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| Thursday 13th March 2008 | ||
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| A Great White Egret in Leicestershire at Watermead Country Park and a brief
Black Kite in Lincolnshire near Digby represented new discoveries. Lingering rarities comprised the Spotted Sandpiper in Glamorgan, Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in both Cleveland and Cornwall, King Eiders in both Ayrshire and Devon, Lesser Scaups in both Dumfries and Galloway and Perth and Kinross and single Ross's Geese in both Lancashire and Norfolk. Cattle Egret reports concerned nine in Cornwall with singles in each of Ceredigion, Hampshire and Gloucestershire. |
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Daily news summaries
Catch up with RBA's daily birdnews summaries. Browse ten days at a time, or choose a date to read summaries from that day backwards.
Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Wednesday 12th March 2008 | ||
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| The hot news today related to a presumed Sooty or a Bridled Tern
that flew north past Troon harbour headland, Ayrshire this morning
- there has never been a March record of either species. A drake King Eider
also remained in Troon harbour.
Elsewhere the Glossy Ibis remained in Lincolnshire, the Yellow-browed Warbler was still in Plymouth and the probable American Night Heron continued to attract attention at Mere Sands Wood LWT, Lancashire. |
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| Tuesday 11th March 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a King Eider at Troon, Ayrshire. Presumably this is same drake King Eider that has returned to the Ayrshire coast in spring or summer in most years since 2003, and the same as that seen off the Mull of Kintyre, Argyll in recent weeks. Lingering rarities included the White-crowned Sparrow and Ross's Goose both in Norfolk, Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Cornwall, Ross's Goose in Lancashire, Lesser Scaup in Dumfries and Galloway, both Long-billed Dowitcher and Falcated Duck in Devon, Glossy Ibises in both Lincolnshire and Merseyside and Great White Egrets in both Cambridgeshire and Wiltshire. Cattle Egret reports comprised eighteen in Cornwall, two in West Sussex and singles in each of Devon, Dorset, Glamorgan, Hampshire, Lincolnshire and Somerset. |
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| Monday 10th March 2008 | ||
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| A Cattle Egret circled over Wheldrake Ings YWT, North Yorkshire this
afternoon and in Devon a Cattle Egret arrived at Axmouth.
The White-crowned Sparrow remained on show in Cley, Norfolk, as did the probable American Night Heron in Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Dumfries & Galloway and Hoopoe in Conwy. Marshside RSPB, Merseyside hosted the Glossy Ibis, Great White Egret and Green-winged Teal and in Lincolnshire the Glossy Ibis remained near Howden's Pullover. Intense storms in southern Britain produced a few Balearic and Manx Shearwaters, Bonxies and Pomarine Skuas. |
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| Sunday 9th March 2008 | ||
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| Highlights included the White-crowed Sparrow in Norfolk, Glossy
Ibis in Lancashire/Merseyside and Lincolnshire, Ross's Geese in
Norfolk and Lancashire, Red-breasted Goose in Dumfries & Galloway,
Spotted Sandpiper in Glamorgan, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in
Cleveland and King Eider in Devon.
Thirty three Cattle Egrets were logged (with seven more in Ireland) and the reappearance of the Night Heron (thought to be of the American form) at Mere Sands Wood LWT, Lancashire proved popular. A Hoopoe in Conwy attracted plenty of attention and the Rose-coloured Starling in Pembrokeshire was still available. In Ireland the most notable sightings included the Barrow's Goldeneye, Forster's Tern and Lesser Scaup all in Co Down. |
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| Saturday 8th March 2008 | ||
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| Rarities today included the Barrow's Goldeneye at Quoile Pondage,
County Down, with the adult Forster's Tern nearby at Killyleagh harbour,
Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler still in Norton churchyard, Cleveland,
Glossy Ibises in Lincolnshire and Lancashire and the long staying
White-crowned Sparrow at Cley, Norfolk, although this bird is becoming very
erratic in its appearance in the seeded paddock.
Sand Martins are being seen across the southern half of the country now, and another spring migrant included a Hoopoe in north Wales, and Llanrwst, Conwy. |
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| Friday 7th March 2008 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included the White-crowned Sparrow in Norfolk,
Glossy Ibises in Lincolnshire and Lancashire, King Eider in Devon,
Spotted Sandpiper in Glamorgan, Red-breasted Goose in Dumfries &
Galloway and Falcated Duck in Devon. In Lancashire the Ross's Goose
(initially found in late January) relocated to Aldcliffe Marsh this afternoon,
after being rediscovered on Rawcliffe Moss on Wednesday following a month under
the radar in the Lancashire Pink-footed Goose flocks. Another Ross's Goose
remains on Holkham Freshmarsh, Norfolk.
In Ireland the American Buff-bellied Pipit, five Cattle Egrets and various white-winged and Ring-billed Gulls were on show. |
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| Thursday 6th March 2008 | ||
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| The Shetland Killdeer last seen on 4th November 2007 reappeared at
Virkie this evening with a flock of Ringed Plovers. Rarity highlights around the
rest of the country included the White-crowned Sparrow in Norfolk
(which has recently been more erratic in its appearances), Red-breasted Geese
in Hampshire/West Sussex and Cumbria, King Eider in Devon, Lesser
Yellowlegs in Angus, Spotted Sandpiper in Glamorgan, Hume's
Yellow-browed Warbler in Cleveland and Glossy Ibis in Lincolnshire.
A Little Bunting was at Porth Farm National Trust, Cornwall (for at least its second day), and the same county also hosted a Hoopoe. Other scarcities included Pallas's Warbler in Dorset, Rose-coloured Starling in Pembrokeshire and a couple of Yellow-browed Warblers in Devon. Irish highlights consisted of a Black Duck in Co Kerry and the usual selection of white-winged gulls. |
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| Wednesday 5th March 2008 | ||
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| The Lesser Scaup in Warwickshire has moved location, being seen at
Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve today. Other notable news today concerned a belated
report of a Snowy Owl, photographed on 16th February in Moray.
The long staying White-crowned Sparrow was reported again, with other rarities including the King Eider again in Devon, two American Herring Gulls still at Nimmo's Pier, County Galway with the Forster's Tern still nearby, Glossy Ibises in Lincolnshire and Lancashire, Red-breasted Goose in West Sussex, Ross's Goose in Norfolk and still good numbers of Cattle Egrets. |
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| Tuesday 4th March 2008 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today in Britain included both the
White-crowned Sparrow and Ross's Goose in Norfolk, Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly,
Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Cornwall, Glossy Ibis in Lincolnshire,
Red-breasted Goose in West Sussex, Great White Egret in Cambridgeshire and single
Lesser Scaups in both Dumfries and Galloway and Warwickshire. In Ireland both the Barrow's Goldeneye and Forster's Tern remained in County Down as did the American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Cork, Ferruginous Duck in County Armagh and both American Herring Gull and Forster's Tern still together in County Galway. Cattle Egret reports comprised fifteen in Cornwall, two in Devon and singles in both Cheshire and Glamorgan. |
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