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| Monday 28th January 2013 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Bonaparte's Gulls in Glamorgan and East
Sussex, Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire, Lesser Scaups in
Cornwall and Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Black-bellied
Dipper in Norfolk, Red-breasted Goose in West Sussex and Desert
Wheatear in Aberdeenshire.
The headline scarcities included Richard's Pipit in East Yorkshire, Cattle Egret in Northumberland, Hoopoe in Dorset and Pallas's Warbler on the Berkshire/Hampshire border. |
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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 27th January 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Bonaparte's Gull in East Sussex at Eastbourne. Elsewhere, a
Ferruginous Duck was new in Bedfordshire at Priory Country Park. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both the American Coot and Forster's Tern in County Galway, Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Red-breasted Goose in West Sussex, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Long-billed Dowitcher in Pembrokeshire, Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Somerset, and single Glossy Ibises in both Hampshire and Pembrokeshire. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Berkshire), Cattle Egret (Northumberland), Hoopoe (Dorset), Rose-coloured Starling (Devon), Richard's Pipit (East Yorkshire), Surf Scoter (Pembrokeshire), Shorelark (Lincolnshire), Black Brant (West Sussex) and Kumlien's Gull (East Yorkshire), with totals of three Rough-legged Buzzards, five Green-winged Teals, six Caspian Gulls, seven Great Grey Shrikes, eight each of both Ring-necked Duck and Iceland Gull, nine each of Ring-billed Gull and Great White Egret, 10 Lapland Buntings, 11 Tundra Bean Geese and 15 Glaucous Gulls. |
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| Saturday 26th January 2013 | ||
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| Another busy day, but with very little to show for it in terms of rarities.
Lingerers included the American Coot in County Galway, Desert Wheatear
in Aberdeenshire, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk, Northern Harrier
in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, single Long-billed
Dowitchers in County Wexford and Pembrokeshire, two Bonaparte's Gulls
in Glamorgan, single Lesser Scaups in Somerset and Cornwall and single
Glossy Ibises in County Cork and Pembrokeshire.
Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Hoopoe, two Rough-legged Buzzards, three Ring-necked Ducks, four Green-winged Teals, six Great Grey Shrikes, a Kumlien's Gull, six Ring-billed Gulls, 11 Caspian Gulls, 11 Iceland Gulls and 17 Glaucous Gulls. |
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| Friday 25th January 2013 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised an American Buff-bellied Pipit in Berkshire,
Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk,
Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Berkshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Hampshire), Hoopoe (Dorset), Rough-legged Buzzard (two in Norfolk), Great Grey Shrike (Hampshire, Hertfordshire and Norfolk), American Wigeon (Highland), Ring-billed Gull (County Dublin, Hampshire and Highland), Kumlien's Gull (East Yorkshire), and Common Crane (seven in both Kent and Worcestershire). |
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| Thursday 24th January 2013 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included American Buff-bellied Pipit in Berkshire,
Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk,
Red-breasted Goose in West Sussex, Glossy Ibis in Co Cork,
Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Long-billed Dowitchers in
Pembrokeshire and Co Wexford and Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Somerset.
The Pallas's Warbler on the Berkshire/Hampshire border, Rose-coloured Starling in Devon, Lesser Snow Goose in Lancashire and Todd's Canada Goose in Dumfries & Galloway were the best of the rest. |
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| Wednesday 23rd January 2013 | ||
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| A White-billed Diver off the Isle of May, Fife, was the only new
rarity discovered today. Lingering rarities included a single American
Buff-bellied Pipit in Berkshire, Western Subalpine Warbler in
Cornwall, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk, Desert Wheatear
in Aberdeenshire, Blue-winged Teal in Dumfries and Galloway and single
Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Somerset.
Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Pallas's Warbler, two Yellow-browed Warblers, a Shorelark, two Great Grey Shrikes, an American Wigeon, a Surf Scoter, three Ring-necked Ducks, four Green-winged Teals, five Tundra Bean Geese, a Kumlien's Gull, three Ring-billed Gulls, five Glaucous Gulls, six Iceland Gulls, 12 Caspian Gulls and 48 Lapland Buntings. |
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| Tuesday 22nd January 2013 | ||
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| Lingering rarities consisted of the American Buff-bellied Pipits in
Berkshire, Western Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Black-bellied Dipper
in Norfolk, Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Blue-winged Teal in
Dumfries and Galloway, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford and
Lesser Scaup in Somerset.
Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Shorelark, a Kumlien's Gull, two Great Grey Shrikes, four Green-winged Teals, four Ring-necked Ducks, six Ring-billed Gulls, six Glaucous Gulls, six Iceland Gulls, ten Caspian Gulls, nine Lapland Buntings and 11 Tundra Bean Geese. |
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| Monday 21st January 2013 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included American Buff-bellied Pipit in Berkshire,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Lesser Scaups in Somerset and
Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in Co Wexford, Black-bellied Dipper
in Norfolk, Western Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall and Desert Wheatear
in Aberdeenshire.
The best of the rest included Ring-necked Duck in Somerset, Pallas's Warbler on the Berkshire/ Hampshire border and Rose-coloured Starling in Devon. |
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| Sunday 20th January 2013 | ||
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| A new Forster's Tern (a first-winter) at Lady's Island Lake, County
Wexford was an excellent find, but was a frustrating near miss for British
birders. The last twitchable English record was back in 2002, the 11-day stayer
on the Hayle Estuary, Cornwall, with one a few weeks later in Argyll for 4 days
in early 2003. All of the other 18 British records occurred between 1980 and 2001,
which makes the current 9-year drought all the more bewildering.
A White-billed Diver in South Nesting Bay, Shetland was a more standard new discovery, whilst lingering rarities include both American Buff-bellied Pipits in Berkshire, Black-bellied Dipper in Thetford, Norfolk, Desert Wheatear at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire, Western Subalpine Warbler in St Just, Cornwall, Northern Harrier at Tacumshin, County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher on the Gann Estuary and Glossy Ibis at Marloes Mere, both Pembrokeshire, another Long-billed Dowitcher at Lady's Island Lake, County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs near Plymouth, Devon, Bonaparte's Gull on the Ogmore Estuary, Glamorgan and single Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Somerset. |
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| Saturday 19th January 2013 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the American Coot in County Galway, two
American Buff-bellied Pipits in Berkshire, Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire,
Western Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan,
Lesser Scaups in both County Clare and Somerset, Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire, and
Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Berkshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Devon), Cattle Egret (County Donegal), Rough-legged Buzzard (three in Norfolk), Snow Goose (County Donegal and Lancashire), Ring-necked Duck (County Down and Pembrokeshire), Surf Scoter (County Kerry, Pembrokeshire and County Waterford), and Kumlien's Gull (East Yorkshire). |
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