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| New discoveries today included a Thrush Nightingale on Noss, Shetland, Greenish Warbler at Ventnor, Isle of Wight, a Red-footed Falcon at North Foreland, Kent, Black Kites over Kingsdown then Broadstairs, Kent and St Columb Major, Cornwall and a White-billed Diver off Unst, Shetland.
Lingering rarities included the Yellow-crowned Night Heron in County Mayo, Bridled Tern and American Black Tern in Northumberland, Least Tern in County Dublin, Gull-billed Tern in Somerset, Double-crested Cormorant in County Sligo, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire and Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire. |
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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 2nd June 2024 | ||
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| A Black Kite was at Dungeness in Kent for a short while during the day and there was some belated news of a Great Reed Warbler yesterday at Borth Bog in Ceredigion.
Ireland held on to the Yellow-crowned Night Heron in County Mayo, Double-crested Cormorant in County Sligo and Least Tern in County Dublin. In Northumberland the Bridled Tern was seen on and off during the day on Coquet Island and, also in Northumberland, the long-staying American Black Tern was still at Long Nanny. A Gull-billed Tern was seen again in Somerset and other lingering rarities included Great Reed Warbler in Cambs, Savi's Warbler in East Yorkshire and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire. |
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| Saturday 1st June 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the arrival of a Bridled Tern on Coquet Island, Northumberland.
Elsewhere, lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Elegant Tern, and Black Duck all in County Mayo, Marmora's Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Least Tern in County Dublin, Great Reed Warbler on territory in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler in East Yorkshire, and American Black Tern in Northumberland. |
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| Friday 31st May 2024 | ||
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| A Black Kite was at Pett Level, East Sussex this morning.
Lingering rarities still present included the Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Black Duck and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, Marmora's Warbler in Shetland, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Least Tern in County Dublin and American Black Tern in Northumberland. Significant news from yesterday concerned a Common Yellowthroat and a Myrtle Warbler seen flying from the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship as she docked in Port of Southampton, Hampshire. |
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| Thursday 30th May 2024 | ||
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| The Azorean Yellow-legged Gull reappeared at Annagh Marsh, County Mayo today, whilst a Red-rumped Swallow was briefly at West Rise Marsh, East Sussex.
Lingering rarities included the Marmora's Warbler in Shetland, Yellow-crowned Night Heron in County Mayo, Least Tern in County Dublin, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Double-crested Cormorant in County Sligo and Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire. |
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| Wednesday 29th May 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Marmora's Warbler on Fair Isle, Shetland, Red-footed Falcon at Sanday, Orkney, Iberian Chiffchaff at Woodgreen, Hampshire, Thrush Nightingale at Millfield, Shetland, and Black Kites at Snape Warren in Suffolk, and Frampton Marsh in Lincolnshire.
Lingering rarities included the Yellow-crowned Night Heron in County Mayo, Rustic Bunting in Shetland, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Least Tern in County Dublin, Double-crested Cormorant in County Sligo, Black-winged Stilt in Norfolk, and Red-footed Falcons in Kent and Lincolnshire. |
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| Tuesday 28th May 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Caspian Tern at Cobh, County Cork, a Red-throated Pipit at Maywick, Shetland, an Alpine Swift at Kilcoole, County Wicklow, a Black-winged Stilt at Potter Heigham Norfolk and a Red-footed Falcon at Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire.
Lingering rarities included the Yellow-crowned Night Heron and Elegant Tern in County Mayo, Rustic Bunting in Shetland, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and Red-footed Falcon in Kent. |
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| Monday 27th May 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Red-footed Falcon in Kent at Hope Point, Blyth's Reed Warblers in Shetland at Burravoe, County Durham at Hendon, Norfolk at Sheringham, and Argyll at Balephuil, Tawny in Shetland on Fair Isle, and Alpine Swift in Norfolk at Blakeney Point.
Lingering rarities still present included the Yellow-crowned Night Heron in County Galway, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire, Red-rumped Swallow in Shetland, Least Tern in County Dublin, Double-crested Cormorant in County Sligo, Savi's Warbler in East Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcons in Kent and Cumbria, Black-winged Stilt Lincolnshire, and American Black Tern in Northumberland. |
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| Sunday 26th May 2024 | ||
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| The first Yellow-crowned Night Heron for Ireland, first seen several months ago by local residents, was at Belcarra, County Mayo, and was seen by visiting birders this evening. The first Green Warbler for Northumberland was found on Holy Island, and the second Crag Martin for Cornwall (following the first for Britain in 1988) was near St Ives.
A Little Bittern was also in Cornwall, at Kenidjack Valley, with other new discoveries including Rustic Buntings on Out Skerries and Foula, both Shetland, Blyth's Reed Warblers at Blakeney and Winterton, both Norfolk, a Red-rumped Swallow at Bockhill, Kent and a Red-footed Falcon at Swinister, Shetland. Lingering rarities still present included the Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire, two Rustic Buntings and a Subalpine Warbler species in Shetland, two Red-footed Falcons in Kent and one in Cumbria, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth and American Black Tern in Northumberland. |
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| Saturday 25th May 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included Red-rumped Swallows in Shetland at Loch of Brow, and Angelsey at Cemlyn Bay, Rustic Buntings in Shetland on both Fair Isle and Foula, Great Reed Warblers in Fife at Fife Ness, North Yorkshire at Wheldrake, and Shetland on Fair Isle, Black-winged Stilts in Essex at East Tilbury(2), and Norfolk at Snettisham, and a Subalpine Warbler in Shetland also on Fair Isle.
Lingering rarities included the Semipalmated Sandpiper in Western Isles, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Black Kite in Western Isles, Red-footed Falcon in Cumbria and three in Kent, Savi's Warblers in East Yorkshire, Red-rumped Swallows in Shetland and Anglesey, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, and Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire. |
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