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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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| Sunday 13th July 2014 | ||
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| The first Fea's Petrel of the year was seen mid morning from a boat
off Easington, Yorkshire. There are three previous mid summer records from the North
Sea: 22nd July 2013 off the Northumberland coast, 12th June 1999 off Flamborough, Yorkshire and 26th June 1997 along the
North Norfolk coast. Nearby, the adult Bridled Tern went on a short jaunt
southwards, being seen first off Whitburn, County Durham, followed by
Hartlepool, Cleveland, but it was lost mid morning and didn't resurface anywhere
further south or north.
Good news from Sussex regarding the Black-winged Stilts: all three chicks were confirmed as being alive and well, after not being seen since 17th June. The Ross's Gull remained in Devon, as did the Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Clyde and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 12th July 2014 | ||
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| In Norfolk, a female Red-footed Falcon showed briefly at Hickling
Broad NWT early afternoon, where the Stilt Sandpiper was also seen again,
but early morning only.
Further north the Swinhoe's Petrel again came in to the Storm Petrel tape on Fair Isle, Shetland, and the Bridled Tern arrived back on the Farne Islands, Northumberland. The other lingering rarities seen today were the Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Clyde and two Black-winged Stilts in Sussex. There were claims of the Short-toed Eagle in both Hampshire and East Sussex, both this morning. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 11th July 2014 | ||
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| Rare waders were the feature of the day, with a smart adult Stilt
Sandpiper at Hickling Broad NWT in Norfolk this evening taking top spot. Found firstly on Swim
Coots, which is only accessible by boat, it very briefly relocated to the more easily
viewable Rush Hill Scrape, delighting the few birders taking the gamble. Earlier
on, a Lesser Yellowlegs was discovered in neighbouring Lincolnshire,
where it spent the day at Frampton Marsh RSPB.
Other quality waders still present today included the Spotted Sandpiper in Clyde, and White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford, whilst the pair of Black-winged Stilts remained in Sussex. The only non-wader rarity seen was the Devon Ross's Gull, present for its 51st day by the Exe Estuary. Scarcity highlights included a White-winged Black Tern (Essex), a Hoopoe (Hampshire), a Marsh Warbler (Shetland), three Pectoral Sandpipers (two in Norfolk and one in County Wexford) and two Pomarine Skuas (both Yorkshire). |
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| Tuesday 8th July 2014 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included just the Bridled Tern in
Northumberland, Ross's Gull in Devon and the family of Black-winged
Stilts in Sussex.
Scarcity highlights included three Night Herons, three Glossy Ibises, a Honey Buzzard and a Balearic Shearwater. |
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| Monday 7th July 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation that the Black-winged Pratincole had returned to Northumberland, where it remained at Holywell Pond until mid morning before, once again, flying off. Elsewhere, Lesser Grey Shrike, Marsh Warbler and Pectoral Sandpiper were all together on the Shetland Isles, the Night Heron showed again in Gloucestershire, a Pectoral Sandpiper lingered in Norfolk, a Serin was seen briefly in East Sussex, and Glossy Ibis remained in Cambridgeshire, Dorset, Lincolnshire and West Yorkshire. |
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| Sunday 6th July 2014 | ||
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| A summer plumaged Spotted Sandpiper was a nice find in Clyde late
afternoon, on the River Clyde by the Baron's Haugh RSPB reserve.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Bridled Tern in Northumberland, Black-winged Pratincole in County Durham early morning only (a pratincole sp was reported from Northumberland briefly this evening), Lesser Grey Shrike in Shetland, Ross's Gull in Devon, two Black-winged Stilts in Sussex and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. The highlights of the scarcities seen today were a Night Heron, a Pectoral Sandpiper and seven Glossy Ibises. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 5th July 2014 | ||
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| Two new Mega rarities were discovered today, the most widely appreciated of
which was a Black-winged Pratincole in County Durham. Found mid morning
and still present at dusk, it showed well at Hurworth Burn Reservoir. A
Black-browed Albatross flew east past Portland Bill, Dorset at 7am, and was seen
from a boat off Durlston Country Park an hour and a half later.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Short-toed Eagle in Hampshire, Ross's Gull in Devon and Laughing Gull in County Cork. Scarcity highlights involved a Hoopoe, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Red-backed Shrike, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Grey Phalarope, a Temminck's Stint, two Marsh Warblers and two Glossy Ibises. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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