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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 8th July 2011 | ||
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| Several new discoveries were made today, the rarest being a Pacific Golden
Plover at Tacumshin, County Wexford, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Chew
Valley Lake, Somerset, a Wilson's Petrel off Porthgwarra, Cornwall and a
Red-rumped Swallow at Unstead, Surrey.
Other highlights included the reappearance of the Black Scoter off Murcar Links, Aberdeenshire, as well as the continued presence of the Western Bonelli's Warbler in Derbyshire, Lesser Grey Shrike in Pembrokeshire, Marbled Duck in Sussex, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, two Pacific Golden Plovers together in County Derry and Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 7th July 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the territorial
Western Bonelli's Warbler in Derbyshire, Lesser Grey Shrike in Pembrokeshire, two
Pacific Golden Plovers together in County Londonderry and Marbled Duck in East Sussex, whilst a pelagic off the Isles of Scilly again logged a
Wilson's Petrel. Other notable seabirds today included Cory's Shearwaters (60 off Cornwall, 15 Isles of Scilly, 10 County Cork and one off Devon), Great Shearwater (County Cork), Long-tailed Skua (inland in Dorset) and Sabine's Gull (both County Cork and Isles of Scilly). Elsewhere, scarcities included Night Heron (Kent), Marsh Warbler (Shetland Isles), White-tailed Eagle (Lincolnshire), Great White Egret (Hampshire) and Surf Scoter (three together in Aberdeenshire). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 5th July 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Pacific Golden Plover on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Isles; the third to be discovered in the British Isles this month, and the eighth record of the species on North Ronaldsay. Elsewhere, two Pacific Golden Plovers remained together in County Londonderry, as did the Lesser Grey Shrike in Pembrokeshire, territorial Western Bonelli's Warbler in Derbyshire, Black-headed Bunting on the Shetland Isles, Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk and Marbled Duck in East Sussex. Scarcities included Grey Phalarope (Kent), Sabine's Gull (County Cork), White-tailed Eagle (Lincolnshire) and Great White Egret (both Kent and Northamptonshire). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 3rd July 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a territorial Western Bonelli's Warbler at Arnfield Reservoir, Derbyshire. First discovered yesterday, news was released late in the morning today, and the bird showed into the evening. Elsewhere, a
Black-headed Bunting arrived on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles, and, in Kent, a
Savi's Warbler was found at Stodmarsh, whilst a Bee-eater made a brief appearance at Dungeness. Rare waders comprised two
Pacific Golden Plovers together at Myroe Levels, County Londonderry, an American Golden Plover on the Wyre Estuary, Lancashire, and a
Black-winged Stilt in Suffolk at Aldeburgh. Lingering rarities confirmed a still present comprised Black Scoters in both Aberdeenshire and Moray, House Crow in County Cork, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, and Bee-eater on the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Argyll and Gwynedd), Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles), Marsh Warbler (Cambridgeshire), Night Heron (two together in Kent) White-tailed Eagle (Lincolnshire) and Surf Scoter (two together in Aberdeenshire). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 1st July 2011 | ||
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| In Aberdeenshire the drake Black Scoter was found again in the scoter
flock off Murcar Golf Course. Three Bee-eaters flew north over the Calf
of Man bird observatory and the single Bee-eater remained on The
Scillies, today being found over St.Mary's. The Bonaparte's Gull
continued to linger on the Exe Estuary in Devon.
In Cleveland a White-winged Black Tern was found this evening at Saltholme and, in the Northern Isles, a few late scarcities were found today, with a Marsh Warbler on North Ronaldsay and both Common Rosefinch and Wryneck on Fair Isle. In Kent the juvenile Night Heron at Stodmarsh was joined by a second juvenile this evening. The Great White Egret was still at Dungeness and there were 23 Spoonbills across 6 counties. A Stone Curlew was a surprise visitor to Lodmoor in Dorset. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 30th June 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Bee-eater on the Isles Scilly, and the lingering
Bonaparte's Gull in Devon. Scarcities included a Night Heron in Kent, Red-necked Phalarope and White-tailed Eagle in Lincolnshire, and single Great White Egrets in both Kent and Northamptonshire. 29 Spoonbills were recorded across nine counties, including eight together at Minsmere, Suffolk. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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