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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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| Wednesday 4th July 2007 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Black Stork watched circling over Bough Beech Reservoir, Kent before drifting off only to be relocated briefly over Eastry. Nearby, an
Alpine Swift flew over Sandwich Bay. Single Great White Egrets were found at Wards Pond, Clyde and Loch Doon, Ayrshire. The Hudsonian Whimbrel remained on Walney Island, Cumbria and late news from Scotland concerned the continued presence of the Subalpine Warbler on the Isle of May, Fife yesterday and a Dark-eyed Junco on 23rd June at Kylesku, Highland. Seawatchers enjoyed two Wilson's Petrels off Bridges of Ross, Co Clare whilst in southwest England 55 Cory's Shearwaters passed Porthgwarra with a further 17 seen from St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 3rd July 2007 | ||
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| On what was a quiet day the highlight was once again a Caspian Tern, one being seen to flew over near Oundle, Northamptonshire. Lingering rarities included the Hudsonian Whimbrel on Walney Island, Cumbria and the Squacco Heron at Radipole Lake, Dorset. Otherwise, organised schemes allowing views of some of the rarest breeding birds in Britain remained popular, in particular the Montagu's Harriers at Digby Fen, Lincolnshire, Golden Orioles at Lakenheath Fen, Suffolk and Honey Buzzards at Great Ryburgh, Norfolk. |
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| Monday 2nd July 2007 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Caspian Tern in Lancashire. First glimpsed passing Rossall Point early afternoon before arriving at Knott End soon after and remaining over the high tide period before finally departing to the south. Both the Hudsonian Whimbrel on Walney Island, Cumbria and Squacco Heron at Radipole Lake, Dorest remained in place. Balearic Shearwaters again featured prominently at south coast seawatching localities including 44 passing Portland Bill, Dorset in the morning. |
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| Sunday 1st July 2007 | ||
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| An otherwise quiet 'mid-summer' day was interrupted by the incredible news of
a sub-adult Yellow-nosed Albatross picked up exhausted on Brean Beach in
Somerset by walkers on Friday and taken into care at a local wildlife hospital
overnight, then released, apparently in reasonable health, yesterday at Brean
Down. Unfortunately for would be twitchers, it seems that the finders and 'carers'
were not aware of the enormity of this find. This first for Britain was found on
the same day as one was seen in Finnish waters but despite searches, it could
not be relocated in the Brean area today. For further news and pictures see
links in the bird news entry below.
Elsewhere the main rarity interest came from Cumbria where the Hudsonian Whimbrel remained at Walney Island, and Dorset where the Squacco Heron remained, somewhat elusively, at Radipole Lake RSPB reserve. The over-summering Killdeer was still to be found on Shetland Mainland, now back at Pool of Virkie, and in Norfolk, the Alpine Swift put in another brief appearance at Titchwell in the evening. Roseate Terns were popular attractions at Cley in Norfolk and Seaforth in Merseyside. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Monday 25th June 2007 | ||
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| Today's rarity hotspot was west Norfolk, with the Alpine Swift first
seen last night at Titchwell being re-found at Hunstanton in the morning. It had
roosted on the cliffs there last night and showed well around the lighthouse
both in the morning and again in the evening, where it has hopefully gone to
roost again. Nearby the Little Bittern again put in an erratic
performance at Titchwell, but it did show very well in the early morning. Also
in west Norfolk an adult White-winged Black Tern was a new find at Welney
Wildfowl Reserve.
A female American Wigeon was found at Porthmadog in Gwynedd, three drake Surf Scoters were off Murcar in Aberdeenshire, and in Staffordshire the moulting drake Ring-necked Duck was still at Blithfield Reservoir. In the south west, numbers of both Balearic Shearwaters and Storm Petrels were seen at scattered localities around the coast. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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