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| Monday 28th February 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Rufous Turtle Dove in Oxfordshire,
Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Northern Long-tailed Tits in Kent,
Black Duck in Co Mayo, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Gloucestershire,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk,
Coues's Arctic Redpoll in East Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull on
Anglesey and Forster's Tern in Co Galway.
The best of the rest included White-tailed Eagle in Hampshire, Great White Egrets in Somerset (3), Northamptonshire (2), Staffordshire and Norfolk, Cattle Egret in Devon and Rose-coloured Starling in Cornwall. |
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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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| Sunday 27th February 2011 | ||
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| In England rarities today comprised the Rufous Turtle Dove still in Oxfordshire,
Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Northern Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher
in Dorset, Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Gloucestershire, Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk,
Coues's Arctic Redpoll in East Yorkshire and at least three Northern Long-tailed Tits still in Kent. Meanwhile, in Scotland the Northern Harrier showed again on the Western Isles, and a Richardson's Canada Goose remained in Argyll. In Ireland both American Coot and Black Duck were in County Mayo, and in County Galway the Forster's Tern was seen again. In Wales the Bonaparte's Gull continued it's stay on Anglesey. |
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| Saturday 26th February 2011 | ||
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| In London, the adult Slaty-backed Gull reappeared again briefly at
Rainham Marshes RSPB, although it once again eluded the majority of birders on
site.
Other rarity highlights included the Rufous Turtle Dove at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, three Northern Long-tailed Tits at Dymchurch, Kent, Pacific Diver in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, American Coot at Termoncarragh Lake, County Mayo and American Herring Gull at Galway, County Galway. The best of the rest included Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, single Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Gloucestershire, single Ferruginous Ducks in Suffolk and County Armagh and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Yorkshire. |
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| Friday 25th February 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Rufous Turtle Dove in Oxfordshire, House Crow in Co Cork, Bonaparte's Gull in Anglesey, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk, Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan and Gloucestershire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Snowy Owl on Western Isles and Ross's Goose and Northern Harrier in Norfolk. | ||
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| Thursday 24th February 2011 | ||
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| In London the adult Slaty-backed Gull made another brief appearance at
Rainham Marshes late morning.
Elsewhere lingering rarities included Rufous Turtle Dove in Oxfordshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Anglesey, Ferruginous Ducks in Suffolk and Co Armagh, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire and Cornwall, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in East Yorkshire and Northern Harrier in Norfolk. The best of the rest included White-tailed Eagle in Hampshire, Cattle Egret in Devon and American Wigeon in Oxfordshire. |
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| Wednesday 23rd February 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Rufous Turtle Dove in Oxfordshire,
Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire,
Northern Harriers in Norfolk and Western Isles, Ross's Geese in
Norfolk and Dumfries & Galloway, American Coot in Co Mayo and
Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset.
A Cattle Egret in Devon and a Richardson's Canada Goose on Islay (Argyll) were also logged. |
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| Tuesday 22nd February 2011 | ||
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| Having made a brief appearance on Sunday 20th, a first-winter American
Herring Gull reappeared at Seaforth LWT (Merseyside) for twenty minutes over
the high tide this afternoon.
In Oxfordshire the Rufous Turtle Dove lingered in Chipping Norton and elsewhere long-stayers included Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire and Cornwall and Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset. The Slaty-backed Gull was reported again at Rainham Marshes RSPB, a Ferruginous Duck remained in Suffolk, a King Eider was seen off Unst (Shetland) and three Northern Long-tailed Tits reappeared in Kent. In East Yorkshire at Coues's Arctic Redpoll was identified at Allerthorpe Common. |
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| Monday 21st February 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Rufous Turtle Dove in Oxfordshire, whilst other rarities comprised the
Pacific Diver still in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset,
Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Gloucestershire, Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk,
Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll, and Ross's Geese in both Dumfies and Galloway and Norfolk. Scarcities included 26 Shorelarks, seven Iceland Gulls, five each of both Glaucous and Caspian Gulls, three each of Surf Scoter and Lapland Bunting, two each of Cattle Egret, Ring-billed Gull, Rough-legged Buzzard, Great Grey Shrike and Kumlien's Gull, and single Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), American Wigeon (Oxfordshire), Ring-necked Duck (County Down), Great White Egret (Nottinghamshire), Green-winged Teal (Aberdeenshire) and Black Brant (Essex). |
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| Sunday 20th February 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Slaty-backed Gull in London at Rainham Marshes, where it commuted between Wennington Marshes and the adjacent landfill site until mid afternoon when it again departed to the east. Elsewhere around Britain lingering rarities comprised the Rufous Turtle Dove still in Oxfordshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Northern Harriers in both Norfolk and the Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire, two Coues's Arctic Redpolls together in County Durham, and a Ross's Goose between Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway. In Ireland the Thayer's Gull showed again in County Galway, the American Coot remained in County Mayo, as did the Bonaparte's Gull in County Cork, Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin and Small Canada Goose in County Sligo, where a new Bonaparte's Gull was seen briefly. |
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| Saturday 19th February 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation of a Thayer's Gull present for its second day in County Galway at Rossaveal, today alongside an
American Herring Gull. Elsewhere in Ireland the American Coot remained in County Mayo, as did the
Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin and the Small Canada Goose in County Sligo. In Britain the Slaty-backed Gull reappeared in Essex at Pitsea, whilst lingering rarities comprised the Rufous Turtle Dove still in Oxfordshire, Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Northern Harrier and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire, two Coues's Arctic Redpolls together in County Durham, and a Ross's Goose in Cumbria. |
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