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| The highlight of the day was reappearance of both American Buff-bellied Pipits at Queen Mother Reservoir, Berkshire, the first time they have shown since 26th December 2012. Eleswhere, lingering rarities comprised the Gyr still on the Western Isles, American Coot in County Galway, Black Duck in County Mayo, Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Dusky Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk, Red-breasted Geese in both Hampshire and Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Lincolnshire and Pembrokeshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Somerset, and Glossy Ibis in County Cork, Dorset and Hampshire. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Devon), Richard's Pipit (Isles of Scilly), Yellow-browed Warbler (Hampshire), Surf Scoter (County Kerry, Pembrokeshire and County Waterford), American Wigeon (County Leitrim), Ring-necked Duck (Devon, Isles of Scilly (2) and Pembrokeshire), Ring-billed Gull (County Cork, County Kerry, Hampshire, Shetland Isles and County Waterford), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk (2) and Kent), and Great Grey Shrike (Derbyshire, East Yorkshire and Surrey). |
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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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| Tuesday 8th January 2013 | ||
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| Headline rarities included American Coot in Co Galway, Desert
Wheatear in Aberdeenshire and Black Duck in Highland. Elsewhere
Richardson's Canada Goose (Argyll), Subalpine Warbler (Cornwall),
Lesser Yellowlegs (Devon), Glossy Ibises (Co Cork and Hampshire),
Red-breasted Geese (Hampshire and Suffolk), Bonaparte's Gulls (Co
Antrim and Glamorgan) and Lesser Scaup (Somerset) all lingered, whilst on Isles of
Scilly the Dusky Warbler reappeared on St Mary's.
The best of the rest included American Wigeon in Co Leitrim, Yellow-browed Warbler on the Berkshire/ Hampshire border, Rose-coloured Starling in Devon, Ring-necked Duck in Cornwall and Green-winged Teals in Co Cork and Shropshire. |
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| Monday 7th January 2013 | ||
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| Lingering rare passerines comprised Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall,
Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire and Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk.
The Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Blue-winged Teal in Co
Dublin, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Glossy Ibises in Co Cork and
Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Red-breasted Geese in
Hampshire and Suffolk and Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan all lingered.
Notable scarcities included Temminck's Stint in Somerset, Rose-coloured Starling in Devon, Yellow-browed Warbler on the Berkshire/ Hampshire border and Surf Scoter in Pembrokeshire. Three Ring-necked Ducks and five Green-winged Teals were also reported, whilst late news related to an adult American Herring Gull in Co Galway on Saturday and a possible Parrott Crossbill in Gloucestershire on Friday. |
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| Sunday 6th January 2013 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Subalpine Warbler in
Cornwall, Desert Wheatear and King Eider in Aberdeenshire,
Black-bellied Dipper and Red-breasted Goose in Suffolk, Lesser
Yellowlegs in Devon, Long-billed Dowitchers in Pembrokeshire and
Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in Glamorgan and County Antrim, King
Eider in Shetland, Lesser Scaups in Somerset and County Clare,
Red-breasted Geese in Hampshire and Dumfries and Galloway and Glossy
Ibises in Pembrokeshire and Hampshire.
Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Todd's Canada Goose a Temminck's Stint, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Yellow-browed Warbler and a Grey Phalarope. |
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| Saturday 5th January 2013 | ||
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| New rarities discovered today comprised a Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan on the Ogmore Estuary, and a
Penduline Tit at Stodmarsh, Kent. Elsewhere, lingering raities confirmed as still present were the Desert Wheatear and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Black Duck in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, single Red-breasted Geese in Dumfries and Galloway, Hampshire and Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Lincolnshire and Pembrokeshire, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Glossy Ibis in Hampshire, and Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Devon), Yellow-browed Warbler (Pembrokeshire), Cattle Egret (County Donegal), Temminck's Stint (Somerset), Rough-legged Buzzard (Lincolnshire and Norfolk), Ring-billed Gull (County Dublin, Hampshire and County Kerry), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall (2), Devon, Pembrokeshire and Somerset), Great Grey Shrike (Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Hampshire (2), Hertfordshire and Staffordshire). |
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| Friday 4th January 2013 | ||
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| Headline rarities included King Eider and Desert Wheatear in
Aberdeenshire, Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in
Somerset and Co Clare, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Long-billed
Dowitcher in Pembrokeshire, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk,
Glossy Ibis in Hampshire and Red-breasted Geese in Suffolk and
Dumfries & Galloway (the former apparently a new first-winter, not the
bird present at the same site, North Warren RSPB, 29th December-3rd January).
The best of the rest included Yellow-browed Warbler in Berkshire, Rose-coloured Starling in Devon, Temminck's Stint in Somerset and American Wigeon in Aberdeenshire. |
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| Thursday 3rd January 2013 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Gyr on Western Isles, Subalpine
Warbler in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Long-billed
Dowitcher in Pembrokeshire, Red-breasted Geese in Dumfries & Galloway
and Suffolk, Glossy Ibis Hampshire and Co Cork, Desert Wheatear in
Aberdeenshire, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk and Northern Harrier
in Co Wexford.
Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling in Devon, Yellow-browed Warbler in Berkshire, American Wigeon in Aberdeenshire and Temminck's Stint in Somerset. |
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| Rarities recorded today comprised the American Coot still in County Galway,
Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall,
Red-breasted Geese in both Dumfries and Galloway and Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Pembrokeshire,
King Eider on the Shetland Isles, Lesser Scaup in County Clare (2) and Somerset,
Glossy Ibis in County Cork and Dark-breasted Barn Owl in Cambridgeshire. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Devon), Temminck's Stint (Somerset), Surf Scoter (Fife), American Wigeon (Highland and West Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall (2), Devon and County Mayo), Ring-billed Gull (Dorset, Hampshire, County Kerry, Pembrokeshire, Somerset and County Wexford), and Great Grey Shrike (Denbighshire, Hampshire, Staffordshire, Surrey and Wiltshire (2)). Waxwings were recorded across 43 counties between Highland, the Shetland Isles, Kent and Cornwall, and included maximum counts of 175 in West Yorkshire, 100 in both County Durham and Greater Manchester, 81 in Merseyside and 80 in South Yorkshire. |
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| A Long-billed Dowitcher was found in Pembrokeshire today, on the Gann
Estuary. The Glossy Ibis which was discovered on Stanpit Marsh, Dorset is
highly likely to be the recent individual from Ringwood, Hampshire.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Dark-breasted Barn Owl in Cambridgeshire, Blue-winged Teal in Dumfries and Galloway, Lesser Scaups in Somerset and County Clare, Red-breasted Geese in Suffolk, Hampshire and Dumfries and Galloway and Glossy Ibises in Pembrokeshire and County Cork. |
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| Monday 31st December 2012 | ||
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| A King Eider on Whalsay, Shetland was the final new rarity to be
discovered in 2012.
Lingering rarities seen today included both the Desert Wheatear and Laughing Gull in Aberdeenshire, Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim, Dark-breasted Barn Owl in Cambridgeshire, Lesser Scaups in County Kerry and Somerset, Red-breasted Goose in Suffolk and Glossy Ibises in Pembrokeshire and Hampshire. |
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