NewsMap Lite - Rare and scarce birds in the British Isles today - from Rare Bird Alert
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Most recent
RBA news as at 06:31 (Includes local news not shown on NewsMap Lite)
An adult Bonaparte's Gull was discovered in Highland, at the River
Thurso mouth late morning, with another still lingering in Glamorgan. In Dorset,
the adult drake Bufflehead was still on The Fleet near Langton Herring,
whilst in County Limerick the Pied-billed Grebe remained on Lough Gur.
Wintering rarities seen today included the Little Bunting in Highland and
single Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan and Clyde.
Scarcities logged today included a Cattle Egret, a Great White Egret, nine Spoonbills,
six Black Brants, five Snow Geese, four Surf Scoters, two
American Wigeons, four Ring-necked Ducks, three Ring-billed
Gulls, six Caspian Gulls, six Glaucous Gulls, an Iceland
Gull, two Rough-legged Buzzards, 29 Waxwings, two
Shorelarks and two Great Grey Shrikes.