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 NewsMap Lite - Rare and scarce birds in the British Isles today - from Rare Bird Alert

Welcome to Rare Bird Alert's birdnews map for BirdForum. Click on the symbols on the map to find the basic details on the latest breaking rare and scarce birdnews for Britain and Ireland.  To see the full details of each sighting you need to use the subscriber only "NewsMap". Know about something not yet reported today? Have an update? Please contribute your own sightings - full details of how to do that here

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  Most recent RBA news as at 18:45 (Includes local news not shown on NewsMap Lite)
Below is the actual text of the 3 most recent messages to RBA subscribers. For how to access all messages: click here
  News summary for yesterday  
  RBA subscribers click here for more daily summaries complete with weather charts
  The find of the day was a Black-faced Bunting at Spurn in East Yorkshire.

New rarities consisted of a Subalpine Warbler at Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire, a Richardson's Cackling Goose at Loch Gruinart RSPB on Islay in Argyll, an American Pipit at Clifford Hill GPs in Northamptonshire, Isabelline Wheatears at Sammy's Point in East Yorkshire, Donna Nook in Lincolnshire and Winterton Dunes NNR in Norfolk, a Siberian Stonechat at St Abb's Head in the Borders, a Baird's Sandpiper at Leam Lough in County Mayo, Hume's Warblers at Old Hunstanton in Norfolk and Saltburn-by-the-Sea in Cleveland, a Pallid Harrier at Llanrhidian Marsh in Glamorgan, a Desert Wheatear at Cley NWT in Norfolk, an Isabelline Shrike sp at Kessingland in Suffolk, Radde's Warblers at Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire, Soar in Devon and Gibraltar Point in Lincolnshire, a Red-flanked Bluetail at Easington in East Yorkshire, Dusky Warblers at Blakeney Point in Norfolk, Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire and Holy Island in Northumberland, a Bonaparte's Gull at Gartnatra on Islay in Argyll, and White-rumped Sandpipers at Claggan Island and Leam Lough in County Mayo, Ballinskelligs in County Kerry, West Gerinish on South Uist in the Western Isles, Fanad Head in County Donegal and the Inland Sea on Anglesey.

Rarities included a Chestnut Bunting still in Shetland, a Blackpoll Warbler in County Mayo, a Sora in Scilly, a White-winged Scoter in Angus, a Greater Yellowlegs in County Sligo, a Red-throated Pipit in Scilly, a Pacific Diver in County Cork, a Red-eyed Vireo in Scilly, a Pacific Golden Plover on the Isle of Wight, a King Eider in Shetland, a Coues's Redpoll in Norfolk, a Red-flanked Bluetail in Shetland, a Dusky Warbler in Cleveland, White-rumped Sandpipers in Aberdeenshire, County Cork and County Wexford, and a Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
 
 
 
 
 



 
 
 
   
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