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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 10th December 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Blyth's Pipit in West Yorkshire at Pugneys Country Park. Lingering rarities elsewhere comprised the
Eastern Black Redstart still on the Isles of Scilly, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and three
Penduline Tits together in Devon. Scarities included Barred Warbler and Richard's Pipit (both Dorset), Lesser Snow Goose (Norfolk), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Cattle Egret (Cheshire), Green-winged Teal (Dumfries and Galloway), Ring-billed Gull (County Dublin), two each of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Black Brant, three each of Rough-legged Buzzard, Great Grey Shrike, Lapland Bunting and Pomarine Skua, seven Great White Egrets, eight Little Auks, 12 Shorelarks, 16 Caspian Gulls and 25 Tundra Bean Geese. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 7th December 2014 | ||
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| In Devon, three Penduline Tits were discovered at Bowling Green Marsh
RSPB mid morning, but they proved elusive, being seen just once more early
afternoon. In neighbouring Cornwall, another female Desert Wheatear
arrived, this time on The Lizard, with the long staying bird still present at
Porthgwarra. A Ross's Goose was also found, at Dunbar, Lothian.
Other lingering rarities included both the American Coots (Western Isles and County Kerry), Desert Wheatear in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Powys and Eastern Black Redstart in the Isles of Scilly. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 6th December 2014 | ||
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| The second Penduline Tit for Wiltshire was discovered today, at Pit
68a of the Cotswold Water Park. The first record, in 2008, was just a few yards
away at Pit 68c.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Pacific Diver, Desert Wheatear and Dusky Warbler all in Cornwall, another Desert Wheatear in Norfolk, Laughing Gull in County Cork, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Scaup in County Kerry, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and Eastern Black Redstart in the Isles of Scilly. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 5th December 2014 | ||
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| A male Desert Wheatear was discovered at Winterton, Norfolk today,
with another still at Porthgwarra, Cornwall.
Other lingering rarities included the Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and Eastern Black Redstart in the Isles of Scilly. Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Grey Phalarope, a Lesser Snow Goose, a Glaucous Gull, two Iceland Gulls, two Ring-necked Ducks, three Richard's Pipits, four Great Grey Shrikes, four Shorelarks, four Lapland Buntings, five Yellow-browed Warblers, seven Rough-legged Buzzards and 10 Little Auks. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 4th December 2014 | ||
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| The seventh Penduline Tit for Cambridgeshire was discovered today, at
Ouse Fen RSPB, near Earith.
Lingering rarities included the American Coot on the Western Isles, Pacific Diver, Desert Wheatear and Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, King Eider in Fife, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and Eastern Black Redstart on the Isles of Scilly. |
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| Wednesday 3rd December 2014 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Pacific Diver, Desert Wheatear and
Dusky Warbler all still in Cornwall, American Coot on the Western Isles,
Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, and single Eastern Black Redstarts in both North Yorkshire and the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Somerset), Hoopoe (Dorset), Yellow-browed Warbler and American Wigeon (Devon), Shorelark (Lancashire), Surf Scoter (Essex), Lesser Snow Goose (Norfolk), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), two each of both Ring-billed Gull and Ring-necked Duck, three each of Cattle Egret, Glaucous Gull, Green-winged Teal and Black Brant, five Richard's Pipits, seven each of Rough-legged Buzzard and Lapland Bunting, eight Caspian Gulls, nine Tundra Bean Geese, 10 Great Grey Shrikes and 12 Great White Egets. Seawatching produced 32 Pomarine Skuas and 21 Little Auks. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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