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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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| Saturday 9th May 2009 | ||
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| The male Brown-headed Cowbird remained for its second day on Fair
Isle, Shetland, delighting the few that managed to charter onto the island this
afternoon. Also on Shetland, two Black Ducks were on Loch of Hillwell
this evening, and the Wood Duck was still on Loch of Brow.
Further south, a male Eastern Subalpine Warbler was present all day at Portland Bill, Dorset. New Red-rumped Swallows were in Northamptonshire and London, and the two were still in Norfolk, at Cley and then, later, Weybourne. A Red-footed Falcon was also in Norfolk, and a Black Kite was in Kent. The Blue-winged Teal reappeared in County Tipperary, and the Pallid Swift was still in Merseyside. The Savi's Warbler continued to sing in Essex, and the North American peep was still in Devon. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 7th May 2009 | ||
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| In Norfolk, two Red-rumped Swallows lingered at Cromer for 2.5 hours,
and a Red-footed Falcon flew west past Stiffkey late afternoon. A
Great White Egret was at Herringfleet, Suffolk this evening, and a third
Cattle Egret joined the two in Cambridgeshire. Others remained in
Leicestershire and Cornwall.
The Pallid Swift was still present in Merseyside, as was the Forster's Tern in County Wexford, Savi's Warbler in Essex, Black Kite in London and the North American peep in Devon. A Bee-eater was seen in Suffolk yesterday. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 5th May 2009 | ||
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| Classic Spring rarities today included new Red-rumped Swallows in
Dorset and on the Isles of Scilly, Black Kites in East Sussex and London,
and a Red-footed Falcon in Norfolk. An adult Bonaparte's Gull was
present on the Isles of Scilly for an hour this morning.
The North American peep, either a Semipalmated Sandpiper or Western Sandpiper remained on the Exe Estuary, Devon, whilst other lingering rarities included Pallid Swift in Merseyside and Savi's Warbler in Essex. Cattle Egrets were present in Leicestershire and Hampshire, with scarcities recorded today including Purple Heron, Red-backed Shrike, c19 Dotterels, Little Bunting, Green-winged Teal and a Long-tailed Skua. |
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| Monday 4th May 2009 | ||
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| Breaking news today concerned a stint believed to be either a Western or
Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Exe and Clyst Estuaries, Devon. First seen - and identified as a Little Stint - at Dawlish Warren on 8th-11th April, then at Bowling Green Marsh on 21st-24th before returning to Dawlish Warren on 29th April, the true identity was only suspected latterly. Other rarities included the elusive Crested Lark still in Kent, the lingering Pallid Swift in Merseyside, Forster's Tern in County Wexford, Savi's Warbler in Essex, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, White-billed Diver in Moray, Great White Egret in Powys and Cattle Egrets in County Cork (8) and Leicestershire. Actively migrating rarities included a Red-rumped Swallow in Devon, Red-footed Falcon in Norfolk and Black Kites in both Essex and Kent. Scarcities included three Green-winged Teals, two each of Purple Heron and Pectoral Sandpiper and single Little Bunting on the Isles of Scilly, Serin in Dorset, Kentish Plover in Hampshire, Wryneck in Devon, American Wigeon in County Antrim, Black Brant in County Down and Kumlien's Gull in Dumfries and Galloway. |
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| Saturday 2nd May 2009 | ||
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| Both the Crested Lark and Collared Flycatcher remained in Kent
and Dorset respectively, but the Eastern Bonelli's Warbler had, unfortunately,
departed from the latter. In Essex, the Savi's Warbler continued to sing
in the Lee Valley Park, and the Forster's Tern was seen again briefly at
Tacumshin, County Wexford.
In Lancashire, the Pallid Swift was seen again in the Crosby area early morning at least, and three Red-rumped Swallows were seen, with one in Northumberland and two together in Cleveland. The adult White-billed Diver showed well off Burghead, Moray, the Lesser Scaup was in Glamorgan and the Ferruginous Duck was still at Wimbleball Lake, Somerset. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 1st May 2009 | ||
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| The run of Mega's over the last couple of days continued today, with an
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler on Portland, Dorset, just a few hundred yards from
where the male Collared Flyctatcher continued to sing. The Crested
Lark was still in Kent, and started to show a little better, although it
remained highly mobile, and a juvenile Pallid Harrier was seen in
Norfolk, watched flying over the observer's garden in Aylmerton, and later over
Sheringham.
A Savi's Warbler in Essex sang almost all day, for its second day, and may become the first widely twitchable bird for several years. New Red-rumped Swallows were found in Kent and Shetland, an Alpine Swift was in Lincolnshire, a White-billed Diver was in Moray and the Pallid Swift reappeared in Merseyside. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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