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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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| Friday 14th May 2010 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Oriental Pratincole still in Lincolnshire, an
American Golden Plover new in County Mayo, Great Reed Warbler in Derbyshire,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Red-rumped Swallow in South Yorkshire,
Broad-billed Sandpipers in both Highland and Lothian, King Eiders in both Aberdeenshire and the Shetland Isles and territorial
Iberian Chiffchaffs in Gwent, Kent and South Yorkshire. A Black Kite was seen briefly in Norfolk and the
Spotted Sandpiper was heard again in Lothian. Scarcities included 48 migrant Dotterel in four trips, 10 Temminck's Stints, three Woodchat Shrikes, two each of American Wigeon and Glaucous Gull, White-spotted Bluethroat (Norfolk), Purple Heron (Kent) and Surf Scoter (Lothian). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 13th May 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a wader-double for Lothian with the discovery of a
Broad-billed Sandpiper at Tyninghame Bay soon being followed by a Spotted Sandpiper at North Berwick. Elsewhere in Scotland, a
White-billed Diver was found at Deerness, Orkney Isles. Lingering rarities comprised the Oriental Pratincole still in Lincolnshire, Forster's Tern in County Wexford, Great Reed Warbler in Derbyshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Highland, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Red-rumped Swallow in South Yorkshire and territorial Iberian Chiffchaffs in each of Gwent, Kent and South Yorkshire. Scarcities included 25 Dotterel in four trips, 10 migrant Temminck's Stints, three Woodchat Shrikes, two Iceland Gulls and single White-spotted Bluethroat (Norfolk), Serin (Dorset), Red-necked Phalarope (Kent), Surf Scoter (Lothian), American Wigeon (Western Isles), Ring-necked Duck (County Mayo) and Great White Egret (Cambridgeshire). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 12th May 2010 | ||
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| Derbyshire's first Great Reed Warbler was discovered this evening, a
singing male near Ilkeston. A Broad-billed Sandpiper showed very well in
Broadford Bay, Isle of Skye, Highland this evening, whilst other new discoveries
included Pallid Swift briefly in Merseyside, a flyover Black Kite
in South Yorkshire and a flyover Red-rumped Swallow in Hampshire.
Lingering rarities included House Finch and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Oriental Pratincole in Lincolnshire, Iberian Chiffchaffs in Kent, South Yorkshire and Gwent, Savi's Warbler in Lancashire, Forster's Tern in County Wexford, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, American Golden Plover on the Western Isles and Red-rumped Swallows in East Sussex (two) and South Yorkshire. Scarcity highlights were a Red-necked Phalarope and Purple Heron in Kent, Woodchat Shrikes in Norfolk and Cornwall, Rose-coloured Starling in Pembrokeshire and White-spotted Bluethroat in Norfolk. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 9th May 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an Oriental Pratincole at Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire. Initially thought to be a Collared Pratincole the true identity was soon realised and the bird then showed well into the evening. This is only Britain's seventh record of this species - although probably actually only the fifth individual - following the bird present last spring between West Sussex and Kent on 28th May-3rd June. Elsewhere, the House Finch remained in Cornwall at Land's End, as did the Pacific Diver in County Clare, the Forster's Tern in County Wexford, Iberian Chiffchaff in Kent and Red-rumped Swallows in East Sussex (2), East Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. An Ortolan Bunting showed briefly at South Walney, Cumbria. Scarcities included 29 Dotterel in eight trips, three each of both Woodchat Shrike and Temminck's Stint, two each of both Bluethroat and Hoopoe and single Short-toed Lark (County Cork), Purple Heron (Cornwall), Rose-coloured Starling (Pembrokeshire), American Wigeon (Western Isles), Ring-necked Duck (County Donegal), Pectoral Sandpiper (Cleveland), Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), Great White Egret (Norfolk), Green-winged Teal (Carmarthenshire) and Tundra Bean Goose (Lancashire). |
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| Saturday 8th May 2010 | ||
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| News of a male House Finch at Land's End, Cornwall was released early
morning, resulting in a mass movement into the south-west. If accepted, this
would represent the first record for the Western Palearctic, following several
rejected records of presumed escaped individuals.
A Black Kite and a Whiskered Tern were both at Dungeness, Kent, whilst two Red-rumped Swallows were found nearby at Arlington Reservoir, Sussex. The adult Forster's Tern reappeared at Tacumshin, County Wexford, and a King Eider was off Mainland Shetland. Lingering rarities included Iberian Chiffchaff in Kent, Ortolan Bunting in Dorset, Pacific Diver in County Clare, Savi's Warbler in Lancashire and several Red-rumped Swallows in Yorkshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 7th May 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Broad-billed Sandpiper in County Wexford at Tacumshin. Lingering rarities comprised the Iberian Chiffchaff still in Kent, the elusive Savi's Warbler in Lancashire and Red-rumped Swallows in East Yorkshire (2) and South Yorkshire. Scarcities included 13 migrant Dotterel in four trips, three Temminck's Stints (together in Norfolk), two each of Hoopoe and Glaucous Gull, Woodchat Shrike and White-spotted Bluethroat (both Norfolk), Short-toed Lark (County Cork), Golden Oriole (London), Red-backed Shrike (Gloucestershire), Wryneck (Kent), Green-winged Teal (Carmarthenshire), Ring-necked Duck (Argyll), Iceland Gull (Cornwall), Caspian Gull (Essex) and Tundra Bean Goose (Lancashire). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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