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| Saturday 8th June 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Greenish Warbler at John Weston NR in Essex, Caspian Tern at Llangennech at Carmarthenshire, two Gull-billed Terns at Lady's Island Lake in County Wexford, Black-winged Stilt at Ouse Washes in Cambridgeshire.
Lingering rarities included the Yellow-crowned Night Heron in County Mayo, Bridled Tern and American Black Tern in Northumberland, Whiskered Tern in Lincolnshire, Savi's Warbler in Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup in Fife, and Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire. |
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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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| Friday 7th June 2024 | ||
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| Breaking news today was a Whiskered Tern at Kirkby on Bain GPs, Lincolnshire.
Lingering rarities included the Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Elegant Tern, and Black Duck in County Mayo, Bridled Tern and American Black Tern in Northumberland, Whiskered Tern in Lincolnshire, Least Tern in County Louth, Double-crested Cormorant in County Sligo, Savi's Warbler in Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire. |
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| Thursday 6th June 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Savi's Warbler on Fetlar, Shetland and single Black Kites at Dungeness, Kent and Surlingham, Norfolk.
Lingering rarities included the Bridled Tern and American Black Tern in Northumberland, Gull-billed Tern in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire and Red-footed Falcon in Suffolk. |
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| Wednesday 5th June 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Eccles on sea in Norfolk, and Red-footed Falcons at Winterton in Norfolk, and Walberswick in Suffolk.
Lingering rarities still present included the Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Least Tern in County Dublin, Bridled Tern and American Black Tern in Northumberland, Gull-billed Tern in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgshire and Savi's Warblers in Yorkshire and Cleveland. |
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| Tuesday 4th June 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included Blyth's Reed Warblers on Foula and Fetlar, both Shetland, a Greenish Warbler at Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire and a Black Kite over Stodmarsh, Kent.
Lingering rarities still present included the Yellow-crowned Night Heron and Black Duck in County Mayo, Least Tern in County Dublin, Bridled Tern and American Black Tern in Northumberland, Gull-billed Tern in Somerset, Double-crested Cormorant in County Sligo, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgshire and Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire. |
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| Monday 3rd June 2024 | ||
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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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| 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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