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This page gives you access to all of RBA's daily news summaries (since April 13, 2006), 10 days at a time. The most recent are shown, or you can select a specific date to show (along with the previous 10 days). Prior to April 13, 2006 you can find weekly reviews, located in articles. | |||
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| Thursday 26th October 2006 | ||
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| The pace of the autumn continues to slow down with the only new rarity today being a brief
Red-throated Pipit on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. However, the archipelago continues to support an impressive
selection of rare and scarce birds with Blyth's Pipit, American
Robin, Serin, two Short-toed Larks, Rose-coloured
Starling, Red-backed Shrike, Wryneck and six Yellow-browed
Warblers. Elsewhere the Spotted Sandpiper continued to perform at Hayle Estuary, Cornwall as did the Red-breasted Geese in Lincolnshire, Great White Egret in South Yorkshire and White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk. Several long-staying rarities, such as Ferruginous Ducks in both Kent and Somerset, look set to remain for the duration and, when coupled with an arrival of Little Auks, added a real feel of winter to the day. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 23rd October 2006 | ||
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| The headline news today came from the Shetland Isles where a Blyth's Pipit
was confirmed on Fair Isle when it was trapped and ringed, an Olive-backed Pipit
remains on the same island with Red-flanked Bluetails both on Shetland Mainland at Brae and
still on Whalsay at Skaw. An Alpine Swift flew over Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, a Cattle Egret arrived at Budleigh Salterton, Devon and three White-rumped Sandpipers showed well at Cley, Norfolk. On the Scilly Isles an American Robin put in a brief appearance on Bryher with the long-staying bird still on Tresco and the other highlight being the Booted Warbler still on St Mary's. Elsewhere, most notable amongst the rarities were the Red-flanked Bluetail in Suffolk, Forster's Tern Co Louth, Black Duck Co Kerry, Glossy Ibis Lancashire, Red-breasted Goose Lincolnshire, Arctic Redpoll, Shetland and both Spotted Sandpiper and Siberian Stonechat in Cornwall. A falcon on Bardsey Island, Gwynedd during the afternoon was initially proposed as a potential Eleonora's Falcon but, following better views, was thought less likely to be this species. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 21st October 2006 | ||
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| The star bird today was what was presumed to be a Pacific Swift lingering over Horsey, Norfolk early afternoon but departing before any would-be twitchers arrived. New discoveries elsewhere included a Red-flanked Bluetail on Whalsay, Shetland, Killdeer on Oronsay, Argyll, Desert Wheatear at Meikle Loch, Aberdeenshire, Olive-backed Pipits at Spurn, East Yorkshire and Blackdog, Aberdeenshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper on The Mullet, Co Mayo, Siberian Stonechat at Porthcurno, Cornwall and a Lesser Yellowlegs at Clonakilty, Co Cork. On the Scilly Isles there was no sign of the Daurian Shrike but Pied Wheatear showed briefly on Bryher whilst around the islands American Robin, Booted Warbler, Western Bonelli's Warbler, Short-toed Lark, Bluethroat, Richard's Pipit and two each of Red-breasted Flycatcher and Yellow-browed Warbler were all seen. The Red-flanked Bluetail in Suffolk remained at Thorpeness as did the two Red-breasted Geese at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire, Glossy Ibis at Pilling, Lancashire, Spotted Sandpiper at Hayle Estuary, Cornwall and American Golden Plovers at both Holy Island, Northumberland and Loch Ryan, Dumfries and Galloway. |
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| Friday 20th October 2006 | ||
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| The Scillies produced the majority of today's new rarities, with a Pied
Wheatear on Bryher in the afternoon and a Blyth's Pipit briefly on
the same island in the morning. There was a Daurian Shrike on The
Garrison on St.Mary's, and an Olive-backed Pipit flew over the same
location in the morning. The islands also continued to host two Western
Bonelli's Warblers and the warbler at Green Farm on St.Mary's, which was
trapped and ringed in the afternoon and found to be a Booted Warbler,
rather than a Sykes' Warbler. The American Robin remained on Tresco,
there were Little Buntings on Bryher and St.Mary's, a Short-toed Lark
on St.Mary's and Bluethroat, Red-breasted Flycatcher and Yellow-browed
Warbler were all present on the islands.
Elsewhere, a Radde's Warbler was found on Holy Island in Northumberland, whilst, in Ireland, there was a Booted Warbler at Mizen Head in County Cork and a Black Duck at Ventry Beach in County Kerry. An Olive-backed Pipit was seen briefly at Sumburgh on Mainland Shetland. The Hermit Thrush was a popular attraction on Cape Clear in County Cork, where it gave excellent views all day and the Red-flanked Bluetail continued it's stay at Thorpeness in Suffolk. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 17th October 2006 | ||
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| The main news was the continued presence of the double wing-barred Phylloscopus warbler at Filey, North Yorkshire which was soon confirmed as Britain's fourth record of
Two-barred Greenish Warbler. Although elusive at times this bird delighted the crowd throughout the day, as did a
Radde's Warbler at the same site. Lingering rarities included the Red-flanked Bluetail in Suffolk, Baltimore Oriole in Co Cork, Roller in Northumberland, Whiskered Tern in Norfolk and pair of Red-breasted Geese in Lincolnshire. American waders included the Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, eight White-rumped Sandpipers, two Long-billed Dowitchers and four American Golden Plovers (including one newly discovered in Carmarthenshire). The Isles of Scilly produced two Red-eyed Vireos (on St Mary's and Bryher) along with the long-staying American Robin on Tresco and Booted (or perhaps Sykes's) Warbler. In Ireland a Daurian Shrike (accompanying a Woodchat Shrike) at Old Head of Kinsale was only the second national record whilst a Red-throated Pipit was seen again on Cape Clear. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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