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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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| Monday 20th November 2006 | ||
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| A Wilson's Phalarope discovered at St John's Point, Co Down was, like the continuing
Woodchat Shrike in Devon and Purple Heron in Buckinghamshire, an exceptionally late record. The adult male Barrow's Goldeneyes continued to show well at both Callander, Forth and Quoile Ponadge, Co Down, the Black-eared Kite remained near Holbeach St Marks, Lincolnshire as did the Dusky Warbler at Spurn Point, East Yorkshire and the Bonaparte's Gull in Lunan Bay, Angus. Several American waders remained in place with Spotted Sandpipers in both Cornwall and Devon, American Golden Plovers in Cambridgeshire and Co Cork, Lesser Yellowlegs in Co Cork and White-rumped Sandpipers in Co Down, Co Wicklow and Norfolk. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 19th November 2006 | ||
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| The outstanding find of the day was an adult male Barrow's Goldeneye on the River Teith in Callander, Forth. Until 2005
Barrow's Goldeneye was one of the great 'blockers' with just one accepted record, in Ayrshire in November and December 1979. However, with a male in Aberdeenshire during May and June last year and another - or the same -
in Co Down from November 2005 until April 2006 and again in November 2006, everyone has
now had a chance to see this superb duck. An adult Laughing Gull located in the large evening gull roost at Grafham Water was the first Cambridgeshire record whilst an adult Bonaparte's Gull at Lunan Bay, Angus is presumably a returning individual. The Black-eared Kite showed again at Holbeach Marsh, Lincolnshire and other long-stayers including the Forster's Tern in Co Louth, Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, Red-breasted Geese in Dorset and Lincolnshire (2), Cattle Egret in Devon and both Siberian Stonechat and Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall. Continuing American waders were represented by American Golden Plover in Cambridgeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent and four scattered White-rumped Sandpipers. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 18th November 2006 | ||
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| The new discoveries today were all typical November fare; a Dusky Warbler
at Sladesbridge, Cornwall, American Golden Plover on the Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire,
White-rumped Sandpiper at Cantley, Norfolk and Ferruginous Ducks in Staffordshire and Co Armagh. The main highlight was the Black-eared Kite that continued to delight a large audience at Holbeach Marsh, Lincolnshire with the two Red-breasted Geese remaining up the coast at Saltfleet. The Dusky Warbler remained at Spurn, East Yorkshire as did the Woodchat Shrike at Soar, Devon whilst the Siberian Stonechat was seen again at Goonhilly Downs, Cornwall. The elusive Little Bunting put in another at Benacre, Suffolk and the late Purple Heron continued to show well at Latimer, Buckinghamshire. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 17th November 2006 | ||
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| New rarities were few and far between but included a Lesser Scaup on North Uist,
Western Isles and an adult Black Kite reported over North Walsham, Norfolk. The Black-eared Kite at Holbeach Marsh, Lincolnshire continued to perform, although luck was often required to obtain good views of it. Other remaining rarities included the Dusky Warbler at Spurn Point, East Yorkshire, Red-breasted Geese in Lincolnshire, Purple Heron in Buckinghamshire, Gyr on St Kilda, Western Isles, Cattle Egret on the Otter Estuary, Devon and Spotted Sandpiper on the Hayle Estuary, Cornwall. The debated female Aythya - previously suspected as being a Redhead - remained on the Loch of Spiggie, Shetland but is now believed to be a hybrid Ring-necked Duck x Pochard. Reports of the reappearance of the Long-billed Murrelet in Dawlish, Devon raised the hopes of those unable to make it until Wednesday, but information received later this evening suggests that they may refer to a Guillemot. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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