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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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| Saturday 3rd July 2010 | ||
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| Both today's new rarities put in brief appearances: a Red-footed Falcon
was seen near North Creake in north Norfolk before it drifted off towards
Holkham; and in County Kerry an adult Bonaparte's Gull was seen briefly
at Blennerville.
In Devon the Gull-billed Tern continued it's stay on the Exe Estuary and other long staying rarities included the House Finch in Devon, the Little Bittern in Somerset and the Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk. About 20 Spoonbills were reported along the east coast, whilst in Scotland two Ring-necked Ducks were reported in Fife with another yesterday in Perth and Kinross. A smattering of Roseate Terns included one at Lodmoor in Dorset and the Temminck's Stint remained at Greatham Creek in Cleveland. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 1st July 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a male Black-headed Bunting in Highland near Kinlochbervie, briefly at Oldshoremore. Rarities elsewhere comprised the House Finch still in Devon, single Gull-billed Terns in both Devon and Dorset, a Bonaparte's Gull again in Lincolnshire and a Bee-eater moving south over Spurn Point, East Yorkshire. Scarcities included a Purple Heron in Kent, Temminck's Stint in Cleveland, Pectoral Sandpiper on the Orkney Isles, Great White Egret in Somerset, three Surf Scoters together in Aberdeenshire and three Cory's Shearwaters passing two Cornish headlands. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 30th June 2010 | ||
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| The most featured rarities today were Gull-billed Terns, the most
watched of which was at Abbotsbury, Dorset all day. Other birds were at Slapton,
Devon (2) and Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire. Single Black Kites were
seen at Great Cornard, Suffolk and Strumpshaw Fen RSPB, Norfolk.
In Devon, the male House Finch continued to show at Prawle Point, and the Little Bittern was still at Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset. A Pectoral Sandpiper was on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, and a Golden Oriole was at Ham, London. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Monday 28th June 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Brünnich's Guillemot briefly off Hoy, Orkney Isles. The represents just the fourth summer record of this species in Britain, following singles on the Farne Islands, Northumberland in July 1977, Sumburgh Head, Shetland Isles in June-July 1989 and St Kilda, Western Isles during May-June 1992. Elsewhere, two Gull-billed Terns showed well during the evening at Bowling Green Marsh, Devon and in Lincolnshire a Bonaparte's Gull was discovered at Chowder Ness. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the House Finch in Devon at East Prawle, the territorial male Little Bittern in Somerset and the metal-ringed Blue-winged Teal in Cambridgeshire. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Purple Heron (Essex), Red-necked Phalarope (Orkney Isles), Great White Egret (Somerset), Green-winged Teal (Fife), Glaucous Gull (County Clare) and Caspian Gull (London). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 26th June 2010 | ||
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| In Somerset, the summering male Little Bittern was seen again a few
times today, mostly in flight over Loxton Marsh, Ham Wall RSPB. The Tawny
Pipit remained for its fourth day on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, whilst
lingering wildfowl rarities included Blue-winged Teal in Cambridgeshire,
King Eider in Aberdeenshire and Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk.
Scarcity highlights were Rose-coloured Starling in Cornwall, White-spotted Bluethroat in Norfolk, Common Rosefinch in Perth & Kinross, Purple Heron in Kent, two Roseate Terns in Merseyside and a Great White Egret in Somerset. Late news from Lundy, where the Little Shearwater was heard again overnight on Thursday. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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