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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 July 2014 | ||
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| New arrivals today included an adult Baird's Sandpiper in Hampshire at
Pennington Marshes, an adult Pacific Golden Plover in Orkney on North
Ronaldsay and a Bee-eater over Taynton, Gloucestershire.
Lingering rarities included the female Bufflehead, Collared Pratincole and five Black-winged Stilts in Suffolk, Ross's Gull in Devon and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcity highlights were a Night Heron in Warwickshire, a Pomarine Skua in Borders and single Honey Buzzards in Kent and Dorset. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 22nd July 2014 | ||
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| The identification of a female Bufflehead was confirmed at Trimley
Marshes SWT, Suffolk today, after being first found on Saturday. It is not known
whether she has a green ring on her left leg (which the recent wandering escape
wears), and could become the third record for the county if she doesn't.
At least four Wilson's Petrels were seen from a boat off Galley Head, County Cork, together with five Great Shearwaters and 11 Cory's Shearwaters. Lingering rarities seen today included the Collared Pratincole and at least one Black-winged Stilt in Suffolk, the family of five Black-winged Stilts in Sussex, the Ross's Gull in Devon and the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Monday 21st July 2014 | ||
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| Lingering rarities present today included the Collared Pratincole and
six Black-winged Stilts in Suffolk, a further five Black-winged Stilts in
Sussex, Ross's Gull in Devon, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and
Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire.
Scarcity highlights included two Red-backed Shrikes, a Montagu's Harrier, three Honey Buzzards, a Ring-necked Duck, eight Glossy Ibises and ten Cory's Shearwaters. |
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| Sunday 20th July 2014 | ||
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| Continuing rarities today comprised the Black-winged Pratincole still in Cambridgeshire, Collared
Pratincole and family party of six Black-winged Stilts in Suffolk, Ross's Gull in Devon,
Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Laughing Gull in County Cork, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, and
the family of five Black-winged Stilts in West Sussex. Otherwise, a Black Kite
was seen briefly in Berkshire. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (London), Long-tailed Skua (Lothian), White Stork (Oxfordshire), Red-backed Shrike and Temminck's Stint (both Norfolk), Spotted Crake (Dorset and Gloucestershire), Glossy Ibis (Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Oxfordshire) and nine Great White Egrets. Late news concerned a Black-winged Stilt at Shapwick Heath, Somerset on 13th July. |
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| Friday 18th July 2014 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the regular Swinhoe's Petrel trapped again overnight on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles, the
Ross's Gull still in Devon, Collared Pratincole in Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, family of five Black-winged Stilts in West Sussex, and a
Baltic Gull was identified in Norfolk at Cley. Otherwise, the summering Red-backed Shrike remained in Norfolk, as did single Glossy Ibises in Dorset, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Oxfordshire. |
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| Thursday 17th July 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent at Oare Marshes: perhaps the same individual as that present between there and the Isle of Sheppey between 28th April and 15th August 2013. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Black-winged Pratincole in Norfolk, Collared Pratincole in Suffolk, Ross's Gull in Devon, and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire. Scarcities included Serin (Kent), Marsh Warbler (Shetland Isles), Red-backed Shrike (Norfolk), Pectoral Sandpiper (Nottinghamshire) and Glossy Ibis (Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire and Perth and Kinross). |
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| Wednesday 16th July 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Black-winged Pratincole in Norfolk, now at Stiffkey
Fen, although elsewhere in the county the Great Knot could not be found at Breydon Water. On Fair Isle the Swinhoe's Petrel was retrapped again overnight, whilst in Suffolk the Collared Pratincole remained, and in Lincolnshire the Lesser Yellowlegs continued. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike and Red-backed Shrike (both Norfolk), Night Heron (Kent), Long-tailed Skua (County Cork and Norfolk (2)), Ring-necked Duck (two together in County Londonderry), and Glossy Ibis (Cumbria, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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