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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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| Thursday 19th January 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Ross's Gull at Ardglass, County Down, with totals of scarce gulls
throughout Britain and Ireland today including 243 Iceland, 30 Glaucous, nine
Kumlien's and four Ring-billed. Other rarities noted today were both the Spanish Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco still in Hampshire, Western Sandpiper, Lesser White-fronted Goose, three Coues's Arctic Redpolls and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Desert Wheatear in North Yorkshire, Northern Long-tailed Tit in West Yorkshire, Blue-winged Teal on the Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitchers in Dumfries and Galloway and County Wexford (2), Lesser Yellowlegs in Somerset, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire, and Glossy Ibises in Cornwall, Essex, Gwent (2) and Pembrokeshire (3). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 15th January 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Gyr in County Kerry at Blennerville, two
Penduline Tits new in Somerset at Portbury Wharf, a White-billed Diver
on the Orkney Isles off Burray, and a Ferruginous Duck in London at
Thamesmead. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both the Spanish Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco in Hampshire, Western Sandpiper, Lesser White-fromted Goose and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier in County Galway, Desert Wheatear in East Yorkshire, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Blue-winged Teal on the Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim, Spotted Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Somerset, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, Long-billed Dowitchers in Carmarthenshire and County Wexford (2), Lesser Scaups in Aberdeenshire, Gloucestershire and County Kerry, Ferruginous Duck in Berkshire, and Glossy Ibises in Cheshire, Cornwall, Devon (2), Gwent, Lancashire, County Waterford (5) and County Wexford. Scarce gulls continue to be be discovered with 194 Iceland, 44 Glaucous, seven Ring-billed and six Kumlien's Gulls recorded. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 13th January 2012 | ||
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| A Long-billed Dowitcher was discovered at Fahamore, County Kerry
today, as was a Blue-winged Teal on Loch Stiapabhat, Western Isles.
Rarity highlights seen today included the Spanish Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco in Hampshire, at Calshot and Hawkhill Inclosure respectively, Western Sandpiper at Cley, Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs by Loch Fleet, Highland, Bufflehead on The Loe Pool, Cornwall and Lesser White-fronted Goose at Buckenham, Norfolk. The best of the rest included Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Desert Wheatear in Yorkshire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler and Blue-winged Teal on the Isles of Scilly, single Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire, Glamorgan and County Kerry, Glossy Ibises in Pembrokeshire (2), Cornwall, Devon, Essex, County Mayo (3) and Lancashire and Red-breasted Goose and Spotted Sandpiper in Devon. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 12th January 2012 | ||
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| Glossy Ibises were discovered at Thurlestone Marsh, Devon, Neyland,
Pembrokeshire (2), Skibbereen, County Cork and Termoncarragh, County Mayo (3).
Long staying rarities included the Spanish Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Western Sandpiper, Lesser White-fronted Goose and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Highland, Bufflehead in Cornwall, two Long-billed Dowitchers and Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Blue-winged Teal and Dusky Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim, Glossy Ibises in Lancashire (2), Kent (2) and Devon, Red-breasted Goose in Devon, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll and Spotted Sandpipers in Somerset and Devon. Photos of the heron in Orkney confirmed that it was a Grey Heron. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 10th January 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Spanish Sparrow
at Calshot, Hampshire. The bird showed throughout the day and has been confirmed as
having been visiting feeders at this site since at least 3rd December 2011. Nearby the
Dark-eyed Junco remained in the New Forest at Hawkhill Inclosure. Elsewhere, lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Northern Waterthrush and Blue-winged Teal on the Isles of Scilly, Western Sandpiper, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Coues's Arctic Redpoll and Ross's Goose in Norfolk, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Spotted Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Somerset, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Glossy Ibises in Cheshire, Essex and Lancashire (2). New rarities discovered today were a King Eider passing Chanonry Point, Highland, a White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles, in Bluemull Sound, and a party of three Northern Long-tailed Tits in Luddenden, West Yorkshire. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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