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| Friday 9th December 2011 | ||
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| A Lesser Scaup on Wimbleball Lake, Somerset early afternoon was a new
arrival, but a Coues's Arctic Redpoll confirmed at Titchwell RSPB,
Norfolk has been present for over a week.
Long staying rarities present today included the Western Sandpiper in Norfolk, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in Somerset, Greater Yellowlegs in Northumberland, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Blue-winged Teal and two Dusky Warblers in the Isles of Scilly, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, single Desert Wheatears in Shropshire, Yorkshire and Northumberland and single Spotted Sandpipers in Devon and Somerset. |
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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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| Thursday 8th December 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Western Sandpiper in Norfolk,
Greater Yellowlegs in Northumberland, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and two
Long-billed Dowitchers in Somerset, Bufflehead in Cornwall, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Waterford,
Desert Wheatears in both Northumberland and Shropshire, Penduline Tit in Kent,
Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, and single Blue-winged Teals in both Dorset and the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included Bluethroat (County Waterford), Yellow-browed Warbler (Norfolk and Isles of Scilly), Pectoral Sandpiper (London), Rough-legged Buzzard (North Yorkshire), American Wigeon (Dumfries and Galloway), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall) and Ring-billed Gull (County Down and the Western Isles). A totla of 32 Tundra Bean Geese were located across five counties, including 23 together in Cumbria. |
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| Wednesday 7th December 2011 | ||
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| Long staying rarities seen today included the Western Sandpiper at
Cley, Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs at East Chevington, Northumberland,
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset, Least Sandpiper
at Black Rock Strand, County Kerry, Bufflehead at Helston, Cornwall,
American Buff-bellied Pipit at Clonea Strand, County Waterford, American
Herring Gull at Baltimore, County Cork, single Hume's Yellow-browed
Warblers at Dungeness, Kent and Weymouth, Dorset, Dusky Warbler at
Lower Moors, Isles of Scilly, Blue-winged Teal at Longham Lakes, Dorset,
Lesser Scaup at Whitley Bay, Northumberland, Spotted Sandpiper at
Plymouth, Devon, Glossy Ibis at Fingringhoe Wick, Essex and single
Desert Wheatears in Shropshire, Yorkshire and Northumberland.
Scarcity highlights included a Red-necked Phalarope and a Grey Phalarope together in Ayrshire (with others of the latter in Lancashire and Cleveland), Pectoral Sandpiper and Kumlien's Gull in London, single Yellow-browed Warblers in Devon, Conwy and Norfolk and single Great Grey Shrikes in Fife, Norfolk and Northumberland. |
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| Tuesday 6th December 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rare waders comprised Western Sandpiper (Norfolk),
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and two Long-billed Dowitchers (Somerset) and
Greater Yellowlegs (Northumberland). The Bufflehead (Cornwall),
Glossy Ibises (Dorset and Essex), Desert Wheatears (Northumberland,
East Yorkshire and Shropshire), Dusky Warbler (Isles of Scilly),
Lesser Scaup (Northumberland), Ross's Goose (Norfolk) and
Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers (Dorset and Kent).
The best of the rest included Richard's Pipit in Dorset, Yellow-browed Warblers in Devon and Norfolk, Cattle Egret in Gloucestershire, American Wigeon in West Yorkshire and Ring-necked Duck in Dorset. |
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| Monday 5th December 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rare waders comprised the Western Sandpiper in Norfolk,
Sharp-tailed and Spotted Sandpipers in Somerset, Greater
Yellowlegs in Northumberland and Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cleveland.
Elsewhere the Blue-winged Teal and Ferruginous Duck in Dorset,
Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in Kent and Dorset, Desert Wheatears in
Shropshire, Northumberland and East Yorkshire, Dusky Warbler on Isles of
Scilly and Bufflehead in Cornwall all remained.
In Ireland the Least Sandpiper (Co Kerry) and American Buff-bellied Pipit (Co Waterford) both remained on show. |
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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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| 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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| Friday 2nd December 2011 | ||
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| Waders again provided the headlines - the Western Sandpiper (Norfolk),
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Somerset) and Greater Yellowlegs
(Northumberland) all lingered, along with two Long-billed Dowitchers in
Somerset and Spotted Sandpipers in Devon, Somerset and Essex (the latter
bird a new discovery).
The Desert Wheatears remained in East Yorkshire and Shropshire and the Glossy Ibises in Dorset and Essex, Dusky Warbler on Isles of Scilly, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Red-breasted Goose in Devon, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll and Ferruginous Duck in Berkshire all lingered. The best of the rest included Cattle Egrets in Suffolk and Gloucestershire, Rose-coloured Starling in Dorset and Ring-necked Duck in Cornwall. In Ireland the American Herring Gull and House Crow (Co Cork) and Spotted Sandpiper (Co Meath) all lingered. |
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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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| Wednesday 30th November 2011 | ||
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| At Cley NWT (Norfolk) the peep initially identified as a Semipalmated
Sandpiper was still present, but it has been suggested that the bird could
in fact be a Western Sandpiper.
Elsewhere lingering waders included Greater Yellowlegs in Northumberland, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and two Long-billed Dowitchers in Somerset and Spotted Sandpipers in Devon and Somerset. Lingering rarities also included Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in Dorset and Shetland, Penduline Tit in Kent, Glossy Ibis in Dorset and Desert Wheatears in Shropshire and East Yorkshire. In Ireland the Spotted Sandpiper in Co Meath and American Herring Gull in Co Cork both lingered. |
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