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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 23rd April 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the relocation of the Franklin's Gull in South Wales, today at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. Otherwise, new rarities comprised a
Bonaparte's Gull in County Kerry at Dingle, and a Lesser Scaup at Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamashire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Sardinian Warbler in County Cork, Blue-winged Teal in Kent, Black Kite on the Orkney Isles, and Two-barred Crossbills in both Norfolk and South Yorkshire. Scarcities included Night Heron (Wirral), Red-backed Shrike (Lincolnshire), Richard's Pipit (Norfolk), Great Grey Shrike (Shetland Isles), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Pectoral Sandpiper (Norfolk), two migrant Dotterel (North Yorkshire), Serin (Dorset and Western Isles), Cattle Egret (Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire), four each of both Hoopoe and Glossy Ibis, and seven Wrynecks. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 22nd April 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation of the Collared Pratincole still in Devon at Northam Burrows,
present until mid afternoon when it flew off east. Elsewhere, new rarities discovered today comprised a
Blue-winged Teal in Kent at Sandwich Bay, a Black Kite on the Orknkey Isles, and single Red-rumped Swallows in both Cornwall at Praa Sands, and Grove Ferry, Kent. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Sardinian Warbler in County Cork, Red-breasted Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, King Eider in County Donegal, and Two-barred Crossbill in Norfolk. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Isles of Scilly), Purple Heron (Kent), Night Heron (Shetland Isles), American Wigeon (Argyll), Cattle Egret (Cambridgeshire), Serin (Dorset and Western Isles), and four each of Hoopoe, Wryneck and Glossy Ibis. |
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| Sunday 20th April 2014 | ||
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| The third Sardinian Warbler for County Cork, and for Ireland, was
discovered late morning today, in Scott's Garden on Dursey Island, where it
remained until late evening. Two Red-rumped Swallows spent the afternoon
over the Cam Washes at Upware, Cambridgeshire, whilst one also flew over
Felixstowe Docks, Suffolk. Two White-billed Divers were off the coast of
Lewis, Western Isles and a Ferruginous Duck was on Lough Beg, County
Derry.
Lingering rarities included the unringed Red-breasted Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, Black Duck in County Mayo and Two-barred Crossbills in Yorkshire and Norfolk (three). |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 19th April 2014 | ||
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| New discoveries today included single White-billed Divers at Spurn,
Yorkshire and Malin Head, County Donegal, a Bee-eater on Dursey Island,
County Cork and a Black Kite over Inverpolly, Highland. Also in the Spurn
area, the pipit remained at Easington, and is now thought to possibly be a
Blyth's Pipit.
Lingering rarities included the Baikal Teal in Cambridgeshire, Pied-billed Grebe on the Western Isles, Red-rumped Swallow in Hampshire, Tawny Pipit in Yorkshire, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Kent, Two-barred Crossbills in Kent, Surrey and Norfolk and King Eider in Fife. |
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| Friday 18th April 2014 | ||
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| A Franklin's Gull was discovered on the Gower, Glamorgan this evening,
being last seen at Wernffrwyd near dusk. A Red-rumped Swallow was seen a
couple of times at Pennington Marshes, Hampshire, whilst a White-billed Diver
was at Kirkabister, Shetland and a Black Kite was reported over
Little Tey, Essex.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Baikal Teal in Cambridgeshire, Tawny Pipit in East Yorkshire and Two-barred Crossbills in Norfolk (two) and Greater Manchester. |
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| Wednesday 16th April 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Black Kite in Lincolnshire at Glentham in the late afternoon. Other spring rarties comprised the two
Black-winged Stilts still in Essex, Tawny Pipit in East Yorkshire, and the
Bee-eater on the Isles of Scilly. Supporting cast included Hoopoes (Kent and Lancashire),
Spotted Crake (Isle of Scilly), Dotterel (Kent) and Cattle Egret (Cambridgeshire). Rarities lingering from the winter comprised the Baikal Teal still in Cambridgeshire, Pied-billed Grebe in County Mayo, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Kent, Dusky Warbler in Suffolk, and Two-barred Crossbills in both Greater Manchester and Norfolk (2). Late news concerned a Subalpine Warbler present on Sunday at St David's Head in Pembrokeshire. |
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| Tuesday 15th April 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Bee-eater on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, with
Spotted Crake and Wryneck also noted around the archipelago. Elsewhere, rarities comprised the Baikal Teal still in Cambridgeshire, Pied-billed Grebe on the Western Isles, Tawny Pipit in East Yorkshire, two Black-winegd Stilts in Essex, three White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire, King Eider in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, and Two-barred Crossbills still in Greater Manchester and Norfolk (2). Scarcities included Cattle Egret (East Sussex), Pectoral Sandpiper (Orkney Isles), Yellow-browed Warbler (Worcestershire), Lapland Bunting (Shetland Isles), Surf Scoter (Cornwall and Lothian), three Hoopoes, three migrant Dotterels and five Glossy Ibises. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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