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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 29th January 2007 | ||
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| The highlight today was breaking news of a juvenile Pacific Diver - the North American form of Black-throated Diver,
pacifica - at Farnham, Knaresborough in North Yorkshire. This is the first record of this form
for both the British Isles and the Western Palearctic. The bird has been present at this site for over two weeks and,
after initially being presumed to be a Black-throated Diver, the exact identity was not realised until recent days. Despite attempts to suppress the
occurrence, news was broadcast widely this morning and allowed everyone the chance to see this extreme rarity. Pacific Diver is
not currently not classified as a full species by the British Ornithologists' Union but is granted
full species status by many other taxonomic authorities. An excellent selection of major rarities remaining in situ comprised the Black-throated Thrush on the Isle of Bute, Argyll, American Robin in Bingley, West Yorkshire, Black-eared Kite at Snettisham, Norfolk, Bufflehead in Co Clare and Forster's Tern in Co Galway, whilst a Penduline Tit was a new discovery at Swanscombe, Kent. Other over wintering American birds included Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent, Co Louth and Anglesey, Lesser Scaups in Oxon and Western Isles and the Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall. |
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| Tuesday 23rd January 2007 | ||
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| Interest was maintained by many long-staying rarities including the Black-eared Kite and
Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Bufflehead in Co Clare, Penduline Tit in London,
Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Angus, Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire and
Lesser Scaup in Oxfordshire. More Iceland Gulls and Glaucous Gulls were seen, perhaps associated with same northerly winds that produced a trickle of Little Auks and a few Blue Fulmars along the English east coast. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 22nd January 2007 | ||
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| Although there were no new discoveries reported today, a Great White Egret at Walberswick, Suffolk showed for the first time in a week and interest was maintained by the continued presence of several rarities. The
Black-eared Kite remained around Snettisham, Norfolk, as did the Barrow's Goldeneye in Callander, Forth. The
Lesser Yellowlegs continued to show well at Thornham Harbour, Norfolk and likewise the
Spotted Sandpiper on the Hayle Estuary, Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher
at Oare Marshes, Kent and Cattle Egret at Otterton, Devon. More northern white-winged gulls were reported with peak counts of Iceland Gulls including 15 on the Shetland Isles and 12 at Galway, Co Galway, with the fourth-winter American Herring Gull remaining at the latter site alongside four adult Ring-billed Gulls and two Glaucous Gulls. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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