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| Thursday 5th May 2022 | ||
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The run of Savi’s Warblers continued with a bird found at Hickling Broad, Norfolk. Elsewhere a Gull-billed Tern made a brief appearance on Westray, Orkney. A Red-rumped Swallow was noted in Northumberland, Kentish Plover in Kent and single Black Kite records came from Kent and Hampshire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Greater Sand Plover in County Waterford, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Black-winged Stilt in Norfolk, King Eider in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Ferruginous Duck in Worcestershire, and White-billed Divers in Moray and Shetland, Dusky Warbler in Norfolk, Iberian Chiffchaff in London and Bonaparte’s Gull in County Wexford. Scarcities included Ortolan Bunting (Western Isles), Woodchat Shrike (Cornwall), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Night Heron (Devon), Honey Buzzard (Surrey), 2 Pectoral Sandpiper, Ring-necked Duck, 5 migrant Dotterel, and a total of 15 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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| Wednesday 4th May 2022 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a singing male Iberian Chiffchaff in London at Regent's Park, whilst a
Savi's Warbler was heard in Staffordshire at Belvide Reservoir, and a Red-rumped Swallow
was new on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Isles. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Greater Sand Plover in County Waterford, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Black-winged Stilt in Kent, King Eiders in both Cleveland and Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and County Wexford, Ferruginous Duck in Worcestershire, and White-billed Diver in Moray. Scarcities included Ortolan Bunting (Western Isles), Woodchat Shrike (Cornwall), American Golden Plover and American Wigeon (Northumberland), Night Heron (Devon), Temminck's Stint (East Sussex), Honey Buzzard (Surrey), Lapland Bunting (Shetland Isles), two each of Serin and Pectoral Sandpiper, four Ring-necked Ducks, eight migrant Dotterel, and a total of 13 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Tuesday 3rd May 2022 | ||
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| Breaking news day included a Savi's Warbler in Essex at East Tilbury, a
Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk at Southwold, a White-billed Diver in County Donegal off Tory Island, and in Kent a
Black-wnged Stilt at Sandwich Bay and a Black Kite at Dungeness. Elsewhere rarities comprised the Greater Sand Plover still in County Waterford, Black-browed Albatross again in East Yorkshire, both Red-breasted Goose and Dusky Warbler in Norfolk, King Eiders in both Cleveland and Lothian, Ferruginous Duck in Worcestershire, a White-billed Diver in Moray, and two Bonaparte's Gulls together in County Wexford. Scarcities included Serin (County Wexford), Night Heron (Devon), Purple Heron (Somerset), Green-winged Teal (Angus), Black Brant (East Yorkshire), Kumlien's Gull (Western Isles), two each of Hoopoe, Pectoral Sandpiper, and Ring-necked Duck, eight migrant Dotterel, and a total of 25 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Monday 2nd May 2022 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was two mega-alerts: a Greater Sand Plover in County Waterford at Tramore Strand, and a
Black-eared Wheatear species briefly on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. Rarities elsewhere comprised a Ferruginous Duck new in Worcestershire at Grimley, the Red-breasted Goose still in Norfolk, King Eider still in Cleveland, White-billed Diver still in Moray, and a Red-rumped Swallow briefly on Tresco, Scilly. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Somerset), Golden Oriole (Scilly), Marsh Warbler (London), Richard's Pipit (Cornwall), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Temminck's Stint (Cambridgeshire), Shorelark (Norfolk), Lapland Bunting (Shetland Isles), two each of Serin, Night Heron, and Green-winged Teal, three Pectoral Sandpipers, four Wrynecks, five of Hoopoe and Ring-necked Duck, 11 migrant Dotterel, and a total of 15 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Sunday 1st May 2022 | ||
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More Red-rumped Swallows were found with 3 on Scilly and single birds in Cornwall, Northumberland and Norfolk. A Black Kite was in Kent. Other lingering rarities included the Red-breasted Goose and Dusky Warbler in Norfolk, King Eiders in Cleveland and Lothian, Ross’s Gull in County Galway, White-billed Diver in Moray and Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire Scarcity highlights included 3 Wrynecks, 3 Hoopoes, 2 Serins, an American Wigeon, 6 Ring-necked Ducks, a Honey Buzzard, 3 Pectoral Sandpipers, 5 Dotterel, 2 Purple Herons, 21 Glossy Ibises, 53 Pomarine Skuas, a Glaucous Gull and 5 Iceland Gulls |
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| Saturday 30th April 2022 | ||
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There were at least another 3 Red-rumped Swallows reported with 2 birds in Aberdeenshire plus a third in Cleveland, along with a 1w.drk King Eider in Cleveland too. A Ferruginous Duck was found in Cheshire at Woolston Eyes, the wandering Black-winged Stilt showed up at Welney WWT, Norfolk and a Kentish Plover was found in Gwent. Other lingering rarities included the Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Pallid Harrier in Aberdeenshire, Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire and Black Kite records from Dorset and East Yorkshire. Scarcity highlights included 6 Wrynecks, Hoopoe, an American Wigeon, 3 Ring-necked Ducks, a Honey Buzzard, 3 Pectoral Sandpipers, 6 Dotterel, 2 Purple Herons, 24 Glossy Ibises, 19 Pomarine Skuas, 2 Glaucous Gulls and an Iceland Gull |
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| Friday 29th April 2022 | ||
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| At least two new Red-rumped Swallows were in Scilly, with one on Tresco and two on St Martin's in the evening. Another was at Westwood Pool, Worcestershire, with the lingering bird still at Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire. Two White-billed Divers were in South Nesting Bay, Shetland.
Other lingering rarities included the Blue-winged Teal in Cambridgeshire, Black Kite in Isle of Wight, Dusky Warbler and Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, King Eider in Lothian and White-billed Diver in Moray. Scarcity highlights included a Woodchat Shrike, a Little Bunting, three Wrynecks, four Hoopoes, an American Wigeon, two Ring-necked Ducks, three Green-winged Teals, four Surf Scoters, a Tundra Bean Goose, a Black Brant, a Honey Buzzard, two Pectoral Sandpipers, three Dotterel, three Purple Herons, 26 Glossy Ibises, 21 Pomarine Skuas, two Glaucous Gulls and four Iceland Gulls. |
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| Thursday 28th April 2022 | ||
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| New discoveries today included single Black Kites over Gifford, Lothian, Culver Down, Isle of Wight, Catsfield, Sussex and Langton Matravers, Dorset, a Subalpine Warbler species on St Martin's, Scilly (with the lingering bird at Spurn, Yorkshire being confirmed as a Western Subalpine Warbler), single Red-rumped Swallows at Pendeen, Cornwall and on St Mary's, Scilly, a Black-winged Stilt at Welney, Norfolk and a White-billed Diver off Fair Isle, Shetland.
Other lingering rarities seen today included the Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Ross's Gull in County Galway, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll in Shetland, Dusky Warbler and Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Blue-winged Teals in Cambridgeshire and County Wexford, King Eider in Lothian, Red-rumped Swallows in Sussex and Lincolnshire, Pallid Harrier in Aberdeenshire and White-billed Diver in Moray. Scarcity highlights included a Bluethroat, a Woodchat Shrike, two Serins, two Wrynecks, four Hoopoes, a Temminck's Stint, six Dotterel, a Purple Heron, 14 Glossy Ibises, a Green-winged Teal, an American Wigeon, two Ring-necked Ducks, two Surf Scoters, a Tundra Bean Goose, a Black Brant, up to 22 Pomarine Skuas and five Glaucous Gulls. |
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| Wednesday 27th April 2022 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Broad-billed Sandpiper in Merseyside at Marshside with other new rarities
today comprising a Subalpine Warbler species in East Yorkshire at Spurn, a
Bonaparte's Gull in Carmarthenshire at Llanelli, and Red-rumped Swallows
in Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Lincolnshire, and the Isles of Scilly. A Black-winged Stilt
in Buckinghamshire at Water Eaton was apparently the same individual as that present in Merseyside on 18th-26th April
after having migrated 150 miles southeast overnight. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire, Pallid Harrier and King Eider together in Aberdeenshire, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Blue-winged Teal in Cambridgeshire, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Shetland Isles, Dusky Warblers in both London and Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in County Wexford, and White-billed Divers in County Durham, Moray, and Northumberland. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Shetland), Serin (Scilly), Hoopoe (Somerset), Honey Buzzard (Pembrokeshire), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Green-winged Teal (County Wexford), two each of Wryneck and Surf Scoter, three Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 18 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Tuesday 26th April 2022 | ||
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| Discoveries today included Pallid Harrier and King Eider both in Aberdeenshire at the Ythan Estuary, an Eastern Subalpine Warbler
in Devon on Lundy, a Dusky Warbler on the Isle of Man on Calf of Man, and a
White-billed Diver flew past County Durham and Northumberland. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Black-browed Albatross again in East Yorkshire, Ross's Gull still in County Galway, Pacific Golden Plover in Suffolk, Blue-winged Teal in Cambridgeshire, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Shetland Isles, Black Kite in Kent, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, King Eiders in both Highland and Lothian, Black-winged Stilt in Merseyside, and White-billed Diver in Moray. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Shetland), Golden Oriole (Isles of Scilly), Purple Heron (Cheshire), Richard's Pipit (Wirral), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Black Brant (East Yorkshire), two Green-winged Teals, three each of Wryneck, Surf Scoter, and Lapland Bunting, four of Hoopoe, seven of Dotterel and Ring-necked Duck, and a total of 18 Glossy Ibises. |
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