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| Monday 27th September 2021 | ||
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A Red-eyed Vireo was duly found on Barra on the back of a promising weather system across the Atlantic. The Black-browed Albatross flew past Spurn in the afternoon before apparently returning to the cliffs at Flamborough Head for the evening. On Scilly, Western Bonelli's Warbler, Baird's Sandpiper and Balearic Woodchat Shrike all lingered. The White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire, Black Duck in Co.Mayo and Lesser Yellowlegs in Co.Wexford also remained, along with the potential Red-necked Stint on the Nottinghamshire/South Yorkshire border. Additional highlights included 31 Pectoral Sandpipers, six Ring-necked Ducks, three American Wigeon, 12 Glossy Ibises, three Buff-breasted Sandpipers, two Sabine's Gulls, three Red-backed Shrikes, Wryneck (Co.Waterford), four Rose-coloured Starlings, two Spotted Crakes, two Grey Phalaropes, five Common Rosefinches, two Yellow-browed Warblers, Little Bunting (Shetland), two Barred Warblers, two Dotterel, Surf Scoter (Lothian), Bluethroat (Shetland) and Todd's Canada Goose (Western Isles). |
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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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| Sunday 26th September 2021 | ||
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| Around the Shetland Isles today a Paddyfield Warbler was new on Foula, with a
Red-flanked Bluetail found on Whalsay, Bluethroat and Marsh Warbler on Fetlar,
Golden Oriole on Fair Isle, Little Bunting on Unst, King
Eider, Rose-coloured Starling, and Pectoral Sandpiper all
on Mainland, three each of both Barred Warbler and Glaucous Gull, four
Common Rosefinches, and six Yellow-browed Warblers. Meanwhile on the Isles of Scilly
Western Bonelli's Warbler and Common Rosefinch were located on St Martin's,
Baird's Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, and Rose-coloured Starling
all remained on Bryher, Balearic Woodchat Shrike on St Mary's, and two each of
Pectoral Sandpiper, Red-backed Shrike, and Wryneck around
the islands. Rarities elsewhere comprised the White-tailed Lapwing still in East Yorkshire, Forster's Tern in County Louth, American Buff-bellied Pipit and Snowy Owl on the Western Isles, Squacco Heron in Flintshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Argyll, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, and Bonaparte's Gulls in both Devon and Kent. In Nottinghamshire the stint identified yesterday as a Red-necked Stint remained at Misson but was considered to be a Little Stint by many observers. |
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| Saturday 25th September 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Red-necked Stint in Nottinghamshire at Misson. The first Nearctic landbird of the
autumn was a Rose-breasted Grosbeak on the Shetland Isles on Unst at Norwick, with elsewhere around the archipelago a Blyth's Reed Warbler on Fetlar, and on the Mainland a
Pallid Harrier briefly at Toft, and a King Eider still at Wadbister Voe. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire, American Buff-bellied Pipit on the Western Isles, Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire, Balearic Woodchat Shrike in Isles of Scilly, and Bonaparte's Gulls in both County Down and Kent. Nearctic waders comprised Semipalmated Sandpiper still in Argyll, Baird's Sandpipers in both County Cork and the Isles of Scilly, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, four Buff-breasted Sandpipers, and a total of 34 Pectoral Sandpipers. Other scarcities included Purple Heron (West Sussex), American Wigeon (Cambridgeshire), Hoopoe (Lothian), Spotted Crake (Lincolnshire), two each of Ring-necked Duck and Dotterel, three of Red-backed Shrike, Rose-coloured Starling, and Surf Scoter, four Lapland Buntings, five Yellow-browed Warblers, seven Common Rosefinches, eight Glossy Ibises, and nine Long-tailed Skuas. |
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| Friday 24th September 2021 | ||
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| A King Eider was found in Burghead Bay, Moray today.
Lingering rarities included the White-tailed Lapwing and Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, American Buff-bellied Pipit and Snowy Owl in Western Isles, Squacco Heron in Flintshire, Wilson's Phalarope in Cheshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Argyll, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and County Wexford, Baird's Sandpiper and Balearic Woodchat Shrike in Scilly (with another of the former in County Cork), Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire and King Eider in Shetland. Scarcity highlights included a Woodchat Shrike, a Red-backed Shrike, a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Lapland Bunting, two Barred Warblers, two Wrynecks, four Rose-coloured Starlings, five Common Rosefinches, two Honey Buzzards, two Purple Herons, nine Glossy Ibises, two American Golden Plovers, three Buff-breasted Sandpipers, 30 Pectoral Sandpipers, seven Great Shearwaters, nine Leach's Petrels, two Sabine's Gulls, two Roseate Terns, three Long-tailed Skuas, five Pomarine Skuas, a Glaucous Gull, three Ring-necked Ducks and a Surf Scoter. |
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| Thursday 23rd September 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Red-breasted Goose at Wrangle, Lincolnshire, single Semipalmated Sandpipers at Killimer, County Clare and at Clachan, Tiree, Argyll, and a Red-rumped Swallow flew over Mundesley, Norfolk.
Lingering rarities seen today included the American Buff-bellied Pipit in Western Isles, White-tailed Lapwing in Yorkshire, Wilson's Phalarope in Cheshire /Flintshire, Baird's Sandpipers in Scilly and County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Squacco Heron in Flintshire, Forster's Tern in County Louth, two King Eiders in Shetland and Balearic Woodchat Shrike in Scilly. Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Lapland Bunting, a Yellow-browed Warbler, two Hoopoes, two Red-backed Shrikes, three Red-breasted Flycatchers, three Wrynecks, three Barred Warblers, four Common Rosefinches, six Rose-coloured Starlings, an American Golden Plover, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 25 Pectoral Sandpipers, a Spotted Crake, a Honey Buzzard, a Purple Heron, six Glossy Ibises, two Ring-necked Ducks, a Bean Goose species, a Great Shearwater, nine Balearic Shearwaters, 10 Leach's Petrels, 12 Sabine's Gulls, a Roseate Tern, four Long-tailed Skuas and 27 Pomarine Skuas. |
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| Wednesday 22nd September 2021 | ||
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| Discoveries today were headlined by an American Buff-bellied Pipit on St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, and a
Fea's or Desertas Petrel passing Annagh Head, County Mayo. Elsewhere, lingering rarities confirmed as still present today included the White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire, Squacco Heron in Flintshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Balearic Woodchat Shrike on the Isles of Scilly, and two King Eiders on the Shetland Isles. Nearctic waders comprised a Semipalmated Sandpiper new in Argyll on Coll, Wilson's Phalarope in Cheshire, both Baird's Sandpiper and Buff-breasted Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, Baird's Sandpiper in County Kerry, Long-billed Dowitcher still in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, and a total of 27 Pectoral Sandpipers. Other scarcities included Woodchat Shrike and Yellow-browed Warbler (Shetland), Hoopoe (Glamorgan), Spotted Crake (Cheshire), Red-backed Shrike (Suffolk), Dotterel (Devon), Ring-billed Gull (County Galway), two Barred Warblers, three Long-tailed Skuas, four each of Common Rosefinch, Wryneck, and Sabine's Gull, six of Rose-coloured Starling and Lapland Bunting, eight Glossy Ibises, and 50 Great Shearwaters. |
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| Tuesday 21st September 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today included the White-tailed Lapwing still in East Yorkshire,
Pacific Golden Plover again in Lincolnshire at Frampton Marsh, Forster's Tern
still in County Louth, Snowy Owl in Aberdeenshire, Squacco Heron in Flintshire, Balearic Woodchat Shrike
on the Isles of Scilly, Red-rumped Swallow briefly on the Isle of Wight, Bonaparte's Gull in County Down, and on the Shetland Isles Rustic
Bunting, Blyth's Reed Warbler, and two King Eiders. Nearctic waders today comprised a Wilson's Phalarope new in Cheshire at Burton Mere Wetlands, Lesser Yellowlegs still in County Wexford, American Golden Plover on the Orkney Isles, Long-billed Dowitchers in both County Londonderry and Norfolk, two Buff-breasted Sandpipers, and a total of 30 Pectoral Sandpipers. Other scarcities included Purple Heron (Kent), Melodious Warbler (Scilly), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Shetland), Hoopoe (Glamorgan), Montagu's Harrier (Dorset), Red-backed Shrike (Cornwall), Long-tailed Skua (East Yorkshire), Lapland Bunting (Orkney), Ring-billed Gull (County Galway), two each of Barred Warbler, Common Rosefinch, and Yellow-browed Warbler, three Dotterel, seven of Rose-coloured Starling and Wryneck, and eight Glossy Ibises. |
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| Monday 20th September 2021 | ||
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New waders today included Baird's Sandpiper at Tacumshin in Co.Wexford, Semipalmated Sandpiper at Gunwalloe Cove in Cornwall and Long-billed Dowitcher at Lough Beg in Co.Derry. Shetland delivered Rustic Bunting and Blyth's Reed Warbler on Foula, as well as a new King Eider off East Burra. Making up the day's continuing rarities were the White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire, Squacco Heron in Flintshire, Forster's Tern in Co.Louth, Baird's Sandpiper in Co.Kerry, Pacific Golden Plover in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and Co.Wexford, Bonaparte's Gulls in Co.Down and Kent, and Greenish Warbler and King Eider in Shetland. The best of the rest included two Ring-necked Ducks, two American Golden Plovers, three Dotterel, three Buff-breasted Sandpipers, 34 Pectoral Sandpipers, five Sabine's Gulls, two White-winged Black Terns, six Glossy Ibises, Purple Heron (Oxfordshire), Hoopoe (Glamorgan), nine Wrynecks, two Red-backed Shrikes, Woodchat Shrike (Fair Isle), Melodious Warbler (Scilly), Icterine Warbler (Co.Cork), four Rose-coloured Starlings, two Bluethroats, three Red-breasted Flycatchers, four Common Rosefinches and two Ortolan Buntings. |
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| Sunday 19th September 2021 | ||
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The day's finds included Tawny Pipits in Sussex and Scilly, Pallid Harrier at Kilminning in Fife, Baird's Sandpiper in Co.Kerry and up to two Long-billed Dowitchers in the Western Isles. Continuing rarities included White-tailed Lapwing and Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire, Squacco Heron in Flintshire, Snowy Owl in Aberdeenshire, Pacific Golden Plover in Northumberland; Baird's Sandpipers in Co.Cork, Scilly and Western Isles (two); Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and Co.Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and King Eider and Greenish Warbler in Shetland. Other national news included Surf Scoter (Lothian), American Golden Plover (Shetland), five Dotterel, four Buff-breasted Sandpipers, 37 Pectoral Sandpipers, Sabine's Gull (Ceredigion), Ring-billed Gull (Co.Galway), five Glossy Ibises, two Purple Herons, Hoopoe (Glamorgan), 13 Wrynecks, two Red-backed Shrikes, Woodchat Shrike (Fair Isle), Melodious Warbler (Scilly), Icterine Warbler (Co.Cork), two Barred Warblers, six Rose-coloured Starlings, Bluethroat (East Yorkshire), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Shetland), Richard's Pipit (Fair Isle) and four Common Rosefinches. |
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| Saturday 18th September 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today included White-tailed Lapwing and Black-browed Albatross
both still in East Yorkshire, a Laughing Gull in Cornwall at Gwithian,
Squacco Heron still in Flintshire, Pacific Golden Plover in Northumberland,
Snowy Owl in Aberdeenshire, Greenish Warbler on the Shetland Isles at Sumburgh,
Bonaparte's Gulls in both County Down and Kent, and a Red-throated
Pipit in Kent at Sandwich Bay albeit only briefly. Nearctic waders today comprised Baird's Sandpipers in County Cork, County Galway, Isles of Scilly, and the Western Isles (2), Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, County Waterford, and County Wexford, American Golden Plover on the Orkney Isles, seven Buff-breasted Sandpipers, and 40 Pectoral Sandpipers; including nine together at Tacumshin, County Wexford. Other scarcities included Melodious Warbler (Cornwall), Ortolan Bunting (Devon), Woodchat Shrike and Yellow-browed Warbler (Shetland), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Green-winged Teal (Powys), two each of Rose-coloured Starling, Bluethroat, and Long-tailed Skua, three of both Hoopoe and Red-backed Shrike, four Red-breasted Flycatchers, five Glossy Ibises, six Dotterel and Lapland Bunting, seven Barred Warblers, nine Common Rosefinches, and a total of 13 Wrynecks. |
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