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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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| Sunday 25th April 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Calandra Lark watched migrating south over Skegness, Lincolnshire. Other brief encounters included a Gyr on the Western Isles on Lewis, a Black-winged Stilt
in North Yorkshire at Nosterfield, a Bee-eater in Norfolk between Cromer and Sheringham, and single
Red-rumped Swallows in County Cork at Old Head of Kinsale and on the Wirral at Leasowe. Otherwise, rarities comprised two Bee-eaters together on Mull, Argyll, two White-billed Divers together on Lewis, Western Isles, the Subalpine Warbler still in Dorset at Hengistbury Head and the long-staying Hooded Merganser still in Cleveland. Scarcities included four each of Woodchat Shrike, Ring-necked Duck and Green-winged Teal, three Great White Egrets, two each of Purple Heron, Surf Scoter and Glaucous Gull and single Kentish Plover (Devon), White-spotted Bluethroat (Norfolk), Golden Oriole (Kent), Spotted Crake (Gloucestershire), Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), American Wigeon (Cleveland), Ring-billed Gull (County Down), Shorelark (Somerset), Iceland Gull (Argyll) and Black Brant (Lincolnshire). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 24th April 2010 | ||
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| Spring rarities seen today included a brief Roller at Tacumshin,
County Wexford, a male Subalpine Warbler at Christchurch, Dorset this
evening, a Bee-eater at Land's End, Cornwall until mid morning when it
flew out to sea and a Red-rumped Swallow on Cape Clear, County Cork. Two
White-billed Divers were off Lewis, Western Isles, with another on
Shetland and one in Moray.
Scarcities included White-spotted Bluethroat in Norfolk, Woodchat Shrikes in County Cork and County Wexford, Dotterels in Lancashire, Cheshire and County Galway, Shorelark in Somerset, Hoopoes in Pembrokeshire, Hampshire and Norfolk, Kentish Plover in Devon, Golden Oriole in County Cork, Serin in Dorset, Wrynecks in County Cork and on Scilly and Purple Heron in Cornwall. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 22nd April 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a showy Red-rumped Swallow at Minster, Kent. Rarities elsewhere included the
Whiskered Tern still in Cornwall and the Bonaparte's Gull still in East Sussex. In Lancashire a male
Ashy-headed or Spanish Wagtail (or perhaps a hybrid between the two) showed well at Brockholes Wetland in the evening. Scarcities comprised three each of Hoopoe and Green-winged Teal, two each of Ring-billed and Iceland Gull and single Woodchat Shrike (Somerset), American Wigeon (Cleveland), Snow Goose and Great White Egret (both Aberdeenshire), Ring-necked Duck (Orkney Isles), Spotted Crake (Cambridgeshire), Great Grey Shrike (Lincolnshire), Glaucous Gull (Western Isles) and Tundra Bean Goose (Lothian). Single migrant Honey Buzzard, Corncrake and Dotterel were logged in Devon, Conwy and Lancashire respectively. |
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| Wednesday 21st April 2010 | ||
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| In Cornwall, the adult Whiskered Tern remained on the Camel Estuary at
Tregunna all day. In Sussex, the adult Bonaparte's Gull was again on
Arlington Reservoir, often showing well. Further north, the Long-billed
Dowitcher reappeared at Banks Marsh NNR, Lancashire, whilst the male
Black-headed Wagtail or hybrid was again on Cresswell Pond NWT,
Northumberland. A Glossy Ibis was still at Tacumshin, County Wexford.
Spring scarcities logged today included three Serins, four Hoopoes, a Woodchat Shrike, four White Storks and a Montagu's Harrier, whilst winter leftovers included an American Wigeon, four Green-winged Teals, a Ring-necked Duck, three Lesser Snow Geese, two Shorelarks and a Great Grey Shrike. |
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| Tuesday 20th April 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Whiskered Tern in Cornwall on the Camel Estuary, whilst elsewhere in that county the
Savi's Warbler remained at Marazion and at Polgigga both Tawny Pipit
and Bee-eater showed briefly. Otherwise, rarities included a brief Red-rumped Swallow in Greater Manchester, the Bonaparte's Gull still in East Sussex, the Black-headed Wagtail or hybrid still in Northumberland and what was probably a Spanish Wagtail was at King George V Reservoir, London Scarcities included three each of both Hoopoe and Green-winged Teal, two each of Surf Scoter, Great White Egret, Glaucous Gull and Serin (together in Dorset) and single Night Heron (East Sussex), American Wigeon (Cleveland), Great Grey Shrike (Lincolnshire), Tundra Bean Goose (Lothian) and, in Cornwall, Wryneck, Ring-billed Gull and Iceland Gull. |
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| Saturday 17th April 2010 | ||
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| A male Savi's Warbler was both seen and heard at Marazion Marsh RSPB,
Cornwall today, whilst a White-billed Diver was found off Finavarra
Point, County Clare. The Ferruginous Duck in Somerset and Hooded
Merganser in Cleveland were the only lingering rarities seen.
Scarcities included a Serin, a Wryneck, two Pomarine Skuas, two Ring-billed Gulls, three Glaucous Gulls, an Iceland Gull, a Black Brant, two Surf Scoters, two Green-winged Teals, a White Stork, three Great White Egrets, three Hoopoes, a Lapland Bunting and four Shorelarks. |
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| Friday 16th April 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day were a Ring-necked Duck in Oxfordshire, a Hoopoe in Kent, four Shorelarks in Lincolnshire, five Waxwings in West Yorkshire, two Pomarine Skuas passing Cumbria and three Iceland Gulls (in County Cork, Norfolk and the Shetland Isles). A total of 21 Garganey were located across twelve counties. | ||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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