A pair of Wryneck in Wales, a territorial Whimbrel in Warwickshire and bumper numbers of Marsh Warblers and Savi’s Warbler are a few of the extra notable information printed within the latest report from the Rare Breeding Birds Panel (RBBP).
‘Rare breeding birds within the UK in 2020’, written by Mark Eaton and the RBBP, was printed within the November 2022 version of British Birds however has recently been made open access. The report paperwork the standing of the 101 species and subspecies of uncommon or scarce native birds that bred, or confirmed indicators of breeding, in Britain in 2020 – the best variety of reported on in a single 12 months by the RBBP.
A Savi’s Warbler at Thorpe, Norfolk, in June 2020 (Nick Watmough).
Among the good-news tales have been the file totals of breeding Common Crane and White-tailed Eagle, in addition to good numbers of Eurasian Bittern and European Honey Buzzard. Marsh Warbler additionally loved a wonderful 12 months with some 32 pairs recorded, together with a single web site in Sussex internet hosting 9 singing males. It was additionally the most effective 12 months for Savi’s Warbler since 1992.
On a extra sombre observe, it was confirmed that Montagu’s Harrier didn’t breed in Britain for the primary time since 1975. Golden Oriole was additionally not recorded.
Other notable information included a pair of Wryneck prospecting a nest web site in Ceredigion, Wales, for 20 days (the primary Welsh breeding file since 1906) and a Whimbrel that held territory in Warwickshire (the primary such file of tried breeding identified from England).
The full report might be learn here.
