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| Thursday 28th January 2010 | ||
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| As yesterday, today was about long staying rarities: In Ireland, the
Thayer's Gull was seen again at Ross Beach in County Galway and both the
Forster's Tern and American Herring Gull were still to be found at
Nimmo's Pier. Elsewhere, the Black-throated Thrush was still near Whitby
in Yorkshire, the Lesser Scaup was still to be found at Dozmary Pool in
Cornwall and the Bonaparte's Gull was still at Traeth Ligwy on Anglesey.
In Highland, the Little Bunting continued to frequent gardens at Dunnet
and, in Wales, the Black Kite could again be found at Gigrin Farm.
Amongst non-rarities, American Wigeon were reported in Dumfries & Galloway today and belatedly from Inverness in Highland yesterday. The Snow Goose was still with Pinkfeet in north Norfolk. Five Cattle Egrets were all in Cornwall but the six Great White Egrets were spread across six different counties. Thirteen Tundra Bean Geese were reported at five sites and four Great Grey Shrikes were seen. There were half a dozen Glaucous Gulls around the country and four Iceland Gulls. |
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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 27th January 2010 | ||
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| The only new rarity today was a belated report of a Penduline Tit seen on Monday at Grove Ferry in east Kent. Otherwise, today was all about 'long staying' rarities: The female Black-throated Thrush remained near Whitby in North Yorkshire, whilst the Bonaparte's Gull was seen again at Traeth Lligwy in Anglesey and elsewhere in Wales, the Black Kite was still at Gigrin in Powys. In Cornwall the Lesser Scaup remained on Dozmary Pool whilst the Spotted Sandpiper could still be found on the Exe Estuary in Devon and, at the other end of the country, the Little Bunting was still visiting gardens at Dunnet in Highland, the King Eider was still at Burghead in Moray and the Black-bellied Dipper was still on Mainland Shetland. | ||
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| Tuesday 26th January 2010 | ||
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| In County Galway the juvenile Thayer's Gull remained at Ross, whilst
the American Eider was also seen again at Fanad Head, County Donegal.
In Kent, a Penduline Tit reappeared at Dungeness RSPB, whilst other wintering rarities included Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, King Eider in Moray, Little Bunting in Highland, Black Kite in Powys, single Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan and Cornwall and Red-breasted Goose in Devon. |
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| Monday 25th January 2010 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Black-throated Thrush in North Yorkshire,
Thayer's Gull in Co Galway, Little Bunting in Highland,
Red-breasted Geese in Essex and Devon, Bonaparte's Gull on Anglesey,
Pallid Harrier in Cornwall, Glossy Ibises in Somerset, Lesser
Scaup in Glamorgan and Black Kite in Powys. News was released of a
Lesser Scaup in Cornwall (present for at least its ninth day) and a
Black-bellied Dipper was on Mainland Shetland (for its second day).
Elsewhere a Richardson's Canada Goose lingered on Tiree, the Rose-coloured Starling was still in Oxfordshire, seven Great White Egrets and two Cattle Egrets were logged and Ring-necked Ducks were still in Cornwall, Orkney and West Yorkshire. |
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| Sunday 24th January 2010 | ||
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| The Black-throated Thrush (North Yorkshire), Little Bunting
(Highland), Thayer's Gull and Forster's Tern (Co Galway), Black
Kite (Powys) and Glossy Ibises (Somerset) were all confirmed as still
being present today. Lingering wildfowl included Red-breasted Geese in Essex and Devon, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Hooded Merganser in Cleveland. Elsewhere the Rose-coloured Starling in Oxfordshire, six Great White Egrets, six Cattle Egrets and three Ring-necked Ducks were also logged. |
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| Saturday 23rd January 2010 | ||
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| In Essex, an adult Red-breasted Goose was found on Wallasea Island
with the large flock of Dark-bellied Brent Geese, which also contained a
Black Brant and a couple of Pale-bellied Brent Geese. The Red-breasted Goose
remained until dusk, although became more mobile.
In Ireland, the juvenile Thayer's Gull remained at Cleggan, County Galway, whilst other lingering rarities included Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Black Kite in Powys, Little Bunting in Highland, King Eider in Moray, Bonaparte's Gull in Anglesey and three Glossy Ibises in Somerset. |
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| Friday 22nd January 2010 | ||
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| In County Galway, the identification of the
juvenile gull at Cleggan has finally settled on Thayer's Gull,
potentially the seventh for Ireland and first for County Galway. Wintering rarities seen today included the Black-throated Thrush in North Yorkshire, Little Bunting in Highland, Gyr in Argyll and Black Kite in Powys, whilst scarcities included four Green-winged Teals, three each of Cattle Egret, Great White Egret and Ring-necked Duck and single American Wigeon and Surf Scoter. |
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| Thursday 21st January 2010 | ||
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| Long staying rarities seen today included the Black-throated Thrush at
Newholm, Yorkshire, Little Bunting at Dunnet, Highland, Bonaparte's
Gull at Traeth Lligwy, Anglesey, Lesser Scaup at Cardiff, Glamorgan
and three Glossy Ibises at Catcott Lows, Somerset.
Scarcities included five Great White Egrets, three Cattle Egrets, seven Spoonbills, three Green-winged Teals, four Ring-necked Ducks, three Black Brants, a Greater Snow Goose, a Rough-legged Buzzard, at least six Glaucous Gulls, two Iceland Gulls, a Kumlien's Gull, two Ring-billed Gulls, eight Caspian Gulls, five Great Grey Shrikes, a Shorelark and three Lapland Buntings. |
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| Wednesday 20th January 2010 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Black-throated Thrush in North Yorkshire, Black Duck on the Isles of Scilly,
Forster's Tern in County Galway, three Glossy Ibises together in Somerset and the Little Bunting in Highland. Scarcities included four each of both Great White Egret and Shorelark, three each of Cattle Egret, Great Grey Shrike, Glaucous Gull and Caspian Gull, two each of Ring-necked Duck, Green-winged Teal and Iceland Gull and single Greater Snow Goose (Norfolk), Surf Scoter (Devon), Richard's Pipit (Cornwall), Lapland Bunting (Nottinghamshire), Grey Phalarope (Lincolnshire), Balearic Shearwater (Dorset), Black Brant (Norfolk) and Waxwing (County Down). Significant late news was received of a Black-throated Thrush present in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire on 12th January, making at total of five Black-throated Thrushes discovered in the five day period 8th-12th January (Glamorgan, Somerset, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Buckinghamshire) - doubtless a direct result of the harsh weather conditions at that time. |
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| Tuesday 19th January 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a juvenile American Herring Gull in County Galway at Cleggan. Other rarities today comprised the
Black-throated Thrush still in North Yorkshire and the Little Bunting still in Highland. Scarcities included five Great White Egrets, four Balearic Shearwaters, three each of Black Brant and Shorelark, two each of Cattle Egret, Ring-necked Duck, Green-winged Teal and Waxwing and single Surf Scoter, Rough-legged Buzzard, Great Grey Shrike, Waxwing and Black Brant, whilst gull tallies included eight Ring-billed, four each of Glaucous and Caspian and three Iceland. |
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