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| Wednesday 14th January 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire,
Lesser Yellowlegs in East Sussex, Lesser Scaup in Ayrshire, and Ferruginous Duck in Gloucestershire, Scarcities included Night Heron (Kent), Surf Scoter (Suffolk), Richard's Pipit (Somerset), two each of Cattle Egret and Little Auk, three of Ring-billed Gull, Yellow-browed Warbler, Shorelark and Lapland Bunting, four Ring-necked Ducks, six Great Grey Shrikes, nine each of Iceland and Caspian Gulls, 10 of Rough-legged Buzzard and Glaucous Gull, and a total of 18 Tundra Bean Geese. |
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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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| Tuesday 13th January 2015 | ||
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| In Highland an Ivory Gull arrived at Ardmair, whilst elsewhere lingering
rarities comprised Harlequin Duck (Aberdeenshire), Dusky Warbler
(West Sussex), Forster's Tern (Co Clare), Penduline Tits (Devon),
Lesser Scaup (Ayrshire and Cornwall), Ferruginous Duck (Hampshire)
and Lesser Yellowlegs (Co Dublin and East Sussex).
The best of the rest included Waxwing (East Yorkshire), Glossy Ibis (Cambridgeshire), Richard's Pipit (Norfolk), Surf Scoter (Essex/Suffolk), Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), two Cattle Egrets (Kent), three American Wigeons, three Yellow-browed Warblers and six Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Monday 12th January 2015 | ||
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| Rarity sightings comprised Harlequin Duck and Spotted Sandpiper
(Aberdeenshire), Pacific Diver (Cornwall), Gyr (Co Mayo), American Coot and Lesser Scaup
(Co Kerry), Penduline Tits (Devon), Ferruginous Duck
(Gloucestershire), Black Scoter (Co Kerry) and Eastern Black Redstart
(Isles of Scilly).
The best of the rest included American Wigeon (Cornwall), Green-winged Teal (Dumfries & Galloway), Surf Scoter (Lothian) and two Yellow-browed Warblers (Devon). |
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| Sunday 11th January 2015 | ||
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| The second Greater Yellowlegs for Hampshire was discovered at
Titchfield Haven NNR mid morning, where it remained all day.
A Dark-breasted Barn Owl was reported from Cambridgeshire, whilst lingering rarities included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Black Scoter and American Coot in County Kerry, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, three Penduline Tits in Devon, Laughing Gull in County Cork, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Sussex and County Dublin, Richardson's Cackling Goose in the Western Isles, single Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire and Gloucestershire and Eastern Black Redstart in the Isles of Scilly. |
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| Saturday 10th January 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Harlequin Duck in
Aberdeenshire, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Pacific Diver in
Cornwall, three Penduline Tits in Devon, Dusky Warbler and
Lesser Yellowlegs in Sussex (with another of the latter still in County
Clare), Spotted Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, single Lesser Scaups
in Cornwall, Glamorgan and Ayrshire, King Eider in Fife, single
Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire and Gloucestershire and Eastern Black
Redstart in the Isles of Scilly.
Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Waxwing, two Yellow-browed Warblers, four Shorelarks, three American Wigeon, four Green-winged Teals, five Surf Scoters, five Ring-necked Ducks, five Little Auks, six Pomarine Skuas, six Rough-legged Buzzards and seven Great Grey Shrikes. Gulls included a Kumlien's Gull, 14 Iceland Gulls, 29 Glaucous Gulls and eight Ring-billed Gulls. |
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| Friday 9th January 2015 | ||
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| The first Black Scoter for Ireland was identified today, present for
its second day off Rossbeigh, County Kerry.
Lingering rarities included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Dusky Warbler and Lesser Yellowlegs in Sussex, three Penduline Tits and the Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and Eastern Black Redstart in the Isles of Scilly. |
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| Thursday 8th January 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Harlequin Duck (Aberdeenshire), Eastern Black
Redstart (Isles of Scilly), Penduline Tits (Devon), Lesser Yellowlegs (East
Sussex) and Ferruginous Duck (Hampshire).
The best of the rest included Night Heron (Co Cork), Glossy Ibis (Devon), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), two Richard's Pipits and five Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Wednesday 7th January 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Harlequin Duck
in Aberdeenshire. Elsewhere, the Pacific Diver remained in Cornwall, as did three
Penduline Tits in Devon, Dusky Warbler in West Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in East Sussex,
Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, and Lesser Scaups in both Ayrshire and Cornwall. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (Norfolk), Surf Scoter (Essex), American Wigeon (Devon), Black Brant (Kent), Shorelark (Lancashire), Lapland Bunting (Somerset), Waxwing (Lincolnshire), two each of Cattle Egret (Kent), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon) and Green-winged Teal, three Ring-billed Gulls, four Ring-necked Ducks, five each of Great Grey Shrike and Glaucous Gull, eight Rough-legged Buzzards, nine Iceland Gulls, 10 Tundra Bean Geese and 13 Caspian Gulls. |
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| Tuesday 6th January 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised the Harlequin Duck (Lothian), Blyth's
Pipit (West Yorkshire), American
Coot (Western Isles), Laughing Gull (Co Cork), Richardson's
Cackling Goose (Argyll), Lesser Scaup (Ayrshire, Cornwall and
Glamorgan), Dusky Warbler (West Sussex), Eastern Black Redstart
(Isles of Scilly), Lesser Yellowlegs (East Sussex), three Penduline
Tits (Devon), Pacific Diver (Cornwall) and Ferruginous Ducks
(Hampshire and Gloucestershire).
The best of the rest included two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Cattle Egrets, two Glossy Ibises, two American Wigeons, two Richard's Pipits and three Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Monday 5th January 2015 | ||
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| In Aberdeenshire the Harlequin Duck lingered on the River Don north of
Aberdeen, whilst in West Sussex a Dusky Warbler was discovered at Chichester
Gravel Pits and in Highland a Gyr flew over Ardclach. A Snowy Owl
has been present in Co Donegal for approximately six weeks.
Elsewhere lingering rarities comprised Lesser Scaup (Cornwall and Glamorgan), Eastern Black Redstart (Isles of Scilly), King Eider (Fife), Blyth's Pipit (West Yorkshire), Lesser Yellowlegs (Co Clare and East Sussex), Pacific Diver (Cornwall) and Ferruginous Duck (Gloucestershire). The best of the rest included Night Heron (Norfolk), Ring-necked Duck (Northamptonshire), two Grey Phalaropes, two Glossy Ibises, two American Wigeons, two Waxwings, three Richard's Pipits, four Yellow-browed Warblers and four Rough-legged Buzzards. |
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