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The best finds of the day were a Red-flanked Bluetail at Hestingott in Shetland, a Fea's/Desertas Petrel past North Ronaldsay, a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Walmsley Sanctuary in Cornwall, a White-billed Diver past Cley in Norfolk and a Dusky Warbler on St.Marys, Scilly. Still present were the Two-barred Greenish Warbler in East Yorkshire, White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire, Western Sandpiper in Hampshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper at Hayle in Cornwall, Semipalmated Plover in Co.Cork, Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, Blue-winged Teal in Cheshire, Wilson's Phalarope in Co.Wexford, Baird's Sandpipers in Somerset and on the South Yorkshire/Nottinghamshire border, Penduline Tit in London; Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Co.Wexford and Co.Wicklow; Long-billed Dowitcher in Co.Wexford, Dusky Warbler and Red-throated Pipit on Scilly, Radde's Warbler in Kent, and two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls in Shetland. Other highlights included Black Brant in Kent, three Tundra Bean Geese, seven Ring-necked Ducks, two Surf Scoters, American Golden Plover (Isle of Wight), Dotterel (Argyll), eight Pectoral Sandpipers, three Grey Phalaropes, Sabine's Gull (Aberdeenshire), two Glaucous Gulls, White-winged Black Tern (Aberdeenshire), six Pomarine Skuas, Long-tailed Skua, six Little Auks (Orkney), 17 Glossy Ibises, Purple Heron (Sussex), two Hoopoes, two Wrynecks, two Red-backed Shrikes, Short-toed Lark (Hampshire), Shorelark (Northumberland), two Barred Warblers, Rose-coloured Starling (Lothian), two Bluethroats, three Red-breasted Flycatchers, four Richard's Pipits and two Common Rosefinches. |
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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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| Saturday 16th October 2021 | ||
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| Yorkshire's superb run of Mega rarities continued today. First up, a Taiga Flycatcher was on the cliff below the foghorn station at Flamborough Head this afternoon, where it showed very well. This evening, a Two-barred Greenish Warbler was identified at Spurn. Both birds remained until dusk, and both represent the second records for Yorkshire. The White-tailed Lapwing remained at Blacktoft Sands RSPB and an Olive-backed Pipit flew over Kilnsea, but the Long-toed Stint departed overnight after an eight day stay.
New discoveries elsewhere included a Red-eyed Vireo on Lundy, Devon, Red-flanked Bluetail at Calf of Man, Isle of Man, a Penduline Tit at Beddington Farmlands, London, single Radde's Warblers at Sandwich Bay and Bockhill Farm, both Kent, a Dusky Warbler at Newford Duckpond, Scilly, a Baird's Sandpiper at Steart, Somerset and two Cackling Geese at Loch Paible, Western Isles. Other lingering rarities included the Semipalmated Plover in County Cork, Semipalmated Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, Wilson's Phalarope, Long-billed Dowitcher and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, another Long-billed Dowitcher in County Derry, Baird's Sandpiper on the Yorkshire/Nottinghamshire border, Spotted Sandpiper and Red-throated Pipit in Scilly, Cackling Goose in Argyll and two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls, King Eider and White-billed Diver in Shetland. Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Barred Warbler, a Common Rosefinch, two Little Buntings, two Red-backed Shrikes, three Wrynecks, four Red-breasted Flycatchers, ten Lapland Buntings, 21 Yellow-browed Warblers, a Honey Buzzard, five Grey Phalaropes, five American Golden Plovers, six Pectoral Sandpipers, an American Wigeon, three Surf Scoters, six Ring-necked Ducks, a Snow Goose, a Black Brant, a Tundra Bean Goose, two Taiga Bean Geese, five unidentified Bean Geese, a Purple Heron, 16 Glossy Ibises, two Great Shearwaters, two Little Auks, four Pomarine Skuas, two Sabine's Gulls, a Ring-billed Gull and three Glaucous Gulls. |
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| Friday 15th October 2021 | ||
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| Rarities in Britain today included the Long-toed Stint still in West Yorkshire,
White-tailed Lapwing still in East Yorkshire where a Western Bonelli's Warbler was new at Flamborough Head,
Greater Yellowlegs still in Aberdeenshire, Baird's Sandpiper in South Yorkshire,
Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs on the Orkney Isles, and at least one
White-billed Diver between County Durham and Northumberland. On the Isles of Scilly St Mary's produced Spotted Sandpiper, Red-throated Pipit, Red-rumped Swallow, and Dusky Warbler, Bryher held Bluethroat and Wryneck, and around the islands three Yellow-browed Warblers were logged. On the Shetland Isles two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls were on Unst, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, American Golden Plover, White-blled Diver, Ring-necked Duck, Red-breasted Flycatcher, and two King Eiders were all on Mainland, Surf Scoter on Fair Isle, Ring-necked Duck on Yell, and Common Rosefinch on Fetlar. In Ireland Semipalmated Plover, Serin, Common Rosefinch were in County Cork, American Buff-bellied Pipit still in County Clare, Pacific Golden Plover in County Kerry, Wilson's Phalarope, Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, two Glossy Ibises all together in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Londonderry, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wicklow, Hoopoe in County Galway, Red-backed Shrike in County Waterford, and a total of three American Golden Plovers. |
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| Thursday 14th October 2021 | ||
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| Rarities in Britain today included the Long-toed Stint still in West Yorkshire,
White-tailed Lapwing and Western Bonelli's Warbler both still in East Yorkshire,
Western Sandpiper still in Hampshire, Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire,
Pacific Golden Plover in Northumberland, Baird's Sandpiper in Nottinghamshire, both
Semipalmated Sandpiper and Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs on the Orkney Isles, and a
White-billed Diver briefly in Norfolk. In Ireland Semipalmated Plover, Pectoral Sandpiper, and two Yellow-browed Warblers were in County Cork, Hoopoe in County Galway, Wilson's Phalarope, Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, and two Glossy Ibises all together at Tacumshin, County Wexford, and a national total of four American Golden Plovers. On the Isles of Scilly, on St Mary's Spotted Sandpiper, Radde's Warbler, Little Bunting, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Serin, and Yellow-browed Warbler, on St Agnes Red-throated Pipit (later on St Mary's) and Common Rosefinch, on Tresco Red-rumped Swallow (later on St Martin's), Lapland Bunting, and Yellow-browed Warbler, and on Bryher Bluethroat, Rose-coloured Starling, Wryneck, and Yellow-browed Warbler. On the Shetland Isles a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll remained on Unst, Surf Scoter on Fair Isle, and both American Golden Plover and White-billed Diver on Mainland. |
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| Wednesday 13th October 2021 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Baird's Sandpiper in Nottinghamshire at Misson, a Rustic Bunting in East Sussex at Litlington, both Lesser Yellowlegs
and Arctic Redpoll on the Orkney Isles, and in Cornwall Red-throated
Pipit, Olive-backed Pipit, and now two Semipalmated Sandpipers. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present included the Long-toed Stint in West Yorkshire, White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire, Western Sandpiper in Hampshire, Greater Yellowlegs and Lesser Yellowlegs together in Aberdeenshire, Desert Wheatear in Kent, Western Bonelli's Warbler in East Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plover in Northumberland, and a Cackling Goose in Argyll. On the Isles of Scilly Red-throated Pipit, Rustic Bunting, Serin, and Lapland Bunting were on St Mary's, Bluethroat and Wryneck on Bryher, Red-breasted Flycatcher on St Martin's, and on St Agnes Common Rosefinch and Yellow-browed Warbler. On the Shetland Isles Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll was on Unst, American Golden Plover, Red-breasted Flycatcher, and two King Eiders on Mainland, Surf Scoter and Red-breasted Flycatcher on Fair Isle, and on Yell a Ring-necked Duck. Around Ireland Semipalmated Plover, Red-throated Pipit, and Yellow-browed Warbler were all in County Cork, an Arctic Warbler was new in County Mayo on Clare Island, Pacific Golden Plover still in County Kerry, Wilson's Phalarope, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, and Glossy Ibis in County Wexford, Hoopoe in County Galway, and around Ireland totals of two each of Long-billed Dowitchers, Lesser Yellowlegs, and Common Rosefinch, and four American Golden Plovers. |
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| Tuesday 12th October 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Northern Harrier on the Shetland Isles on Foula were the Blyth's Reed Warbler remained. Elsewhere on
Shetland American Buff-bellied Pipit and Surf Scoter remained on Fair Isle, at least two
Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls were on Unst, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and Blyth's Reed Warbler
were together on Bressay, and on Mainland Woodchat Shrike, King
Eider, Little Bunting, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Barred
Warbler, and two Bluethroats were logged. On the Isles of Scilly the Rustic Bunting
and Serin both remained on St Mary's, Little Bunting, Red-breasted
Flycatcher, and Yellow-browed Warbler on St Martin's, Lapland
Bunting, and Yellow-browed Warbler on Tresco. In Ireland Semipalmated Plover, Red-breasted Flycatcher, and Common Rosefinch were all in County Cork, Pacific Golden Plover and Surf Scoter in County Kerry, Long-billed Dowitcher and Sabine's Gull in County Londonderry, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wicklow, Red-backed Shrike in County Waterford, two each of both Hoopoe and Ring-necked Duck, and three American Golden Plovers. New rarites discovered elsewhere comprised a Western Bonelli's Warbler in East Yorkshire at Kilnsea, a Rustic Bunting briefly in Kent at Sandwich Bay, a White-billed Diver in Norfolk at Winterton, a Cackling Goose in Argyll on Islay, and in Northumberland the Pacific Golden Plover reappeared on Holy Island. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Long-toed Stint in West Yorkshire, White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire, Western Sandpiper in Hampshire, Red-eyed Vireo in Northumberland, American Buff-bellied Pipits in both Glamorgan and the Western Isles, Greater Yellowlegs and Lesser Yellowlegs together in Aberdeenshire, Desert Wheatear in Kent, and Semipalmated Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall. |
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| Monday 11th October 2021 | ||
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| Discoveries in Britain today included in Cornwall a Pallid Harrier at Pendeen,
Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Hayle Estuary, and Lesser Yellowlegs at Walmsley Scantuary,
whilst in Pembrokeshire a Red-flanked Bluetail was new for Skokholm. Continuing rarities included the
Long-toed Stint still in West Yorkshire, White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire,
Western Sandpiper in Hampshire, Greater Yellowlegs and Lesser Yellowlegs
together in Aberdeenshire, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Glamorgan, Red-eyed Vireo in Northumberland,
Desert Wheatear in Kent, and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk. In Ireland Blackpoll Warbler, Semipalmated Plover, and Red-breasted Flycatcher were all in County Cork, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Wilson's Phalarope new in County Wexford at Tacumshin, Black Duck in County Mayo, Long-blled Dowitcher in County Londonderry, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wicklow, Red-backed Shrike in County Waterford, Glossy Ibis in County Dublin, with around country totals of two American Golden Plovers and three Pectoral Sandpipers. On the Isles of Scilly Rustic Bunting and Serin were both new on St Mary's, Red-throated Pipit on Tresco, Rose-coloured Starling on Bryher, Common Rosefinch on St Agnes, two each of Little Bunting, Red-breasted Flycatcher, and Pectoral Sandpiper, and three Yellow-browed Warblers. On the Shetland Isles both American Buff-bellied Pipit and Surf Scoter arrived on Fair Isle, two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls and a Blyth's Reed Warbler on Foula, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on Unst, Woodchat Shrike, King Eider, Ring-necked Duck, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Barred Warbler, and Common Rosefinch on Mainland, with two White-billed Divers, two Lapland Buntings, and four Bluethroats around the islands. |
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| Sunday 10th October 2021 | ||
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| The Long-toed Stint remained in West Yorkshire at St Aidan's whilst other rarities
continuing to linger in England were the White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire,
Western Sandpiper in Hampshire, Red-eyed Vireo in Northumberland, Desert
Wheatear in Kent, Radde's Warbler in Suffolk, and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk.
Discoveries here included a Black-browed Albatross in Cornwall off
Pendeen Watch, a male Subalpine Warbler species at Filey, North
Yorkshire, and a Radde's Warbler at East Soar, Devon. In Ireland the highlight of the day was the discovery of a Blackpoll Warbler in County Cork at Galley Head with Semipalmated Plover, Radde's Warbler, and Common Rosefinch elsewhere in County Cork, Pacific Golden Plover and Baird's Sandpiper in County Kerry, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Londonderry, Lesser Yellowlegs still in County Wicklow, and national day totals of three Buff-breasted Sandpipers, three Red-breasted Flycatchers, and four American Golden Plovers. In Scotland Greater Yellowlegs and Lesser Yellowlegs remained together in Aberdeenshire, and in Wales an American Buff-bellied Pipit at Landimore, Glamorgan had first been seen there on Friday. On the Shetland Isles Woodchat Shrike, King Eider, White-billed Diver, Barred Warbler, and Common Rosefinch were all on Mainland, Short-toed Lark and Ring-necked Duck on Yell, Yellow-browed Warbler on Fair Isle, with two Lapland Buntings, three Bluethroats, and five Shorelarks around the islands. On the Isles of Scilly American Golden Plover, Pectoral Sandpiper, and Rose-coloured Starling were between Bryher and Tresco, Red-breasted Flycatcher on St Martin's, and two Little Buntings, three Dotterel, and five Yellow-browed Warblers were logged around the isles. |
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| Saturday 9th October 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Long-toed Stint in West Yorkshire at St Aidan's where it showed all day. Lingering rarities elsewhere included the
White-tailed Lapwing still in East Yorkshire, Rose-breasted Grosbeak,
Semipalmated Plover, and Bonaparte's Gull all in County Cork, Western Sandpiper in Hampshire,
Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, Red-eyed Vireos in both Gwynedd and Northumberland,
Red-breasted Goose in Argyll, Blue-winged Teal in Cheshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, and
Lesser Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, County Wexford, and County Wicklow. Discoveries today included in Kent a Desert Wheatear at North Foreland and an Arctic Warbler at Reculver, Radde's Warblers in both County Cork and Suffolk, Western Bonelli's Warbler in County Galway on Inishmore, Red-throated Pipit in East Yorkshire at Flamborough Head, Blyth's Reed Warbler on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire, and in Norfolk a Bonaparte's Gull at Cley. On the Isles of Scilly Radde's Warbler and Common Rosefinch were located on St Martin's, Blyth's Reed Warbler on St Mary's, Rose-coloured Starling on Bryher, two each of both Red-breasted Flycatcher and Yellow-browed Warbler, and at least three Dotterel. On the Shetland Isles Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, Woodchat Shrike, Yellow-browed Warbler, two each of King Eider, White-billed Diver, Bluethroat, and Common Rosefinch were all on Mainland, Ring-necked Duck on Yell, Little Bunting on Fair Isle, two Lapland Buntings, and nine Shorelarks. |
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| Friday 8th October 2021 | ||
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| An adult Long-toed Stint was discovered at St Aidan's RSPB, West Yorkshire this evening. Unfortunately, it was identified as a Temminck's Stint then a Least Sandpiper in the field, with the correct identification not being realised until after dark. This will be just the third record for Britain, following individuals in Cleveland (1982) and Cornwall (1970), along with a bird in County Cork in 1996.
Significant news elsewhere involved a probable Yelkouan Shearwater lingering on the sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire mid morning, a report of an Eyebrowed Thrush on rocks at Sea Palling, Norfolk late morning, a Red-eyed Vireo on Holy Island, Northumberland, single American Buff-bellied Pipits at Kilkee, County Clare and Achill Island, County Mayo, a Red-flanked Bluetail at Flamborough, Yorkshire, a Penduline Tit at The Naze, Essex, a Radde's Warbler on the Isle of May, Fife, a Blue-winged Teal at Neumann's Flash, Cheshire and a Kentish Plover at Berrow, Somerset. Lingering rarities still present included the Western Sandpiper in Hampshire, White-tailed Lapwing in Yorkshire, Solitary Sandpiper and Black Duck in County Mayo, Semipalmated Plover and Rose-breasted Grosbeak in County Cork, Red-eyed Vireo in Gwynedd, American Buff-bellied Pipit and Snowy Owl in Western Isles, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Orkney, Greater Yellowlegs and Lesser Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, further Lesser Yellowlegs' in County Wicklow and County Wexford, Olive-backed Pipit, two King Eiders and White-billed Diver in Shetland and Forster's Tern in County Louth. |
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