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| Sunday 3rd November 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was an Eastern Stonechat species in Suffolk at Trimley Marshes whilst elsewhere a Lesser Scaup was new in Fife at Dalgety Bay, White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles on Fetlar, and White-rumped Sandpipers in County Donegal at Lough Swilly (3) and Western Isles on South Uist.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Canvasback in Essex, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, White-winged Scoters in Angus and Lothian, Desert Wheatear in East Sussex, Pallid Harriers in Devon and Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitchers in Norfolk, Orkney Isles, and County Wexford, White-rumped Sandpipers in Devon, County Londonderry, and Pembrokeshire, Lesser Yellowlegs on the Isles of Scilly and Wiltshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Highland, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in London 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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| Saturday 2nd November 2024 | ||
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| On the Oxfordshire/Berkshire border, the dark morph Booted Eagle was once again present near Henley-on-Thames for its third day, although it wasn't seen after late morning.
New discoveries today included a Pallid Harrier at Cadover Bridge in Devon, a White-rumped Sandpiper at Skokholm Island, Pembrokeshire, a Ferruginous Duck at Baston +Langtoft Pits, Lincolnshire, and a Fea's Petrel at North Ronaldsay, Orkney. Lingering rarities seen today included the Canvasback in Essex, White-winged Scoter in Angus, Ferruginous Ducks in London and Warwickshire, Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire and Perth +Kinross, Northern Harrier and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, White-rumped Sandpipers in County Wexford and County Derry(two), Red-rumped Swallow and Lesser Yellowlegs on Scilly, Long-billed Dowitcher and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Radde's Warbler in Scilly and Desert Wheatear in Sussex. |
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| Friday 1st November 2024 | ||
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| On the Oxfordshire/Berkshire border, a dark morph Booted Eagle was present near Henley-on-Thames for its second day, although it wasn't seen after mid morning.
New discoveries today included a Long-billed Dowitcher at Ballycotton, County Cork, a White-rumped Sandpiper at Portstewart, County Derry, a Red-rumped Swallow on Bryher then St Mary's, Scilly and a Black Kite at Pembroke, Pembrokeshire. Lingering rarities seen today included the Canvasback in Essex, White-winged Scoter in Angus, Ferruginous Ducks in London and Warwickshire (two), Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Black Duck and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, Blue-winged Teal and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, White-rumped Sandpipers in County Cork and Western Isles (two), Lesser Yellowlegs in Scilly and Wiltshire, Long-billed Dowitcher and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Radde's Warbler in Scilly and Desert Wheatear in Sussex. |
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| Thursday 31st October 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Slate-coloured Junco in Cornwall near Helston with an Olive-backed Pipit new at Porthgwarra. Discoveries elsewhere comprised a Blyth's Reed Warbler in County Mayo on Achill Island, and a White-rumped Sandpiper at Northwick Warth, Gloucestershire.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Desert Wheatear in East Sussex, Northern Harrier and Blue-winged Teal together in County Wexford, Canvasback in Essex, White-winged Scoter in Angus, Black Duck and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, Red-flanked Bluetail, Radde's Warbler, Dusky Warbler, and Lesser Yellowlegs all on the Isles of Scilly, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Long-billed Dowitchers in London and Norfolk, two White-rumped Sandpipers together in County Londonderry, Dusky Warbler in County Cork, Bonaparte's Gull in Highland, and Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire. |
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| Wednesday 30th October 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included late news of a Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland off Inner Farne, two White-rumped Sandpipers at Lough Bed in County Derry, Richardson's Cackling Goose at Cross Lough in County Mayo, White-winged Scoter at Inch in County Kerry, Red-flanked Bluetail on St.Mary's, Scilly, Red-rumped Swallow at Spurn in East Yorkshire, and Long-billed Dowitcher at Purfleet in London.
Lingering rarities including the Red-flanked Bluetail and Radde's Warbler in Scilly, Desert Wheatear in Sussex, Dusky Warblers in County Wexford, Cork, and Shetland, White-winged Scoter in Angus, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in London, Devon, Norfolk, and Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in Wiltshire and Scilly, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Blue-winged Teal in County Wexford, and Black Duck in County Mayo. |
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| Tuesday 29th October 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Lesser Yellowlegs in Wiltshire near Eysey, a Ferruginous Duck at Napton Reservoir, Warwickshire and a second Dusky Warbler on Mizen Head, County Cork.
In Lincolnshire, the Black-faced Bunting was seen again at Donna Nook, with other lingering rarities including the Red-flanked Bluetail in Yorkshire, Desert Wheatear in Sussex, Radde's Warbler in Scilly, Dusky Warbler in County Wexford, White-winged Scoter in Angus, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk and Bonaparte's Gull in Highland. |
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| Monday 28th October 2024 | ||
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| Five White-rumped Sandpipers were found at Loch Paible, Western Isles, with another at Budle Bay, Northumberland and a Red-rumped Swallow flew past Long Nab, Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities included the Black-faced Bunting in Orkney, American Pipit and Dusky Warbler in Shetland, further Dusky Warblers in County Cork and County Wexford, Radde's Warbler in Scilly, Desert Wheatear in Sussex, Red-flanked Bluetail in Yorkshire, White-winged Scoter in Angus, Black Duck in County Mayo, Lesser Scaups in County Wexford (two) and Staffordshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Scilly and Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitchers in County Wexford and Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife and Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim. |
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| Sunday 27th October 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Red-eyed Vireo at Durlston Country Park, Dorset, Hume's Warblers at Tresinwen, Pembrokeshire and Dursey Island, County Cork, a Radde's Warbler on St Mary's, Scilly, a Dusky Warbler at Levenwick, Shetland, a White-winged Scoter at Lunan Bay, Angus, a Long-billed Dowitcher at Tacumshin, County Wexford, White-rumped Sandpipers at Ballycotton, County Cork and on Benbecula, Western Isles and a White-billed Diver off Lossiemouth, Moray.
Lingering rarity highlights included the Black-faced Bunting, Booted Warbler and Long-billed Dowitcher in Orkney, Desert Wheatear in Sussex, two Northern Harriers, Blue-winged Teal and two Lesser Scaups in County Wexford, another of the latter in Staffordshire, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Lesser Yellowlegs in Scilly, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim and two Scopoli's Shearwaters were seen off Scilly. |
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| Saturday 26th October 2024 | ||
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| Bird of the day was Black-faced Bunting, with three present. The bird in Lincolnshire was still present at Donna Nook, trapped and ringed mid morning then seen several times subsequently. Another was trapped at Oxwich, Glamorgan (but wasn't seen after release), and a third remained for its eighth day on North Ronaldsay, Orkney.
A Red-eyed Vireo was found at Holyhead, Anglesey, with other new discoveries including an American Pipit at Reawick, Shetland, a Hume's Warbler at Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Dusky Warblers at Mizen Head, County Cork and Hook Head, County Wexford, two White-rumped Sandpipers at Loch Paible, Western Isles and a further two White-rumped Sandpipers and a Blue-winged Teal at Tacumshin, County Wexford. |
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| Friday 25th October 2024 | ||
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| Discoveries today consisted of a Black-faced Bunting at Donna Nook in Lincolnshire, in Norfolk two Penduline Tits were found at Weybourne, a Dusky Warbler at Trimingham, and a Bonaparte's Gull flew south over Hempstead. Further afield two White-rumped Sandpipers were found in the Western Isles on Barra, Lesser Scaups at Roscommon, County Roscommon, and Cahore(2), County Wexford, and Red-throated Pipit in Portland, Dorset.
Continuing rarities comprised the Black-faced Bunting still on the Orkney Isles, White-winged Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Olive-backed Pipit in Shetland and County Galway, Isabelline Shrike species in Dorset, Red-flanked Bluetail in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatear in Sussex, Booted Warbler in Orkney, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon, Orkney, and Norfolk, and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire and County Wexford. |
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