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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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| Sunday 4th December 2011 | ||
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| Two more late autumn rarities were discovered today, one being a Hume's
Yellow-browed Warbler at Dungeness, Kent, and the other a Desert Wheatear
at Newbiggin, Northumberland.
Other rarity highlights seen today were the Western Sandpiper in Norfolk, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in Somerset, Greater Yellowlegs in Northumberland, Siberian Stonechat in Cleveland, Bufflehead in Cornwall and American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Waterford. Other lingering rarities included the Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, single Desert Wheatears in Shropshire and Yorkshire, single Blue-winged Teals in Dorset and County Dublin, two Long-billed Dowitchers in Somerset, single Spotted Sandpipers in Essex and Somerset, Dusky Warbler in the Isles of Scilly and single Red-breasted Geese in Essex and Devon. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 3rd December 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day the was the discovery of a Siberian Stonechat in Cleveland at Seaton
Carew; only the second to occur in the British Isles since it was split from
Stonechat as a distinct species. In Dorset both Blue-winged Teal and Ferruginous Duck were new
arrivals at Longham Lakes. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Western Sandpiper in Norfolk, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Spotted Sandpiper together in Somerset, Greater Yellowlegs and Lesser Scaup in Northumberland, Bufflehead in Cornwall, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Waterford, Least Sandpiper in County Kerry, Pallid Harrier and American Herring Gull in County Cork, Desert Wheatears in both East Yorkshire and Shropshire, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Penduline Tit in Kent, Red-breasted Geese in Devon and Essex, Spotted Sandpipers in Devon, Essex and County Meath, Glossy Ibis in Dorset and Essex, and Ferruginous Duck in Berkshire. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starlings in both Dorset and Nottinghamshire, Bluethroat in County Waterford, Yellow-browed Warbler in Conwy, Surf Scoter in Cornwall and Snow Goose in County Donegal. A total of 77 Tundra Bean Geese were logged across 14 counties between the Shetland Isles, County Donegal, Shropshire and Kent. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 1st December 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation of the identity of the Western Sandpiper at Cley, Norfolk, where it was present for a fourth day. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Northern Waterthrush and two Dusky Warblers on the Isles of Scilly, Greater Yellowlegs in Northumberland, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper and two Long-billed Dowitchers together in Somerset, Least Sandpiper in County Kerry, American Herring Gull in County Cork, Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Desert Wheatears in both East Yorkshire and Shropshire, Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in both Dorset and Suffolk, Spotted Sandpiper in County Meath, Lesser Scaup in West Yorkshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in both County Armagh and Berkshire. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler in Gwynedd, Rose-coloured Starling in Dorset, American Wigeons in both Devon and West Yorkshire, and Yellow-browed Warblers in Conwy, Norfolk and the Isles of Scilly (2). Thirty Tundra Bean Geese were logged, all but one being in central Scotland. |
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| Sunday 27th November 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an American Herring Gull in County Cork at Baltimore. Other new arrivals included a
Blue-winged Teal on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's, Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford at Ballyduff,
American Golden Plover in County Londonderry at Myroe Levels, and a brief Bonaparte's Gull
in Aberdeenshire at Blackdog. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Greater Yellowlegs in Northumberland, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and two Long-billed Dowitchers in Somerset, Bufflehead in Cornwall, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Waterford, Least Sandpiper in County Kerry, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Desert Wheatears in both East Yorkshire and Shropshire, Red-breasted Goose in Devon, Penduline Tit in Kent, Blue-winged Teal in County Wexford, Spotted Sandpipers in both Devon and Somerset, Dusky Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Lesser Scaup in Northumberland, Glossy Ibises in Dorset and Suffolk, Ferruginous Duck in Berkshire, Ross's Geese in Norfolk and Northumberland (2), House Crow in County Cork and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Staffordshire. Notable scarcities included Rose-coloured Starlings in both Dorset and Essex, two Richard's Pipits together in Gwynedd, a Yellow-browed Warbler in Norfolk, and a Great Shearwater passing County Kerry. A total of 384 Tundra Bean Geese were noted across sixteen counties between the Shetland Isles, Anglesey and Suffolk, with 110 in Lincolnshire alone. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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