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| Thursday 12th February 2009 | ||
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| A White-billed Diver was located off Lewis, Western Isles today and in
West Sussex the Red-breasted Goose previously in Hampshire relocated to
West Wittering with Dark-bellied Brent Geese. Lingering rarities included the
Penduline Tit in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Lesser Scaup
in Nottinghamshire and Cattle Egrets in Devon (4), Norfolk, Isles of
Scilly and Cornwall.
The best of the rest comprised a Ring-necked Duck on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Great Grey Shrikes on the Berkshire/Surrey border and in Norfolk and Dark-breasted Barn Owl and Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk. |
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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 11th February 2009 | ||
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| Cattle Egret reports included a new bird in Norfolk, at Matlaske, as
well as lingering birds in Devon (4), Isles of Scilly and Cornwall. In London
two Penduline Tits were seen again at Rainham Marshes RSPB, the Great
White Egret reappeared at Sutton Brook Lake in Derbyshire and the juvenile
White-tailed Eagle remained on the Solway Firth in Dumfries & Galloway,
although it was found to be a released bird bearing a satellite transmitter.
A Ring-necked Duck on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, was the first record for the island, whilst the female also remained in Ayrshire. Elsewhere other Nearctic scarcities included four Green-winged Teals, two Black Brants and two Ring-billed Gulls. |
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| Tuesday 10th February 2009 | ||
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| An apparently unringed juvenile White-tailed Eagle was watched on the
Cumbria /Dumfries and Galloway border for much of the day. However, the leg
rings of the re-introduced Scottish birds can be extremely difficult to see. An
adult Bonaparte's Gull was seen on the beach at Ballybrannigan, County
Cork.
In Norfolk, both the Penduline Tit and Black-bellied Dipper made an appearance, the tit showing very well for 15 minutes early morning. The adult white morph Ross's Goose was also seen, at Langham. A drake Baikal Teal or hybrid was again present at Stanwick GPs, Northamptonshire. A Cattle Egret was still present on the Isles of Scilly. |
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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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| 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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