Departing Greater Manchester after 30th, it resurfaced at Woolston Eyes, Cheshire, late on 31st before tracking south along the M6 corridor overnight to put in a one-day appearance at Sandwell Valley RSPB, West Midlands, on 1st. Worth Marshes also held a continuing female Red-footed Falcon, young male Golden Oriole and a flyover European Honey Buzzard, while the Sardinian Warbler was last noted at South Foreland on 30th.Įleonora's Falcon, Worth Marsh, Kent (Steven Ashton).Ĭontinued wanderings of the White-tailed Lapwing saw it rack up two new counties on its British tour – becoming a county first for both. To the satisfaction of twitchers the length and breadth of Britain, Kent's pale-morph second-summer Eleonora's Falcon performed impressively at close range at Worth Marshes throughout the week. Least Tern, Portrane Point, Dublin (Brian McCloskey). Disappointingly, however, it accompanied the news that the colony has shrunk by more than 70% in size since 2021 and is more vulnerable than ever – visitors should follow on-site directions to avoid disturbance. Present for at least 12 days at the time of the announcement, it is back in the Portrane Point Little Tern colony for at least its third year. On 3rd, the announcement of the return of the adult male Least Tern to Co Dublin was welcome news to many. Photos ©️Leo Bruynzeel, news via Laurens Steijn / Birding Breaks /uxlj77j9Sj
MEGA Britain: White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) picked up and released on Ortelius expedition ship close to Fair Isle, Shetland, late on 4 June 2022 (date tbc). One at a somewhat more accessible location in Britain would undoubtedly have twitchers scrambling. With one recorded in Iceland the previous day, it could feasibly be the same bird relocating, although a notch in the right wing of this latest individual suggests the two might very well be different. So it proved again this time around, with the eye-popping news of a White-throated Needletail picked up and released from the deck of MV Ortelius 110 km off Duncansby Head, Caithness, on the evening of 4th. The first few days of June are never short of a surprise or two.
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