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| Wednesday 17th February 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was discovery of a Snowy Owl on Lewis, Western Isles. Rarities elsewhere comprised the
Forster's Tern still in County Galway, the Black Kite in Powys, Dusky Warbler in London, Little Bunting in Highland and, in Cornwall both the
Black Duck and Long-billed Dowitcher. Scarcities included 72 Waxwings recorded across seven counties, 17 Shorelarks (Norfolk), five Green-winged Teals, four each of Snow Goose and Black Brant, three each of Great White Egret and Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), two each of Ring-necked Duck and Cattle Egret (Cornwall) and single Rose-coloured Starling (Cumbria) and American Wigeon (Dumfries and Galloway). Gulls included three Caspian, two each of Ring-billed and Iceland and a single Glaucous whilst flocks of displaced Bean Geese totaled 35 Tundra and 28 Taiga. |
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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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| Tuesday 16th February 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was reappearance of the long-staying Black Duck at Colliford Lake, Cornwall. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the
Black-throated Thrush in North Yorkshire, Forster's Tern in County Galway,
Black Kite in Powys, Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin, Dusky Warbler in London, Little Bunting
in Highland, three Glossy Ibises together in Somerset and single Long-billed Dowitchers
in both Cheshire and Cornwall. Scarcities recorded included 14 Shorelarks, six Black Brants, five Cattle Egrets, four each of Ring-necked Duck, Snow Goose and Green-winged Teal, two each of Surf Scoter (Conwy), Serin (London), Rough-legged Buzzard, Great Grey Shrike and Great White Egret and single Rose-coloured Starling (Cumbria) and American Wigeon (Dumfries and Galloway). Gulls included seven Ring-billed, four Iceland, three Glaucous and two Caspian, and flocks of displaced Bean Geese totaled 38 Tundra and 28 Taiga. Significant late news from Saturday concerned a Gyr on Tresco, Isles of Scilly and on the Shetland Isles at least two probable Middendorff's Bean Geese seen briefly at Sandwick, Mainland with Taiga Bean Geese. |
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| Monday 15th February 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the confirmation of the first Dusky Warbler
for London, for its second day at Lockwood Reservoir. Also in London, a
Penduline Tit spent 20 minutes at Rainham Marshes RSPB before flying north.
Long staying rarities included American Eider in County Donegal, Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Little Bunting in Highland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cheshire, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Richardson's Canada Goose in County Sligo. |
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| Sunday 14th February 2010 | ||
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| Rarities recorded today comprised Long-billed Dowitchers in Cheshire
and Cornwall, Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan (2) and Cornwall,
Black-throated Thrush in North Yorkshire, American Eider in Co
Donegal, Little Bunting in Highland, Black Kite in Powys,
Glossy Ibis in Co Wexford, and Forster's Tern in Co Galway.
The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling in Cumbria, Ring-necked Ducks in Cleveland, West Yorkshire, Norfolk, Orkney, Co Clare and Gloucestershire, three Cattle Egrets in Cornwall and Great White Egrets in Glamorgan and Northamptonshire (2). Late news from yesterday related to a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB (Norfolk). |
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| Saturday 13th February 2010 | ||
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| A Lesser Scaup at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir, Glamorgan was a new
discovery today, with the adult drake also remaining in the county at Cosmeston
Lakes Country Park (and another still in Cornwall). In County Sligo, two
Richardson's Canada Geese were seen at Ballintemple.
Lingering rarities seen today included the female Black-throated Thrush at Newholm, Yorkshire, female Penduline Tit at Grove Ferry NNR, Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher at Maer Lake, Cornwall, Black Kite at Gigrin Farm, Powys, American Eider in County Donegal, Glossy Ibis in County Wexford, Forster's Tern in County Galway and Little Bunting in Highland. The small Waxwing influx continues, with at least 87 logged. Other quality scarcities included three Rough-legged Buzzards, six Great Grey Shrikes, a Rose-coloured Starling, five Cattle Egrets and four Great White Egrets. |
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| Friday 12th February 2010 | ||
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| A Long-billed Dowitcher was discovered at Maer Lake NR (Cornwall)
where it showed well this morning. Elsewhere lingering rarities included
Little Bunting (Highland), King Eider (Moray), Penduline Tit
(Kent), Lesser Scaup (Glamorgan) and Black Kite (Powys).
The best of the rest came in the form of 56 Waxwings, 19 Shorelarks, seven Common Cranes, five Snow Geese, five Great Grey Shrikes, five Cattle Egrets, four Black Brants, four Ring-necked Ducks, two Green-winged Teals, two Great White Egrets and a Rose-coloured Starling. |
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| Thursday 11th February 2010 | ||
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| A Gyr was reported near Salter's Gate, County Durham this afternoon.
In Kent the Penduline Tit remained at Grove Ferry NNR, and the Black
Duck reappeared on Tresco, Isles of Scilly.
Other long staying rarities seen today included Little Bunting in Highland, Black Kite in Powys, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Richardson's Canada Goose on Islay, Argyll. Two Lesser Scaups were seen yesterday on Lewis, Western Isles. |
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| Wednesday 10th February 2010 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Thayer's Gull in County Galway,
Penduline Tit in Kent, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Little Bunting in Highland and
Glossy Ibises in County Wexford and Somerset (3). Scarcities included 33 Waxwings scattered across eight counties, 20 Shorelarks, 14 Tundra Bean Geese, five Black Brants, three each of Surf Scoter, Ring-necked Duck and Iceland Gull, two each of Cattle Egret, Green-winged Teal and Ring-billed Gull and single Rose-coloured Starling (Cumbria), Great Grey Shrike (Hampshire), Lapland Bunting (Kent), Caspian Gull (London) and Rough-legged Buzzard and Glaucous Gull (Norfolk). Significant late news concerned single Gyrs yesterday in Cornwall at Newquay, and on Monday, still on Islay, Argyll. |
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| Tuesday 9th February 2010 | ||
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| A Penduline Tit at Grove Ferry NNR, Kent briefly was probably the
individual first seen in late January. Other lingering rarities included
Black Kite in Powys, King Eider in Moray, Little Bunting in
Highland, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and American Eider in County
Donegal.
Scarcities seen today included a Balearic Shearwater, a Great White Egret, three Cattle Egrets, two Surf Scoters, two Ring-necked Ducks, a Rough-legged Buzzard, three Ring-billed Gulls, 26 Waxwings, 22 Shorelarks and two Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| Monday 8th February 2010 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Black-throated Thrush in North
Yorkshire, Thayer's Gull and Forster's Tern in Co Galway,
Little Bunting in Highland, Black Kite in Powys and Lesser Scaup
in Cornwall.
Elsewhere one each of American Wigeon, Great White Egret and Rose-coloured Starling, two Ring-necked Ducks, three Rough-legged Buzzards, five Cattle Egrets and twelve Waxwings were reported. |
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