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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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| Tuesday 28th June 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Black Scoter in Aberdeenshire, where it remained on the sea off Blackdog, alongside at least three
Surf Scoters. Elsewhere, other lingering rarities were represented by a Black Kite still on the Isles of Scilly, and the
Bonaparte's Gull still in Devon. Scarcities included Common Rosefinch (Highland), Red-backed Shrike (Kent), White-tailed Eagle (Lincolnshire), Ring-necked Duck (Orkney Isles) and Great White Egret (Kent). A total of 29 Spoonbills were reported across eight counties (most notably Angus, Carmarthenshire, County Waterford and Gloucestershire). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 26th June 2011 | ||
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| Today was headlined by rare birds of prey, with a Red-footed Falcon seen at Sandwich Bay, Kent, and single
Black Kites on both the Isles of Scilly, and at Sancreed, Cornwall. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Black Duck in Highland, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in both Somerset and Suffolk. Scarcities included two American Wigeons together on the Western Isles, Surf Scoter in Aberdeenshire, White-tailed Eagle in Lincolnshire, Ring-necked Duck in Somerset, Temminck's Stint on the Orkney Isles, Ring-billed Gull in County Antrim, and in Norfolk Pectoral Sandpiper, Temminck's Stint and Great White Egret. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 24th June 2011 | ||
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| The only new rarities reported today were a Black Stork circling over
Two Dales, near Matlock in Derbyshire and, on Shetland, a female Subalpine
Warbler was found on Fetlar. On the Scilly Isles a Bee-eater drifted
over Hugh Town on St.Mary's.
In Aberdeenshire the American White-winged Scoter was still to be found off Murcar Golf Links along with 3 Surf Scoters. Other lingering rarities included the Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, the Black Duck in Highland and both Blue-winged Teal and Ferruginous Duck at Chew Valley Lake in Somerset. A Golden Oriole was again in the Glaven Valley near Cley in Norfolk, a Common Rosefinch was in Highland, and the Rose-coloured Starling remained in Devon, as did the White-tailed Eagle in Lincolnshire. Common Crossbills and Quails were widely reported. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 23rd June 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of day was a Blyth's Reed Warbler on the Orkney Isles, trapped and ringed on North
Ronaldsay in the evening: the fifth Blyth's Reed Warbler to be recorded in Britain so far this month,
and - of these - the second to be trapped on this island. Elsewhere, a Ferruginous Duck appeared in Somerset at Chew Valley Lake, whilst lingering rarities comprised both the American White-winged Scoter and King Eider still in Aberdeenshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Red-footed Falcon in Norfolk, and Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Devon), Common Rosefinch (Highland), Red-backed Shrike (Shetland Isles), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), Ring-necked Duck (Argyll) and Great White Egret (Kent). |
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| Tuesday 21st June 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the relocation of the Black Duck in Highland at Loch
Sunart; near where it had first been seen on 6th June. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the American White-winged Scoter still with three Surf Scoters and a King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Blue-winged Teal in Somerset, Red-footed Falcon in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Bee-eater on the Isles of Scilly, and Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Devon), Common Rosefinch (Gwent), Serin (Dorset), White-tailed Eagle (Lincolnshire), Ring-billed Gull (County Antrim), Red-necked Phalarope (Orkney Isles), and Great White Egret (Kent). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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