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| Wednesday 24th July 2024 | ||
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| New rarities consisted of a Greater Sand Plover at Beacon Point in Northumberland, Black Kite also in Northumberland at Grindon Lough, and Lesser Yellowlegs at St Andrews in Fife.
Lingering rarities included the Semipalmated Sandpiper and White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in Nottinghamshire, Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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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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| Tuesday 23rd July 2024 | ||
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| Three White-rumped Sandpipers at Snettisham, Norfolk were joined by a Semipalmated Sandpiper this evening.
Lingering rarities included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Least Tern in County Dublin, Lesser Scaup in Perth and Kinross, Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Monday 22nd July 2024 | ||
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| An Alpine Swift flew over Pett Level, Sussex.
Lingering rarities included the Lesser Yellowlegs in Nottinghamshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire. The White-winged Scoter reported off St Cyrus, Aberdeenshire yesterday is now thought to be a hybrid. |
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| Sunday 21st July 2024 | ||
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| A Ferruginous Duck was found in Buckinghamshire at Willen Lake, and the White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire was relocated off St Cyrus.
Lingering rarities included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Least Tern in County Dublin, Lesser Yellowlegs in Nottinghamshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Saturday 20th July 2024 | ||
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| New rarities consisted of two Black-winged Stilts at Burwell Fen in Cambridgeshire, Caspian Tern at Winterton in Norfolk, and White-rumped Sandpiper at Ring Marsh in County Wexford.
Lingering rarities today included the Least Tern in County Dublin, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Red-footed Falcon in Cumbria, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Friday 19th July 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Black-headed Bunting at Rackwick, Orkney, Black-winged Pratincole at Low Barns DWT, County Durham, White-rumped Sandpiper at Tacumshin, County Wexford and a Red-rumped Swallow at Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire.
Lingering rarities still present included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Thursday 18th July 2024 | ||
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| New rarities consisted of a Franklin's Gull which flew south over Anderby Marsh in Lincolnshire, Black-winged Pratincole at Kilnsea Wetlands in East Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs at Finningley in Nottinghamshire, and late news of a White-rumped Sandpiper at Rockcliffe in Cumbria.
Lingering rarities today included the Least Tern in County Dublin and Franklin's Gull in London. |
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| Wednesday 17th July 2024 | ||
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| Lingering rarities today comprised Pacific Swift still in Shetland, Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Least Tern in County Dublin, Black-winged Pratincole in Nottinghamshire/South Yorkshire, Franklin's Gull in London, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford. | ||
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| Tuesday 16th July 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Pacific Swift and Gull-billed Tern both still on the Shetland Isles, Stejneger's Scoter still in Lothian, Least Tern and Black Kite both in County Dublin, Black-winged Pratincole in Nottinghamshire/South Yorkshire, Franklin's Gull in London, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and in Cumbria a Caspian Tern was briefly present at Hodbarrow. | ||
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| Monday 15th July 2024 | ||
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| For the third summer running, a Pacific Swift graced Shetland this afternoon, feeding over fields north-east of Pool of Virkie. In Kent, a Black Kite flew over Snodland.
Lingering rarities included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Franklin's Gull in London, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Gull-billed Tern in Shetland, Black-winged Pratincole in Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and Red-footed Falcon in Cumbria. |
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