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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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| Wednesday 4th April 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the confirmation of the identification a juvenile
Thayer's Gull in Lincolnshire, present again briefly in a field at Elsham. It follows strong candidates discovered in England, in Oxfordshire on 6th December 2007-6th January 2008, relocating to Derbyshire on 16th February-17th February 2008, and in Essex on 6th November
2010. In Ireland records of Thayer's Gulls have been accepted from County Cork (1990), County Antrim (1997), County Donegal (1998 and 2003) and County Mayo (1998-1999 and 2005), and more recently,
further birds have been located in County Galway (2010 and 2011), County Fermanagh (2012) and County Mayo (2012). Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Northern Waterthrush on the Isles of Scilly, Greater Yellowlegs, King Eider, Ross's Goose in Aberdeenshire, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Bonaparte's Gull in Gloucestershire, Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset, Black-winged Stilt in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Carmarthenshire and Somerset (2), Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan and Gloucestershire, Falcated Duck in County Mayo, Little Bunting in Devon, and Glossy Ibises in Essex and the Western Isles. Spring scarcities included a Purple Heron in Devon, four Hoopoes - in County Cork, Cornwall (2) and Devon - and four Green-winged Teals. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 3rd April 2012 | ||
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| A smart male Pallid Harrier flew over Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire
mid afternoon, but poor weather restricted viewing, and the bird was only
retrospectively identified from the single photo taken. A juvenile gull briefly
near Brigg, Lincolnshire looks very good for Thayer's Gull.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Falcated Duck in County Mayo, House Crow in County Cork, Black-winged Stilt in County Wexford, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Bonaparte's Gull and Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire (with another of the latter in Glamorgan), Blue-winged Teal in Cornwall, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, two Long-billed Dowitchers and Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset, single Glossy Ibises in the Western Isles, Suffolk, Essex, Cleveland and County Cork, and Little Bunting in Devon. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 1st April 2012 | ||
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| The highlights of the day were the discovery of a Blue-winged Teal in Clyde at Drumclog, a brief
Subalpine Warbler in London at Greenwich, and a Ross's Goose in Aberdeenshire at Rattray Head. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Northern Waterthrush on the Isles of Scilly, Greater Yellowlegs and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Black-winged Stilt in County Wexford, Blue-winged Teal in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper and two Long-billed Dowitchers in Somerset, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Little Bunting in Devon, and Glossy Ibises in Cleveland, Conwy, Essex (2), Lancashire and Suffolk. Spring scarcities included a Purple Heron in County Waterford, Wryneck in Devon, two Night Herons (County Cork and County Durham), two Richard's Pipits (Dorset and Norfolk), three Green-winged Teals, and a totla of seven Hoopoes between County Cork and Hampshire. |
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| Saturday 31st March 2012 | ||
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| A Red-flanked Bluetail was trapped and ringed at Uigen, Lewis early
afternoon, representing the first record for the Western Isles. Also in
Scotland, a Red-breasted Goose was seen in Perth and Kinross, at Upper
Rhynd.
Lingering rarities included the Common Yellowthroat in Gwent, Northern Waterthrush in the Isles of Scilly, Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, Black-winged Stilt in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs and Blue-winged Teal in Cornwall, two Long-billed Dowitchers in Somerset, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and Little Bunting in Devon. Spotted Sandpipers were present in Somerset and Dorset, whilst Lesser Scaups were in Gloucestershire and Glamorgan, Bonaparte's Gulls were in Gloucestershire and Glamorgan and Glossy Ibises were in the Western Isles, Cleveland, Dorset, Essex and Pembrokeshire (2). |
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| Friday 30th March 2012 | ||
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| Spring rarities discovered today were headlined by a Black-winged Stilt
in County Wexford, which spent the evening at Tacumshin. A Black Kite
flew north over Wallington, London whilst in Gloucestershire a Bonaparte's
Gull was found at Newnham, together with two adult Ring-billed Gulls. An
Alpine Swift was present yesterday on Lundy, Devon, for its second day.
Long staying winterers still present included the Common Yellowthroat in Gwent, Northern Waterthrush in the Isles of Scilly, Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset and Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan. More recent arrivals included the two Long-billed Dowitchers in Somerset, Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Little Bunting in Devon and single Glossy Ibises in Cleveland and Suffolk. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 29th March 2012 | ||
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| An Alpine Swift at Havant, Hampshire was just a brief encounter, but
elsewhere lingering rarities comprised the Common Yellowthroat still in Gwent,
Greater Yellowlegs and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Blue-winged Teal
and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper and two
Long-billed Dowitchers in Somerset, single Lesser Scaups in both Glamorgan or Highland,
Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll, and Glossy Ibises in Cleveland, Dorset (2), Essex, Lancashire, Suffolk and Western Isles. Additional notables included seven Hoopoes recorded between Co Cork (2), Co Kerry and Cornwall (4), a Night Heron in Cornwall, and a Purple Heron in County Waterford. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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