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| Monday 9th February 2009 | ||
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| The Long-billed Dowitcher reappeared on South Uist, Western Isles,
today, where it was seen on The Range at West Gerenish. The drake Ferruginous
Duck in Norfolk also reappeared again, at Wroxham Broad. The nearby
Penduline Tit at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB wasn't seen, although the male remained
at Clennon Valley, Devon.
Also in Norfolk, the Black-bellied Dipper made another brief visit to the ford at Letheringsett. Two Cattle Egrets were seen in Devon, whilst the Hooded Merganser remained at Radipole Lake RSPB, Dorset. |
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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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| Sunday 8th February 2009 | ||
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| Lingering rarities consisted of single Penduline Tits in Norfolk and
Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, King Eider in Fife,
Forster's Tern in County Galway and two Lesser Scaups in Perth and
Kinross.
Great White Egrets were in Derbyshire, Somerset, Suffolk and Berkshire, whilst Cattle Egrets were in Cornwall, Devon and County Cork. |
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| Saturday 7th February 2009 | ||
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| An adult Bonaparte's Gull was seen briefly at Ferryden, Angus, but
could not be found later. Also in Scotland, a Great White Egret was in
the Motherwell area of Clyde, being last seen at Baron's Haugh RSPB. The drake
King Eider was again present at North Berwick, Lothian, and at least one
Lesser Scaup was still on Loch Leven, Perth and Kinross.
Four Penduline Tits were seen, at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB, Norfolk, Clennon Valley, Devon and two at Rainham Marshes RSPB, London. The Forster's Tern remained at Nimmo's Pier, County Galway, along with large numbers of nearctic gulls. County Sligo held the two King Eiders, and County Louth the Long-billed Dowitcher, whilst several Cattle Egrets were seen around the country. The Lesser Yellowlegs was at Walberswick, Suffolk. |
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| Friday 6th February 2009 | ||
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| An Olive-backed Pipit made an unseasonal appearance in Kent in a
stubble field near Deal briefly. The Snowy Owl reappeared on Amalveor
Downs, Cornwall.
Lingering rarities included Penduline Tits in London (2) and Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and Lesser Scaup in Perth and Kinross. A new Great White Egret was at Hilton, Derbyshire, with others still in Warwickshire and Suffolk. Cattle Egrets were in County Cork (2) and on the Isles of Scilly. |
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| Thursday 5th February 2009 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Penduline Tit in Devon,
Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire and Lesser Scaups in Nottinghamshire
and Perth & Kinross. A Great White Egret showed again in Somerset and 11
Cattle Egrets were recorded.
At least 479 Waxwings were reported along with 38 Glaucous Gulls, 28 Iceland Gulls, five Ring-billed Gulls, five Grey Phalaropes, four Green-winged Teals and two Black Brants. |
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| Wednesday 4th February 2009 | ||
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| A Penduline Tit at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB and a Cattle Egret at
Cockley Cley (for its second day) were both new in Norfolk and in Lothian a
drake King Eider was offshore near Yellow Craig Country Park.
In Devon the Penduline Tit was still in Paignton, the adult Red-breasted Goose remained in Hampshire, Great White Egrets lingered in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk and 19 Cattle Egrets were logged, mainly in Co Cork. Six Green-winged Teals and five Ring-billed Gulls were on show and a lingering Little Auk showed well at Hartlepool Headland. |
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| Tuesday 3rd February 2009 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Penduline Tit in Devon and Lesser
Yellowlegs in Suffolk, whilst in Cornwall a Snowy Owl was reported on
Goonhilly Downs. Great White Egrets were recorded in Lothian and Suffolk
and a total of 16 Cattle Egrets included 13 in Cork.
Elsewhere a Surf Scoter was still off Dawlish Warren, Devon, the American Wigeon reappeared at Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries & Galloway and the Rough-legged Buzzard remained in Cambridgeshire. Up to 29 Iceland Gulls and 15 Glaucous Gulls were logged. |
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| Monday 2nd February 2009 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the white morph Gyr in Pembrokeshire, albeit briefly; it was seen flying over the Cleddau Estuary late morning. Lingering rarities comprised the Forster's Tern in County Galway, Hooded Merganser in Dorset and Cattle Egrets in County Cork (5), Devon (2) and the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included the Rose-coloured Starling in Cornwall, Surf Scoters in both Argyll and County Galway and single Ring-billed Gulls in Angus, Cornwall, Forth, Hampshire, London, County Sligo and County Wicklow. |
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| Sunday 1st February 2009 | ||
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| New rarities came in the form of a Coues's Arctic Redpoll at
Woodwalton Fen, Cambridgeshire, adult Bonaparte's Gull in Cobh, Co Cork
and a Baikal Teal (or perhaps a hybrid) briefly at Ditchford Gravel Pits,
Northamptonshire. Lingering rarities included the Penduline Tit in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and Lesser Scaups in Nottinghamshire and Perth & Kinross. Two Great White Egrets remained in Cambridgeshire, a single bird was still in Warwickshire and up to 25 Cattle Egrets were logged in southwest England and the south coast of Ireland. Other notable sightings included a first-winter Sabine's Gull over Neilston, Clyde, Rose-coloured Starling in Cornwall, Rough-legged Buzzard in Cambridgeshire, eight Green-winged Teals and three Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Saturday 31st January 2009 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as present today comprised the Penduline Tit in Devon,
Forster's Tern in County Galway, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, King Eider in Fife, Long-billed Dowitcher
in County Louth, Lesser Scaup in Nottinghamshire, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk,
Cackling Canada Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, Hooded Merganser in Dorset and
Great White Egrets in Cambridgeshire (2) and Lincolnshire. Cattle Egret reports totaled 31 birds in six counties; eleven in Cornwall, seven in County Cork, six in Devon, four in County Waterford, two in Somerset and one on the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included singles of Serin (Cheshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Lesser Snow Goose (Argyll) and Lapland Bunting (Suffolk), three Ring-necked Ducks, four Rough-legged Buzzards, five Surf Scoters, six Black Brants, seven Great Grey Shrikes and nine Green-winged Teals. |
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