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| Sunday 6th October 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was an Asian Desert Warbler in Norfolk at Winterton where it showed well all day after having first been seen there yesterday. On the Isles of Scilly a Tawny Pipit was new on St Mary's, and a Subalpine Warbler species was found at Mizen Head, County Cork.
Other eastern rarities today were the Paddyfield Warbler and two Lanceolated Warblers still on the Shetland Isles, Isabelline Shrike species in East Yorkshire, Arctic Warblers in both County Cork and Couty Galway, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Suffolk, Olive-backed Pipits on Shetland (2) and East Yorkshire, and Eastern Stonechat species in Norfolk and Northumberland (2). From the Nearctic came a Long-billed Dowitcher in Leicestershire at Eyebrook Reservoir, the Pacific Diver again in County Cork, Baird's Sandpiper in County Wexford, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Lesser Yellowlegs in Essex, and Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire. |
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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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| Saturday 5th October 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Paddyfield Warbler at Norwick on Unst, Shetland, Alpine Swift at Otterton in Devon, Rustic Bunting at Trimley Marshes in Suffolk, Semipalmated Sandpiper at Inch Island in County Donegal, Eastern Stonechat on Holy Island in Northumberland, Arctic Warbler at Mizen Head in County Cork, Desert Wheatear at Inverallochy in Aberdeenshire, and Lesser Scaup at Loch Leven, Kinross.
Lingering rarities included two Lanceolated Warblers in Shetland, Isabelline Shrike species, Arctic Warbler, and Dusky Warbler in East Yorkshire, Eastern Stonechats in Cleveland and Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Red-flanked Bluetail in East Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Gloucestershire, Baird's Sandpiper and Bonaparte's Gull in County Wexford, and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk. |
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| Friday 4th October 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Lanceolated Warbler at Norwick, Unst, Shetland (where it joined yesterday's Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler), a Booted Warbler on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, a Radde's Warbler at Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire, a Red-flanked Bluetail at Flamborough, Yorkshire, an Olive-backed Pipit at Corton, Suffolk and an Eastern Stonechat species at Cromer, Norfolk.
Lingering rarities included the Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler in Orkney, Lanceolated Warbler in Shetland, Isabelline Shrike species, Arctic Warbler, Dusky Warbler and Olive-backed Pipit in Yorkshire, Eastern Stonechats in Cleveland and Northumberland, Canvasback in Essex, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Gloucestershire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk. |
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| Thursday 3rd October 2024 | ||
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| Eastern passerines continued to arrive with now an Eastern Crowned Warbler on the Shetland Isles on Mainland at Turriefield, Two-barred Greenish Warbler still in North Yorkshire, Pallas's Grasshopper Warblers on Shetland on Unst and on the Orkney Isles on North Ronaldsay, also Lanceolated Warblers on both Orkney and Shetland, an Isabelline Shrike species new in East Yorkshire at Bempton Cliffs, Radde's Warbler and Greenish Warbler in Norfolk, Arctic Warbler in East Yorkshire, Olive-backed Pipits in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, Dusky Warblers in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Lincolnshire, Rustic Bunting and Red-flanked Bluetail in East Yorkshire at Flamborough Head, Coues's Redpoll on Shetland, and Eastern Stonechat species in Cleveland, Norfolk, Northumberland, and Shetland.
Otherwise the Western Bonelli's Warbler remained on the Isles of Scilly, Semipalmated Sandpiper and Long-billed Dowitcher were together in Devon at Dawlish Warren, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Red-footed Falcon in Pembrokeshire on Skokholm, Lesser Yellowlegs in Gloucestershire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire. |
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| Wednesday 2nd October 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Eastern Olivaceous Warbler at Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire, Two-barred Greenish Warbler at Saltwick Bay, North Yorkshire, Olive-backed Pipits at Thornwick Bay, North Yorkshire, and Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper at Dawlish Warren in Devon, Red-rumped Swallow on Kennack Sands, Cornwall, Arctic Warbler and Dusky Warbler at Spurn in East Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities included the Pale-legged Leaf Warbler and Arctic Warbler in East Yorkshire, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk and Yorkshire, Baird's Sandpiper in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Western Bonelli's Warbler on Scilly, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Gloucestershire, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Lincolnshire, and Canvasback in Essex. |
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| Tuesday 1st October 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included Radde's Warblers on the Isle of May, Fife, and in Norfolk at Holkham, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Downpatrick, County Down, a Isabelline Shrike, Black-headed Bunting, Coues's Redpoll, Eastern Yellow Wagtail, and Arctic Warbler at Fair Isle, Shetland, a Blyth's Reed Warbler on Blakeney Point, Norfolk, a Crag Martin at St.Catherine's Point on Isle of Wight, and a Bonaparte's Gull at Carne, County Wexford.
Lingering rarities included the Pale-legged Leaf Warbler, Arctic Warbler and Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Baird's Sandpiper in County Donegal, Brown Shrikes in both Orkney and Shetland, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Orkney, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Black-winged Stilt in Devon, Forster's Tern in Dorset, and Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire. |
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| Monday 30th September 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Baird's Sandpiper at Carne, County Wexford, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Pilning Wetland, Gloucestershire, a Black-winged Stilt at Exminster Marshes, Devon and a White-billed Diver off Whitburn, County Durham, whilst the Forster's Tern returned to Poole Harbour, Dorset.
Lingering rarities included the Pale-legged Leaf Warbler, Arctic Warbler and Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Pechora Pipit and an Eastern Stonechat species in Shetland, Brown Shrike in Orkney, two Northern Harriers in County Wexford, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Baird's Sandpipers in County Wexford and County Donegal, Canvasback in Essex and Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire. |
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| Sunday 29th September 2024 | ||
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| The main discovery today were a Yelkouan Shearwater which flew past Berry Head, Devon.
Continuing rarities comprised of the elusive Pale-legged Leaf Warbler and Arctic Warbler still in East Yorkshire at Bempton Cliffs, Pechora Pipit in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Pallid Harriers in both Norfolk and East Yorkshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Eastern Stonechats in Lincolnshire and Norfolk, Baird's Sandpiper in County Donegal, Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire, and Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire. |
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| Saturday 28th September 2024 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Pechora Pipit at Quendale in Shetland, in Lincolnshire at Gibraltar Point there was a Blyth's Reed Warbler, an Arctic Warbler and Pallid Harrier were around Spurn in East Yorkshire, a Lesser Scaup at Balgray Resr in Clyde, a Red-flanked Bluetail at Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire, a Black Stork flew over Chichester Harbour, and a Blyth's Reed Warbler in Shetland at Haroldswick.
Continuing rarities comprised of the elusive Pale-legged Leaf Warbler still in East Yorkshire at Bempton Cliffs, Pallid Harriers in both Norfolk and East Yorkshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Eastern Stonechats in Lincolnshire, East Yorkshire, and Norfolk, two Northern Harriers and a Black Kite in County Wexford, Ross's Goose in Ayrshire, and Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire and County Donegal. |
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| Friday 27th September 2024 | ||
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| A Pale-legged Leaf Warbler was identified at Bempton Cliffs RSPB, Yorkshire this evening, having been present since Wednesday, when it was initially identified as an Arctic Warbler, then, later, an Eastern Crowned Warbler. This is the second record for Britain, following one found dead in Scilly in 2016, with a further record of either Pale-legged or Sakhalin Leaf Warbler from Portland, Dorset in 2012.
In Cheshire, the Hudsonian Godwit reappeared, this time at Hale. New discoveries today included a Brown Booby past Fife Ness, Fife, single Baird's Sandpipers at Churchtown, County Wexford and Blanket Nook, County Donegal and a White-rumped Sandpiper at Lady's Island Lake, County Wexford. Other lingering rarities included the Brown Shrike in Orkney, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Scilly, Eastern Stonechats in Norfolk, Lincolnshire and Shetland, Northern Harrier and Black Kite in County Wexford, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire and Warwickshire and Spotted Sandpiper in Fife. |
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