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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 29th January 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Forster's Tern at Galway,
County Galway, House Crow at Cobh, County Cork, Pacific Diver at
Marazion, Cornwall, Northern Harrier at Thornham, Norfolk,
Richardson's Canada Goose on Islay, Argyll, four Northern Long-tailed
Tits at Dymchurch, Kent, Coues's Arctic Redpoll at Rainton, County
Durham, single Red-breasted Geese in Lancashire and Hampshire and single
Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Gloucestershire.
Scarcity highlights included a Golden Eagle in Ceredigion, a White-tailed Eagle in Hampshire, a Little Auk in Yorkshire, two Surf Scoters, three American Wigeon, three Great Grey Shrikes, four Great White Egrets, five Ring-necked Ducks and six Rough-legged Buzzards. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 28th January 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as present today included the Pacific Diver
at Marazion, Cornwall, American Coot at Termoncarragh Lake, County Mayo,
Northern Harrier at Thornham, Norfolk, five Northern Long-tailed Tits
at Dymchurch, Kent, Red-breasted Goose at Titchfield Haven, Hampshire,
Coues's Arctic Redpoll at Rainton, County Durham and single Lesser Scaups
in Cornwall and Gloucestershire.
Scarcity highlights included two Rose-coloured Starlings, an American Wigeon, a White-tailed Eagle, two Ring-necked Ducks, two Surf Scoters, two Ring-billed Gulls, five Great Grey Shrikes and 12 Great White Egrets. |
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| Sunday 23rd January 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as present today comprised the Pacific Diver still in Cornwall,
Lesser White-fronted Goose, Northern Harrier and Ferruginous Duck all in Norfolk,
Pied-billed Grebe and House Crow in County Cork, American Herring Gull
in County Londonderry, Red-breasted Geese in both Hampshire and Lancashire,
Coues's Arctic Redpolls in County Durham (2) and Bedfordshire, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Gloucestershire,
Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk and five Northern Long-tailed Tits together in Kent. Scarcities included 23 Shorelarks, 13 Lapland Buntings, 12 each of both Great Grey Shrike and Tundra Bean Goose, 11 Iceland Gulls, nine Glaucous Gulls, seven each of Rough-legged Buzzard, Ring-billed Gull and Great White Egret, four Caspian Gulls, three Surf Scoters, two each of both American Wigeon and Ring-necked Duck, and single White-tailed Eagle (Hampshire), Great Shearwater (North Yorkshire), Snow Goose (County Down), Little Auk (County Cork) and Black Brant (Norfolk). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 22nd January 2011 | ||
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| In County Clare, the Pacific Diver reappeared at Finvarra Point, where
it showed well off the Martello tower. An adult Franklin's Gull was seen
briefly at Birkdale, Merseyside and a White-billed Diver was off
Skigersta, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities today included Lesser White-fronted Goose, two Ross's Geese, Northern Harrier and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, American Coot in County Mayo, House Crow in County Cork, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, seven Northern Long-tailed Tits in Kent, three Coues's Arctic Redpolls in County Durham, King Eider in Moray, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire and Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 21st January 2011 | ||
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| In West Yorkshire, a Coues's Arctic Redpoll was found at Fairburn Ings
RSPB, but none of the other wintering birds were reported.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present included Lesser White-fronted Goose and Northern Harrier in Norfolk, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, House Crow in County Cork, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, all five Northern Long-taailed Tits in Kent, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire and Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll. Scarcity highlights included an unseasonal Great Shearwater off Flamborough, East Yorkshire, a probable eastern form Lesser Whitethroat in County Louth and a flock of six Great White Egrets in Somerset. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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