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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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| Monday 26th October 2009 | ||
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| A Pied Wheatear at Fife Ness, Fife, this afternoon continued this
sites recent run of good birds, which includes, today, a Radde's Warbler,
Pallas's Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, two Firecrests and
a Siberian Chiffchaff. Other new rarities included an Olive-backed
Pipit at Levenwick, Shetland, Black Kite over Bardsey Island,
Gwynedd, Long-billed Dowitcher at Baleshare, Western Isles and single
Radde's Warblers in Norfolk and Cornwall.
The Brown Shrike continued its stay in Surrey, and one of the Red-flanked Bluetails reappeared at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Other lingering rarities included Western Bonelli's Warbler on the Isle of Man, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Snowy Owl in County Donegal, Citrine Wagtail on the Isles of Scilly, Blue-winged Teal in Cleveland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian and Glossy Ibises in Warwickshire, Aberdeenshire, Kent and Somerset. |
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| Saturday 24th October 2009 | ||
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| A Common Nighthawk in County Kerry was picked up at Reenard Point
today, and is due to be released at 10am tomorrow. Other new arrivals included
an Olive-backed Pipit in Hampshire, a Siberian Stonechat in Kent
and a Radde's Warbler on the Isles of Scilly.
In County Durham, the Eastern Crowned Warbler continued to show well all day. Nearby, the Blue-winged Teal remained in Cleveland, as did both Red-flanked Bluetail and Dusky Warbler in East Yorkshire. Other lingering rarities included the Brown Shrike in Surry, Olive-backed Pipit in Devon, Dusky Warblers in Kent and County Cork, Radde's Warbler in Fife, Glossy Ibises in Aberdeenshire and Warwickshire, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll, Great White Egrets in Lancashire (2), Cumbria, Kent and Suffolk, Cattle Egrets in Argyll, County Cork and Kent and Ferruginous Duck in Somerset. |
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| Tuesday 20th October 2009 | ||
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| The fourth Fea's Petrel this month flew past Budleigh Salterton, Devon
mid morning. Surprisingly, despite being close inshore, it was not seen anywhere
else along the coast, despite good observer coverage. New pipit discoveries
today included an Olive-backed Pipit at Geosetter, Shetland, and single
Red-throated Pipits at Marshside RSPB, Merseyside and over the airfield
on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. A second juvenile American Golden Plover
joined the flock at Deerness, Orkney, making a total of four in the same field
in the last few weeks (two adults and two juveniles).
The Brown Shrike remained for its 10th day in Surrey, as did the Red-flanked Bluetail in Suffolk. Other lingering rarities included Glossy Ibises in Warwickshire (2), Northumberland, Kent (3) and Aberdeenshire, Great White Egrets in Kent, Suffolk, Norfolk and Hampshire, with a new bird at Boddington Reservoir, Northamptonshire, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, Cattle Egret in Kent and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Oxfordshire. |
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| Monday 19th October 2009 | ||
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| A female Pied Wheatear was discovered at Shingle Street, Suffolk,
early this morning, and remained present all day, showing well. A Little
Bittern was an excellent find at Cossington Meadows LRWT, Leicestershire
late afternoon. It was seen to go to roost on the Reedbed Pool. The wandering
two Long-billed Dowitchers were seen at Connah's Quay NR, Flintshire mid
afternoon, with another remaining at Cockersand, Lancashire. A Glossy Ibis
was seen to fly south at Gibraltar Point NNR, whilst on the Staffordshire
/Warwickshire border another was found at Fisher's Mill Pit, remarkably the
third different individual at this site in three days. New Cattle Egrets
were in County Kerry, Pembrokeshire and Somerset.
The Brown Shrike was still in Surrey, as were the Red-flanked Bluetails in Suffolk and East Yorkshire, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Clare, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Oxfordshire and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian. Belated news from France concerned a sighting of a Sandhill Crane near Landes on 12th October. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 18th October 2009 | ||
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| Confirmation that the Red-flanked Bluetail at Spurn Point, East
Yorkshire, yesterday was a 2nd bird in the area came today when it was trapped
and ringed this evening, after being present all day, although it continued to
be very elusive. Another Red-flanked Bluetail remained at Minsmere RSPB,
Suffolk, where a Glossy Ibis and a Great White Egret were also
present. Other Glossy Ibises were in Warwickshire, Derbyshire, Kent (3),
Aberdeenshire and County Wexford.
In Kent, the Fan-tailed Warbler made another of its very erratic appearances at Pegwell Bay. Other lingering rarities included the Brown Shrike in Surrey, Western Bonelli's Warbler and Spotted Sandpiper on Shetland, King Eider in Lincolnshire, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Clare and Blackpoll Warbler and Arctic Warbler in County Cork. A presumed Fea's Petrel flew past St John's Point, County Down (the third record for both county and site), a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll was at Brae, Shetland, a Citrine Wagtail was on North Ronaldsay, Orkney and two American Golden Plovers were at Rahasane Turlough, County Galway. Late news concerned a Bee-eater yesterday in Suffolk, and the Booted Warbler in Cornwall on the 13th and 14th October has reportedly been reindentified as a Sykes's Warbler, which would be the 11th record for Britain. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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