Stilt in Somerset and Lesser Yellowlegs on Scilly. Other highlights included Red-backed Shrike (Shetland), two Barred Warblers, Icterine Warbler (East Yorkshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Suffolk), Red-necked Phalarope in Somerset, Sabine's Gull (Shetland), two Long-tailed Skuas, three of both Cory's and Great Shearwater and three Glossy Ibises. |
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| Monday 9th August 2021 | ||
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| Highlights of the day were the reappearance of the Elegant Tern in Merseyside at Formby Point, a Lesser Yellowlegs new on the Isles of Scilly on Tresco, and the Black Stork
still in East Yorkshire before relocating to Lincolnshire. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Forster's Tern still in County Louth, Pacific Golden Plovers in both Lincolnshire (2) and Norfolk, Black-winged Stilt in Somerset, White-rumped Sandpipers in both Norfolk and Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull on the Shetland Isles, and two Baltic Gulls together in Oxfordshire. Seabirds included nine Wilson's Petrels together at sea off the Isles of Scilly, and totals of four Sabine's Gulls, five Cory's Shearwaters, and 14 Great Shearwaters. Other scarcities were Barred Warbler, Common Rosefinch, Red-backed Shrike, and Long-tailed Skua (all on Shetland), Red-necked Phalarope (Norfolk), Pectoral Sandpiper (Suffolk), and two each of both Rose-coloured Starling and Glossy Ibis. |
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