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| Saturday 14th December 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a first-winter Forster's
Tern in County Cork, which flew east past Garrettstown mid morning. After a
ten year wait, a twitchable British bird would be most welcome.
Of the lingering rarities, the top birds remained on Orkney, with the Short-billed Dowitcher on North Ronaldsay and Ivory Gull at Evie. Elsewhere, the Desert Wheatear remained in Gloucestershire, as did the Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Northamptonshire, King Eider in Lothian, Two-barred Crossbills in Gloucestershire (11), Shropshire (three), Yorkshire (eight), Norfolk and Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon and Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan. |
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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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| Friday 13th December 2013 | ||
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| Rarities seen today included the Short-billed Dowitcher again on North
Ronaldsay and the Ivory Gull at Evie, both Orkney, Desert Wheatear
at Severn Beach, Gloucestershire, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler at
Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire, Black Kite at Samphire Hoe, Kent,
King Eider at Eyebroughty, Lothian, Richardson's Cackling Goose at
Raghly, County Sligo and Lesser Scaup at Loch an't-Saile, Western Isles.
Two-barred Crossbills were once again well represented, with 20 seen in
four counties.
Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, two Rose-coloured Starlings, four Yellow-browed Warblers, four Great Grey Shrikes, two Grey Phalaropes and 15 Parrot Crossbills. |
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| Thursday 12th December 2013 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the discovery of another Ivory Gull, this
time a juvenile on Mainland Orkney. Elsewhere rarities included Desert
Wheatear in Gloucestershire, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon,
Pied-billed Grebe in Western Isles, Black Kite in Kent, Lesser
Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Two-barred Crossbills in
Gloucestershire (8), South Yorkshire (7+), Shropshire (2) and Norfolk and Lesser
Scaup in Glamorgan. Glossy Ibises were logged in Gloucestershire, Co
Kerry and Western Isles.
The best of the rest included Hoopoe in Conwy, Parrot Crossbills in Nottinghamshire (14) and Suffolk (13), Cattle Egret in Buckinghamshire, Yellow-browed Warblers in Isles of Scilly (2), Dorset and Devon and Rose-coloured Starling in Norfolk. |
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| Wednesday 11th December 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a male Desert Wheatear in Gloucestershire at Severn Beach, whilst in Lothian a
King Eider was located at Gullane. Elsewhere, rarities comprised the Baikal Teal still in Merseyside, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Northamptonshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Two-barred Crossbills in Gloucestershie (17), South Yorkshire (7) and Shropshire (2), and Glossy Ibises in County Kerry, Isles of Scillt and County Waterford. Scarcities included Hoopoe (Conwy), Cattle Egret (Buckinghamshire), Dotterel (Cornwall), Surf Scoter (Dorset), and Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon and Dorset), with 13 Parrot Crossbills and a Yellow-browed Warbler in Nottinghamshire, and in Norfolk, Parrot Crossbill, Rose-coloured Starling, Richard's Pipit, Yellow-browed Warbler and two Rough-legged Buzzards. |
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| Tuesday 10th December 2013 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Baikal Teal still in Merseyside, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
in Northamptonshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Glossy Ibis
in both Kent and Pembrokeshire, with Two-barred Crossbills in Gloucestershire (17), South Yorkshire (5), Shropshire (2) and Surrey. Scarcities included a flock of 14 Parrot Crossbills in Nottinghamshire, Rose-coloured Starling (Norfolk), Hoopoe (Conwy), Rough-legged Buzzard (Essex), Surf Scoter (Fife), Cattle Egret (Buckinghamshire), Sabine's Gull (Pembrokeshire), two Yellow-browed Warblers, four each of both Ring-billed Gull and Green-winged Teal, and five Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| Monday 9th December 2013 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Baikal Teal in Merseyside, Hume's
Yellow-browed Warbler in Northamptonshire, Pied-billed Grebe on
Western Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in
Hampshire and Two-barred Crossbills in South Yorkshire (9),
Gloucestershire (6) and Kent. In West Sussex the probable Pacific Diver
was again off Worthing.
Scarcities included Hoopoe in Conwy, Cattle Egret in Buckinghamshire, Parrot Crossbills in Suffolk (2), Nottinghamshire (1+) and Kent, Yellow-browed Warblers in Devon and Scilly and Melodious Warbler in Dorset. |
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| Sunday 8th December 2013 | ||
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| A King Eider was off Nairn, Highland, whilst four newly reported
Glossy Ibises were in Cornwall, one at Marazion, one at Helston and two on
the Hayle Estuary (where there were four yesterday).
The Baikal Teal remained in Merseyside, with other lingering rarities including Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Northamptonshire, Two-barred Crossbills in Kent, Surrey, Norfolk, Yorkshire (eight) and Shropshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Black Duck in County Mayo, Blue-winged Teal in Orkney, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon and Glossy Ibis in the Isles of Scilly. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, six Yellow-browed Warblers, a Hoopoe, a Rose-coloured Starling, four Great Grey Shrikes, four Rough-legged Buzzards and at least 35 Parrot Crossbills. |
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| Saturday 7th December 2013 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the discovery of three Ivory Gulls - two
together at Seahouses (Northumberland) and one at Boddam (Aberdeenshire).
Elsewhere a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Northamptonshire was present
for its second day (having previously been misidentified as a Yellow-browed
Warbler) and two Richardson's Cackling Geese were in Co Clare, whilst lingering rarities included Baikal Teal in
Merseyside, Two-barred Crossbills in Gloucestershire (7+), South
Yorkshire (7), Shropshire/Worcestershire (4), Kent and Norfolk, Lesser
Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Scaup
in Glamorgan and Glossy Ibises in Scilly, Co Cork and Kent.
The best of the rest included Cattle Egrets (Norfolk and Buckinghamshire), Parrot Crossbills (9 in Norfolk and 1 in Kent), Yellow-browed Warblers (Hampshire, Devon, Scilly and Dorset), two Serins (Scilly), Rose-coloured Starling (Norfolk), Melodious Warbler (Dorset) and Kumlien's Gull (East Yorkshire). |
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| Friday 6th December 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Pied-billed Grebe on the Western Isles; at Balranald, North Uist. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Baikal Teal in Merseyside, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Blue-winged Teal in the Orknry Isles, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Black Kite in Kent, Glossy Ibis in Gloucestershire, with Two-barred Crossbills in Kent, Norfolk, Shropshire (2) and South Yorkshire (7). Scarcities included Melodious Warbler (Dorset), Rose-coloured Starling (Norfolk), Cattle Egret (Buckinghamshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (County Armagh), Surf Scoter (two together in Gwynedd), Lesser Snow Goose (two together in Argyll), a total of four Yellow-browed Warblers, and nine Parrot Crossbills: two in Derbyshire, seven in Norfolk. |
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| Thursday 5th December 2013 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was a flyby Ivory Gull logged off Tarbat Ness (Highland). Elsewhere a Blue-winged Teal was on North Ronaldsay (Orkney) and lingering rarities included American Golden Plover in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Co Galway and Two-barred Crossbills in Gloucestershire (3) and Surrey. Glossy Ibises were in Norfolk and Kent. | ||
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