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| Monday 10th April 2023 | ||
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New discoveries today consisted of the confirmation of a Hooded Merganser in Cumbria, a Red-rumped Swallow in Kent, and an early Savi's Warbler in Cheshire. Existing rarities today comprised the Ross's Gull in Aberdeenshire, two Long-billed Dowitchers in Norfolk and Orkney respectively, two Lesser Scaup in Somerset and Western Isles respectively, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Gull-billed Tern in Devon, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, Alpine Swift in Devon, and three White-billed Divers in Moray. The Black-winged Stilt influx continued with 23 logged today across five counties comprising seven in Britain and 16 in Ireland. Scarcities included nine Night Herons, Serin, two Wryneck, Montagu's Harrier, four Purple Herons, Great Grey Shrike, Hoopoe, nine Glossy Ibises, five Iceland Gulls, three Glaucous Gulls, Richard's Pipit, Lapland Bunting, Waxwing, four Surf Scoters, five Woodchat Shrikes, Kumlien's Gull, two Tundra Bean Geese, and 13 Ring-necked Ducks. |
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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 9th April 2023 | ||
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New discoveries today consisted of the confirmation of a Gull-billed Tern in Devon, a Tawny Pipit in Scilly, three White-billed Divers in Moray, and a Bonaparte's Gull in Devon. Existing rarities today comprised the Ross's Gull in Aberdeenshire, two Long-billed Dowitchers in Norfolk and Cheshire respectively, two Lesser Scaup in Somerset and Oxfordshire respectively, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Hume's Warbler in Kent, and American Herring Gull in Highland. The Black-winged Stilt influx gathered pace with 22 logged today across five counties comprising eight in Britain and 14 in Ireland. Scarcities included nine Night Herons, three Serins, two Shorelarks, Montagu's Harrier, four Purple Herons, Great Grey Shrike, three Hoopoe, 10 Glossy Ibises, five Iceland Gulls, Glaucous Gull, Richard's Pipit, Lapland Bunting, Rough-legged Buzzard, four Surf Scoters, three Woodchat Shrikes, Green-winged Teal, Black Brant, two Tundra Bean Geese, and 15 Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Saturday 8th April 2023 | ||
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| Another Short-toed Treecreeper in Kent spent 15 minutes at Bockhill Farm, St Margaret's at Cliffe mid morning, but didn't show to anyone except the finders. An American Bittern was flushed with a Purple Heron at Lough Gill, County Kerry (only the latter was a county first).
Other new discoveries included just a Baltic Gull at West Bexington, Dorset, an Alpine Swift over Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire and three White-billed Divers off Portsoy, Aberdeenshire. Lingering rarities included the Ross's Gull in Aberdeenshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Black-winged Stilts in Cornwall (eight), County Wexford, County Waterford, County Cork (six), County Kerry (six) and County Clare, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Black Duck in County Mayo, Lesser Scaups in Somerset and Western Isles, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, two Alpine Swifts in County Antrim and one in Cornwall and White-billed Diver in Moray. Scarcity highlights included three Woodchat Shrikes, a Great Grey Shrike, five Serins, seven Hoopoes (including three on Portland, Dorset), a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Lapland Bunting, five Shorelarks, five Purple Herons, 12 Night Herons, nine Glossy Ibises, a Montagu's Harrier, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Green-winged Teal, three Surf Scoters, nine Ring-necked Ducks, two Tundra Bean Geese, a Glaucous Gull, a Kumlien's Gull and seven Iceland Gulls. |
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| Friday 7th April 2023 | ||
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| A Short-toed Treecreeper was at Fan Bay, Kent for a short while mid morning. Other new discoveries included Black-winged Stilts at Ruan Lanihorne, Cornwall, Inish (two) and Tacumshin, both County Wexford and Lisselan, County Waterford, Alpine Swifts at Shuart and North Foreland, both Kent, St Ives (two) and Nanjizal, both Cornwall, Bolton, Greater Manchester and Carr Ban, Highland, and a White-billed Diver was at Skigersta, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities included the Ross's Gull in Aberdeenshire, White-winged Scoter and King Eider in Lothian, Lesser Scaups in Oxfordshire, Somerset and Clyde, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Long-billed Dowitchers in Norfolk and Orkney, Black-winged Stilts in Cornwall (seven), County Kerry (six), County Cork (six) and County Clare and Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Serin, a Richard's Pipit, a Shorelark, two Wrynecks, two Lapland Buntings, three Woodchat Shrikes, three Great Grey Shrikes, five Purple Herons, seven Night Herons, 12 Glossy Ibises, a Rough-legged Buzzard, five Dotterel, two Surf Scoters, nine Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Little Auk, a Kumlien's Gull, four Glaucous Gulls and 20 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Thursday 6th April 2023 | ||
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| A surprise discovery this afternoon was of a Forster's Tern at Sutton Bingham Reservoir on the Dorset /Somerset border, where it remained until this evening when it flew south. This is the second record for both counties.
Other new arrivals included a Lesser Yellowlegs at Budleigh Salterton, Devon, six Black-winged Stilts at Ventry, County Kerry and one at Coverack, Cornwall and single Alpine Swifts at Neath, Glamorgan and Portmarnock, County Dublin. Lingering rarities included Black-winged Stilts in Cornwall (seven), County Cork (six) and County Clare, Lesser Scaups in Western Isles and Clyde, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, King Eider in Lothian and single Alpine Swifts in Dorset and Norfolk. |
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| Wednesday 5th April 2023 | ||
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New discoveries today consisted of a Bonaparte's Gull, six Black-winged Stilts, and a Black Kite in Cornwall, Black-winged Stilt in County Clare, Red-rumped Swallow in East Yorkshire, and a Black Kite in Kent. Existing rarities today comprised the Ross's Gull in Aberdeenshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, and nine Black-winged Stilts in Cornwall, County Cork, and County Clare respectively. The Alpine Swift influx continued with 12 logged today across seven counties comprising 10 in Britain and two in Ireland. Scarcities included a Night Heron, six Serins, Shorelark, Montagu's Harrier, two Purple Herons, two Great Grey Shrikes, five Hoopoe, seven Glossy Ibises, four Iceland Gulls, Richard's Pipit, Glaucous Gull, Rough-legged Buzzard, White-spotted Bluethroat, Woodchat Shrike, two Green-winged Teal, Black Brant, and 17 Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Tuesday 4th April 2023 | ||
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The spring marches on, with new discoveries today consisting of a Scops Owl in Cornwall, six Black-winged Stilts in County Cork, Black-winged Stilt in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Kent, a new total of four White-billed Divers in Moray, Penduline Tit in Hertfordshire. Existing rarities today comprised the Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, King Eider in Cleveland, and two Lesser Scaups in Somerset. The Alpine Swift influx continued with seven logged today across five counties comprising six in Britain and one in Ireland. Scarcities included five Night Herons, Little Bunting, six Shorelarks, two Tundra Bean Geese, four Purple Herons, two Great Grey Shrikes, six Hoopoe, nine Glossy Ibises, four Iceland Gulls, Richard's Pipit, three Glaucous Gulls, two Rough-legged Buzzards, three White-spotted Bluethroats, Woodchat Shrike, two Green-winged Teal, five Surf Scoter, Black Brant, two Lapland Buntings, 13 Waxwings, and 14 Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Monday 3rd April 2023 | ||
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Rarities today comprised a Penduline Tit still in Kent, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, King Eider in Lothian, White-billed Diver in Moray, three Ferruginous Ducks new in Warwickshire, Lesser Scaups in Clyde, Oxfordshire and the Western Isles, and Alpine Swifts in County Cork, Hampshire, Kent, West Sussex, County Waterford, and North Yorkshire. Spring scarcities comprised Montagu's Harrier and Night Heron on the Isles of Scilly, Woodchat Shrike in Cornwall, three each of Bluethroat and Purple Heron, and seven Hoopoes, whilst incoming summer migrants included 56 Garganey, three of Ring Ouzel and Redstart, two Whitethroats, and single Quail, Grasshopper Warbler, Turtle Dove, and Hobby. Lingering winterers included Little Bunting (Cornwall), Rough-legged Buzzard (Shetland Isles), two of both Richard's Pipit and Surf Scoter, three of Great Grey Shrike and Green-winged Teal, nine Shorelarks, 13 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 14 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Sunday 2nd April 2023 | ||
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The new discovery today was a Penduline Tit in Kent. Existing rarities today comprised the Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Penduline Tit in Kent, two Long-billed Dowitchers in Cheshire and Norfolk respectively, King Eiders in both Cleveland and Lothian, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Northumberland, White-billed Diver in Moray, and four Lesser Scaups in Clyde, Western Isles, Oxfordshire, and Somerset. The Alpine Swift influx continued with 20 logged today across 12 counties comprising 13 in Britain and 7 in Ireland. Scarcities included a Night Heron, Little Bunting, 11 Shorelarks, Tundra Bean Goose, Purple Heron, three Great Grey Shrikes, three Hoopoe, 16 Glossy Ibises, 10 Iceland Gulls, Richard's Pipit, four Glaucous Gulls, Rough-legged Buzzard, two White-spotted Bluethroats, Woodchat Shrike, Green-winged Teal, Todd's Canada Goose, 4 Surf Scoter, Black Brant, Lapland Bunting, 10 Waxwings, and 14 Ring-necked Ducks. Incoming summer migrants included 31 Garganey, 2 Hobbys, Tree Pipit, Common Swift, three Reed Warblers, 10 Ring Ouzels, six Redstarts, and two Arctic Tern. |
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| Saturday 1st April 2023 | ||
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| New Alpine Swifts today included birds at Par, Cornwall, Dungeness and St Margaret's at Cliffe, both Kent, Bardsey Island, Gwynedd, Long Eaton, Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire border, Hornsea Mere, Yorkshire, Liverpool, Merseyside and Burton-in-Kendal, Cumbria, with lingerers still in Devon (two), County Waterford, County Antrim (seven), Greater Manchester and Conwy. A Red-rumped Swallow was at Lough Aderra, County Cork and a Lesser Scaup was at Dix Pit, Oxfordshire.
Other lingering rarities included two Penduline Tits in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cheshire, Lesser Scaups in Somerset and Clyde, King Eider in Cleveland, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Northumberland, Red-breasted Goose in Argyll, three White-billed Divers in Shetland and two in Moray. Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Richard's Pipit, a Great Grey Shrike, a Shorelark, two Lapland Buntings, two Rough-legged Buzzards, a Night Heron, 11 Glossy Ibises, a Green-winged Teal, three Surf Scoters, 15 Ring-necked Ducks, a Tundra Bean Goose, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Black Brant, a Kumlien's Gull, four Glaucous Gulls and 12 Iceland Gulls. |
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