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| Thursday 22nd January 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Harlequin Duck (Aberdeenshire), Lesser
Yellowlegs (East Sussex), Penduline Tits (Devon), Blue-winged Teal
(Orkney), King Eider (Fife), Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup
(Cornwall) and Lesser Scaup (Powys).
The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), Glossy Ibis (Cambridgeshire), American Wigeon (Co Donegal), Night Heron and two Cattle Egrets (Kent), two Yellow-browed Warblers, three Ring-necked Ducks and seven Waxwings. |
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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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| Wednesday 21st January 2015 | ||
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| Rarities today comrpised the Harlequin Duck still in Aberdeenshire, both
Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, American Coot and
Black Scoter in County Kerry, three Penduline Tits together in Devon,
Blue-winged Teal on the Orkney Isles, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, and
Lesser Yellowlegs in both County Dublin and East Sussex. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), Night Heron (Kent), Lapland Bunting (Somerset), Little Auk (Fife), two each of Yellow-browed Warbler, Ring-necked Duck, American Wigeon, Surf Scoter, Cattle Egret and Waxwing, three Rough-legged Buzzards, five Shorelarks, and seven Great Grey Shrikes. Notable gulls included 17 Glaucous, six Ring-billed, five Iceland, two Kumlien's and two Caspians. |
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| Tuesday 20th January 2015 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the discovery of a Two-barred Crossbill in Powys,
whilst a Black Scoter was reported in Northumberland. Elsewhere lingering
rarities included Harlequin Duck (Aberdeenshire), King Eider (Fife),
Lesser
Scaup (Cornwall and Glamorgan), Ivory Gull (Highland), Pacific Diver (Cornwall),
White-billed Diver (Orkney), Lesser Yellowlegs (East Sussex)
and Black Scoter (Co Kerry).
The best of the rest included Night Heron (Kent), Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), two Yellow-browed Warblers (Cornwall), two Cattle Egrets (Kent), six Waxwings, at least seven Ring-necked Ducks and six Rough-legged Buzzards. |
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| Monday 19th January 2015 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the discovery of a Black Duck on Isles of Scilly.
Elsewhere lingering rarities included Harlequin Duck (Aberdeenshire), Pacific
Diver and Lesser Scaup (Cornwall), Ivory Gull (Highland),
American Coot (Western Isles), Dusky Warbler (West
Sussex) and Bonaparte's Gull (Devon).
The best of the rest included Night Heron and two Cattle Egrets (Kent), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), Richard's Pipit (Norfolk), two Yellow-browed Warblers, three American Wigeons, at least four Ring-necked Ducks and seven Waxwings. |
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| Sunday 18th January 2015 | ||
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| In Co Donegal the Slaty-backed Gull remained at Killybegs, but only until mid
morning. Elsewhere lingering rarities included Harlequin Duck and Spotted
Sandpiper (Aberdeenshire), Ivory Gull (Highland), Lesser Scaup (Cornwall,
Glamorgan and Co Kerry), American Coot and Black Scoter (Co Kerry),
Bonaparte's
Gull (Devon), Richardson's Canada Goose (Co Sligo), King Eider (Fife),
Pacific
Diver (Cornwall), Blue-winged Teal (Orkney), Laughing Gull (Co Cork),
Lesser Yellowlegs (East Sussex and Co Dublin) and
Ferruginous Duck (Hampshire).
The best of the rest included Night Heron (Kent), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), two Cattle Egrets, two Waxwings, three Richard's Pipits, five Yellow-browed Warblers, six American Wigeons, seven Ring-necked Ducks and at least ten Rough-legged Buzzards. |
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| Saturday 17th January 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Slaty-backed Gull at Killybegs, County Donegal, where it showed well in the
afternoon. The second record for Ireland, with a further record from Britain. Rarities elsewhere included a Blue-winged Teal new on the Orkney Isles in Harray, Mainland, whilst lingering rarities comprised the Harlequin Duck and Spotted Sandpiper both still in Aberdeenshire, American Coot in County Kerry, Ivory Gull in Highland, Laughing Gull in County Cork, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Richardson's Cackling Goose on the Western Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in East Sussex, Dusky Warbler in West Sussex, and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire. Notable scarcities included Night Heron (Kent), Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), Richard's Pipit (North Yorkshire), Kumlien's Gull (Warwickshire), Caspian Gull (Argyll), and Surf Scoter (County Wexford). |
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| Friday 16th January 2015 | ||
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| A Dusky Warbler was a good find today in Lancashire at Marton Mere
near Blackpool. It represents the 3rd county record. At the other end of the
country, the Dusky Warbler was still to be found at Chichester in Sussex.
In Highland the juvenile Ivory Gull was relocated in Ullapool Harbour this afternoon and, in Aberdeenshire, the Harlequin Duck was still to be found on the River Don at Aberdeen. County Kerry still played host to a Black Scoter and an American Coot and other lingering rarities included three Penduline Tits in Devon, a Lesser Yellowlegs in Sussex, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon and Lesser Scaups in Cornwall, Ayrshire, Glamorgan and Powys. There was a Night Heron and two Cattle Egrets in Kent and amongst more typical winter fare comes the unusual wintering record of four Ring Ouzels in the hills of Gwynedd in North Wales. |
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| Thursday 15th January 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities present today included the Harlequin Duck in
Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Dusky Warbler and
Lesser Yellowlegs in Sussex, three Penduline Tits in Devon, single
Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Ayrshire, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire
and Richardson's Cackling Goose in the Western Isles.
The best of the rest were a Night Heron (Kent), Surf Scoter (Suffolk), Richard's Pipit (Norfolk), two Yellow-browed Warblers (Devon and Cornwall), two American Wigeons (both Cornwall) and three Ring-necked Ducks (Dumfries and Galloway and Western Isles). |
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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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| 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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