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| Monday 12th August 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation that the Canvasback returned to Abberton Reservoir, Essex yesterday and remained there today.
Rarities elsewhere comprised Cliff Swallows on the Isles of Scilly and the Western Isles, Stejneger's Scoter and Baird's Sandpiper both still in Lothian, Semipalmated Sandpiper in West Sussex, Caspian Tern in Fife and West Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Northamptonshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk and County Wexford, Alpine Swift briefly in East Sussex, Ferruginous Ducks in Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire. |
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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 August 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Cliff Swallow on the Western Isles on St Kilda whilst another Cliff Swallow remained on the Isles of Scilly. Elsewhere, a Caspian Tern was briefly in West Yorkshire at Swillington Ings, and a Lesser Yellowlegs was found at Lilbourne, Northamptonshire.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both Stejneger's Scoter and Baird's Sandpiper in Lothian, Semipalmated Sandpiper in West Sussex, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk (six), County Wexford, and East Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire. |
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| Saturday 10th August 2024 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire at Read's Island, a Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire at Godmanchester, and in Norfolk now six White-rumped Sandpipers together at Snettisham alongside a Semipalmated Sandpiper.
Rarities elsewhere comprised Cliff Swallow and Scopoli's Shearwater on the Isles of Scilly, Red-necked Stint still in County Cork, Stejneger's Scoter and Baird's Sandpiper both still in Lothian, Semipalmated Sandpiper in West Sussex, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Alpine Swift on the Western Isles, and Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire. Late news from yesterday concerned a Fea's Petrel species passing Portcaloy. |
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| Friday 9th August 2024 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Red-necked Stint in County Cork, Cliff Swallow and Spotted Sandpiper on Scilly, Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire and Buckinghamshire, four White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk, Alpine Swift in Western Isles, Semipalmated Sandpiper in West Sussex, American Golden Plover in Orkney, Baird's Sandpiper and Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, and Caspian Tern in South Yorkshire. | ||
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| Thursday 8th August 2024 | ||
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| The only new rarity today was a Caspian Tern at Swillington Ings in Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities included the Cliff Swallow and Spotted Sandpiper on Scilly, three Ferruginous Ducks, two in Warwickshire, the other in Buckinghamshire, four White-rumped Sandpipers and a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Norfolk, American Golden Plovers in Orkney and Yorkshire, Baird's Sandpiper and Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Wednesday 7th August 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was, incredibly, the first Nearctic landbird of the autumn: a Cliff Swallow on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's where it showed alongside the lingering Spotted Sandpiper.
Discoveries elsewhere included a Fea's Petrel species in County Clare passing Bridges of Ross, a Baird's Sandpiper in Lothian at Thorntonloch, a White-rumped Sandpiper in Lincolnshire briefly at Anderby Creek, and in Kent a Black Kite flew over Worth Marsh. Otherwise rarities confirmed as still present were the elusive Cape Gull in Cambridgeshire at Grafham Water, Red-necked Stint in County Cork, Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Semipalmated Sandpiper in West Sussex, both Blue-winged Teal and White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, Alpine Swift in Western Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, and three White-rumped Sandpipers together in Norfolk. |
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| Tuesday 6th August 2024 | ||
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| New rarities today included the returning Kelp Gull at Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire, White-rumped Sandpiper at Cley Marshes in Norfolk, and a Fea's Petrel off The Mullet in County Mayo.
Lingering rarities included a Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk(3) and East Yorkshire(1), American Golden Plover in Orkney, Spotted Sandpiper on Scilly, Red-necked Stint in County Cork, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Monday 5th August 2024 | ||
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| New rarities today included Fea's Petrel species off both The Mullet in County Mayo, and Pendeen in Cornwall, and a Spotted Sandpiper on St Mary's, Scilly.
Lingering rarities included Ferruginous Ducks in Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire, three White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk and another in East Yorkshire, American Golden Plovers in Orkney and East Yorkshire, Alpine Swift in Western Isles, Red-necked Stint, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Sunday 4th August 2024 | ||
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| The first Fea's Petrel species of the season was seen off Porthgwarra, Cornwall this evening, with another Scopoli's Shearwater off the Scilly pelagic, along with a record breaking 105+ Wilson's Petrels. New White-rumped Sandpipers were at Portrane, County Dublin and Lady's Island Lake, County Wexford, with a Semipalmated Sandpiper identified at Church Norton, Sussex, which was present for its second day.
Lingering rarities included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire, Baird's Sandpiper in Gwent, two White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk and another in County Wexford, American Black Tern in Northumberland and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Late news from yesterday concerned a South Polar Skua which flew past Bridges of Ross, County Clare. |
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| Saturday 3rd August 2024 | ||
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| Perhaps the most astounding news today was three Barolo Shearwaters seen off Bridges of Ross, in County Clare, other new rarities consisted of two Caspian Terns, one at Hickling in Norfolk, the other at Hill Head in Hampshire, and a White-rumped Sandpiper at Tacumshin in County Wexford.
Lingering rarities included the Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire, Baird's Sandpiper in Gwent, White-rumped Sandpiper in Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, American Black Tern in Northumberland and Alpine Swift in Western Isles. |
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