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| Monday 12th September 2022 | ||
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Highlight of the day was the discovery of an Eastern Olivaceous Warbler at Balscadden, County Dublin, elsewhere a Black Kite in Fife, Citrine Wagtail in Shetland and Black-browed Albatross off Cornwall. Lingering rarities Bee-eater in Dorset, Red-footed Falcon in Lancashire, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire and Citrine Wagtails in County Cork and Cornwall. |
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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 11th September 2022 | ||
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| The highlights of the day came from east Kent where a Short-toed Eagle flew over South Foreland and was later relocated on Ash Level, and an
Eleonora's Falcon was present briefly at Worth Marsh; the second individual of this species at that
location this year. Discoveries elsewhere included a Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire at Kilnsea, Greenish Warbler in Fife at Fife Ness, and a Bee-eater in Dorset at Portland Bill. On the Shetland Isles two Great Snipes and Olive-backed Pipit remained on Fair Isle, on Mainland Western Bonelli's Warbler, Ortolan Bunting, Little Bunting, Barred Warbler, and two Arctic Warblers were logged, and an Arctic Warbler on Unst, with totals from around the islands of two Common Rosefinches, two Red-backed Shrikes, and three each of both Wryneck and Yellow-browed Warbler. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Roller in Devon, Subalpine Warbler species in Lothian, Red-footed Falcon in Lancashire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and Citrine Wagtails in both Cornwall and East Yorkshire. |
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| Saturday 10th September 2022 | ||
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| New rarities discovered today included an early Red-flanked Bluetail in Fife at Kilminning, a Pallid Harrier
in Staffordshire at Branston, Baird's Sandpiper in County Wexford at The Cull,
Greenish Warbler in County Donegal on Tory Island, a Subalpine Warbler
species in Lothian at Barns Ness, a Black Kite briefly in East Sussex,
Bee-eater briefly in Dorset, and in East Yorkshire now two Citrine Wagtails together at Kilnsea. On the Shetland Isles there are now three Great Snipes together on Fair Isle, an Arctic Warbler on Unst, on Mainland three Arctic Warblers, a Western Bonelli's Warbler, a Bonelli's Warbler species, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Little Bunting, and Pectoral Sandpiper, whilst around island totals were three each of both Common Rosefinch and Red-backed Shrike, four Barred Warblers, five Wrynecks, and eight Yellow-browed Warblers. Elsewhere lingering rarities comprised the Roller still in Devon, Red-footed Falcon in Lancashire, Citrine Wagtail in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, White-spotted Bluethroat in Gloucestershire, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Friday 9th September 2022 | ||
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New rarities today on Shetland included Blyth’s Reed Warbler, Laceolated Warbler, Olive-backed Pipit and three Great Snipe (2 on Fair Isle and one Foula). Elsewhere Bee-eaters in Dorset and Suffolk plus Arctic Warbler in County Donegal. Lingering rarities included Roller in Devon, Bonaparte’s Gull in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, Red-footed Falcon in Lancashire, Brown Shrike in Aberdeenshire, Citrine Wagtail in East Yorkshire, Baird’s Sandpipers in County Waterford and Scilly |
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| Thursday 8th September 2022 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Northern Brown Shrike in Aberdeenshire at Bullers of
Buchan - the earliest autumn record by eleven days - a Blyth's Reed Warbler
well inland in Northamptonshire at Stanford Reservoir, an Arctic Warbler on the Orkney Isles on Papa Westray,
Greenish Warbler in East Yorkshire at Bempton Cliffs, and Baird's Sandpipers
both in County Cork at Ballycotton and in County Waterford at The Cunnigar. On the Shetland Isles a Paddyfield Warbler and Red-backed Shrike on Fair Isle, a Blyth's Reed Warbler was new on Whalsay, King Eider on Yell, an Ortolan Bunting on Out Skerries, on the Mainland two Arctic Warblers, Citrine Wagtail, Little Bunting, and King Eider, with around the island totals of two Barred Warblers, three Yellow-browed Warblers, four Common Rosefinches, and 12 Wrynecks. Rarities elsewhere comprised the elusive Roller still in Devon, Baird's Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, White-spotted Bluethroat in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, Red-footed Falcons in both Lancashire and Norfolk, and Citrine Wagtails in County Cork, Cornwall, and East Yorkshire. |
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| Wednesday 7th September 2022 | ||
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| Fantastic seawatching today with single Fea's or Desertas Petrels passing Ventnor, Isle of Wight, and Cape Clear, County Cork, and around island totals of 1,616
Great Shearwaters, 1,603 Cory's Shearwaters, 17 Long-tailed
Skuas, and six Sabine's Gulls. New rarities discovered were, on the Shetland Isles a Booted Warbler at Sumburgh, with Arctic Warbler and Greenish Warbler both on Unst, in County Durham a Greenish Warbler at Whitburn, and on the Isles of Scilly a new Citrine Wagtail on Tresco. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were Paddyfield Warbler, Arctic Warbler, and King Eider on Shetland, Baird's Sandpiper on Scilly, Red-footed Falcons in Lancashire and Norfolk, Citrine Wagtail in East Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Tuesday 6th September 2022 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Greenish Warbler in Aberdeenshire at Whinnyfold, a
Citrine Wagtail in County Cork at Cape Clear, and now three Arctic Warblers
on the Shetland Isles; on Foula, Whalsay, and Mainland at Geosetter. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Paddyfield Warbler on Shetland, Baird's Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, Red-footed Falcons in both Lancashire and Norfolk, and Citrine Wagtails in Cornwall, Shetland, and East Yorkshire. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Shetland), Golden Oriole and Red-breasted Flycatcher (Orkney Isles), Rose-coloured Starling (Norfolk), Purple Heron (Derbyshire), Yellow-browed Warbler and Grey-headed Wagtail (Shetland), two each of both American Golden Plover and Sabine's Gull, four of Red-backed Shrike and Red-necked Phalarope, five of Barred Warbler, Spotted Crake, and Dotterel, seven Glossy Ibises, nine Common Rosefinches, 13 of Pectoral Sandpiper and Cory's Shearwater, 23 Long-tailed Skuas, 27 Wrynecks, and a total of 91 Great Shearwaters. |
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| Monday 5th September 2022 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Band-rumped Petrel species passing the The Lizard, Cornwall. Elsewhere discoveries included a
Pacific Golden Plover in Suffolk at Aldeburgh, a Red-rumped Swallow
in Norfolk at Salthouse, two Melodious Warblers in Aberdeenshire, and in Gloucestershire the
White-spotted Bluethroat reappeared at Slimbridge. Rarities and scarcities from the east were both a Paddyfield Warbler and Arctic Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Greenish Warblers in Northumberland and North Yorkshire, Blyth's Reed Warblers on the Shetland Isles and in East Yorkshire, Little Bunting in Somerset, Red-breasted Flycatcher in Lincolnshire, Ortolan Bunting in Dorset, Rose-coloured Starling in Angus, Yellow-browed Warbler in Aberdeenshire, Ferruginous Duck in Northamptonshire, two each of Barred Warbler and Red-backed Shrike, three of Red-footed Falcon and Citrine Wagtail, four Icterine Warblers, five Common Rosefinches, and a total of 20 Wrynecks From the Nearctic were the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, Baird's Sandpipers on both the Isles of Scilly and in County Wexford, three American Golden Plovers, and 17 Pectoral Sandpipers. Significant late news concerned a Roller present in recent days at Bere Ferrers, Devon. |
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| Sunday 4th September 2022 | ||
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New rarities included Fea’s Petrel type was tracked along the Highland’s coast, Western Bonelli’s Warbler in County Waterford, Baird’s Sandpiper on Scilly and County Wexford, Paddyfield Warbler on Fair Isle and three Blyth’s Reed Warblers in Aberdeenshire. Lingering rarities include the Red-footed Falcon in Lancashire, Blyth’s Reed Warbler and Citrine Wagtail in East Yorkshire, Greenish Warblers in East Yorkshire, Arctic Warbler in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth and Ferruginous Duck in Northamptonshire. |
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| Saturday 3rd September 2022 | ||
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New rarities included two Arctic Warblers (Aberdeenshire and Shetland), three Greenish Warblers (Norfolk, Fife and Cornwall), Great Snipe on Orkney, Citrine Wagtail in Cornwall, Bee-eater in Kent and 2 Wilson’s Petrels flew past in Cornwall Lingering rarities include the Red-footed Falcon in Lancashire, Blyth’s Reed Warbler and Citrine Wagtail in East Yorkshire, Greenish Warblers in Shetland, Northumberland and East Yorkshire, Arctic Warblers on Shetland, Blyth’s Reed Warbler on Shetland, King Eider in Lothian, Forster’s Tern and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth. |
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