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| Monday 19th December 2011 | ||
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| Rarities seen today included the Western Sandpiper and Coues's
Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, along with at least one Ross's Goose and a
Ferruginous Duck, Greater Yellowlegs in Highland, Least
Sandpiper in County Kerry, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County
Waterford, Desert Wheatear in Northumberland, single Glossy Ibises
in Kent and Lancashire, Red-breasted Goose in Devon, single King
Eiders in County Kerry and Moray, single Lesser Scaups in
Gloucestershire and Somerset and Spotted Sandpiper in Devon.
Significant late news concerned a male Lesser Kestrel in Cornwall on 1st November, which would be the second record for the county after a one day bird in May 1968. |
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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 18th December 2011 | ||
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| Rarities noted today comprised Western Sandpiper, Coues's Arctic
Redpoll, Ferruginous Duck and two Ross's Geese all still in Norfolk,
Wilson's Snipe and Blue-winged Teal on the Isles of Scilly, Bufflehead
in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier in County Galway, Desert Wheatear and
Lesser Scaup in Northumberland, Red-breasted Goose and Spotted
Sandpiper in Devon, King Eider in County Kerry, Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin, two
Small Canada Geese in Argyll, Lesser Scaups in both Gloucestershire and Somerset, and
Glossy Ibises in Essex, Kent (2) and Lancashire. Scarcities included Bluethroat (County Waterford), Richard's Pipit (Dorset), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), Surf Scoter (Cornwall and Devon), American Wigeon (Devon and West Yorkshire) and Pectoral Sandpiper (Ayrshire). A total of 125 Tundra Bean Geese were recorded across twelve counties between Aberdeenshire to County Armagh and Lincolnshire. |
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| Saturday 17th December 2011 | ||
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| In Ireland, a second-winter American Herring Gull was found at
Youghal dump, County Cork whilst, nearby, a first-winter female King Eider
was in County Kerry, at Reen Pier, Ballinskelligs. A Glossy Ibis was a
new arrival to Grove Ferry NNR, Kent.
Long staying rarities seen today included the Western Sandpiper and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Highland, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Waterford, Least Sandpiper in County Cork, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Desert Wheatear in Northumberland, single Blue-winged Teals in County Dublin and the Isles of Scilly, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk and single Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire, Somerset and Northumberland. |
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| Friday 16th December 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Western Sandpiper
in Norfolk, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Bufflehead in Cornwall,
Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, King Eider in Moray, Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin, and single
Glossy Ibises in both Essex and Lancashire. Scarcities included American Wigeon (West Yorkshire and Dumfries and Galloway), Bluethroat (County Waterford), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon) and Pectoral Sandpiper (Ayrshire), with Great White Egrets noted in Angus, Carmarthenshire, Cumbria and Kent (3). |
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| Thursday 15th December 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised both the Western Sandpiper and
Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Highland, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and
Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Least Sandpiper in County Kerry, Desert Wheatear in Northumberland,
Penduline Tit in Kent, King Eider in Moray, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon,
Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire, and single Glossy Ibises in both Essex and Lancashire. Scarcities included Bluethroat (County Waterford), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), Lesser Snow Goose (Argyll) and American Wigeon (Devon and Dumfries and Galloway). 117 Tundra Bean Geese were recorded across seven counties between Ayrshire, Staffordshire and Suffolk. |
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| Wednesday 14th December 2011 | ||
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| A Greater Yellowlegs by Loch Fleet, Highland became the second record
for the county today, following a one-day bird on the Isle of Skye in May 1985.
It was present in a flooded field at Knockglass all afternoon.
Long staying rarities seen today included the Western Sandpiper and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in Somerset, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, single Desert Wheatears in Northumberland and Shetland, single Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire and Somerset, single Glossy Ibises in Lancashire and Essex and Spotted Sandpiper and Red-breasted Goose in Devon. |
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| Tuesday 13th December 2011 | ||
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| New discoveries included a Lesser Scaup at Slimbridge WWT
(Gloucestershire) and Glossy Ibis at Leighton Moss RSPB (Lancashire).
Lingering rarities comprised Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, two Long-billed Dowitchers, Lesser Scaup and Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset, Desert Wheatears in Northumberland, East Yorkshire and Shetland, Western Sandpiper in Norfolk, Blue-winged Teal in Dorset, Penduline Tit in Kent, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon and Dusky Warbler on Isles of Scilly. |
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| Monday 12th December 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Western Sandpiper and Coues's
Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Northumberland,
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, two Long-billed Dowitchers and Spotted
Sandpiper in Somerset, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler and
Blue-winged Teal in Somerset, Desert Wheatears in Shetland,
Northumberland and East Yorkshire, Red-breasted Geese in Devon and Essex,
Lesser Scaup in Somerset and Northumberland, Penduline Tit in Kent
and King Eider in Moray.
The best of the rest included Richard's Pipit in Lincolnshire, Yellow-browed Warblers in Devon and Merseyside, American Wigeon in Devon, Temminck's Stint in Gloucestershire and Ring-necked Duck in Cleveland. At least seven Great White Egrets, seven Great Grey Shrikes, six Rough-legged Buzzards, four Black Brants and four Ring-billed Gulls were also logged. |
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| Sunday 11th December 2011 | ||
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| A Pied-billed Grebe was a new arrival off Little Island, County Cork
today, whilst a juvenile Pallid Harrier at Muckrush, County Galway has
been present for over five weeks. A female Desert Wheatear in Lerwick,
Shetland has been around for five days, and the identity of the two white geese
at Berney Marshes, Norfolk was confirmed as Ross's Goose, nearly two
weeks after they were first seen.
Other long staying rarities seen today included the Western Sandpiper in Norfolk, House Crow in County Cork, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Least Sandpiper in County Kerry, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and two Long-billed Dowitchers in Somerset, Greater Yellowlegs in Northumberland, Wilson's Snipe and Dusky Warbler in the Isles of Scilly, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Waterford, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, single Desert Wheatears in Northumberland and Yorkshire, King Eider in Moray, Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Blue-winged Teal in Dorset and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. |
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| Saturday 10th December 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both Western Sandpiper and
Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Spotted
Sandpiper, two Long-billed Dowitchers and Lesser Scaup in Somerset,
Greater Yellowlegs and Lesser Scaup in Northumberland, Bufflehead in Cornwall,
Least Sandpiper in County Kerry, American Herring Gull in County Cork,
Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset,
Desert Wheatears in East Yorkshire, Northumberland and Shropshire, Spotted Sandpiper
in Devon and Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin. Scarcities included Richard's Pipits in both Dorset and Lincolnshire, Yellow-browed Warbler, Surf Scoter and American Wigeon in Devon, American Wigeon in West Yorkshire, Ring-necked Ducks in Cleveland, Cornwall, County Mayo (2) and Somerset, and Temminck's Stint in Gloucestershire. A total of 275 Tundra Bean Geese were logged across eighteen counties between the Shetland Isles, Western Isles, Shropshire and Kent; including 158 together in Aberdeenshire. |
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