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| Wednesday 25th February 2015 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Harlequin Duck still in Highland, Pacific Diver in Cornwall,
Forster's Tern in County Galway, Black Scoter in Northumberland,
Laughing Gull on Wirral, two Penduline Tits together in Devon, both
Blue-winged Teal and White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, King Eider in Fife,
Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, Lesser Scaup in County Cavan and Glamorgan,
Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, and Black-bellied Dipper in East Yorkshire and on the Shetland Isles. Scarcities included Little Bunting (Glamorgan), Richard's Pipit (Norfolk), Lapland Bunting (Somerset), two Cattle Egrets (Kent), three American Wigeons, four Shorelarks, five Surf Scoters, six Rough-legged Buzzards, eight Great Grey Shrikes and nine Waxwings. Gull tallies included 37 Iceland, 14 Glaucous, seven Caspian and three Ring-billed. |
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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 24th February 2015 | ||
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| Today's rarities comprised Black Scoters in Co Kerry and
Northumberland, Black-bellied Dipper on Shetland, Lesser Scaup in
Co Cavan, Powys and Glamorgan, Blue-winged Teal in Orkney, American
Coot on Western Isles, two
Penduline Tits in Devon, Laughing Gull in Wirral, King Eider
in Cornwall, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Ross's Goose in
Northumberland and Ferruginous Duck in Gloucestershire.
The best of the rest included Little Buntings in Cornwall and Glamorgan, Yellow-browed Warbler in Devon, Glossy Ibis in Nottinghamshire and Richard's Pipits in Norfolk (2) and Kent. |
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| Monday 23rd February 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Harlequin Duck (Aberdeenshire),
Laughing Gull (Wirral), Ferruginous Duck (Gloucestershire),
Bonaparte's Gull and two Penduline Tits (Devon) and King Eider
(Cornwall).
The best of the rest included Little Bunting (Cornwall), Glossy Ibis (Nottinghamshire), two Waxwings and two American Wigeons. |
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| Sunday 22nd February 2015 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the reappearance of the
female Harlequin Duck in Brora (Highland); the bird was first reported on
17th February. In Aberdeenshire the drake Harlequin Duck remained on the
River Don. Elsewhere lingering rarities comprised King Eider (Fife),
Lesser Scaup (Ayrshire), White-billed Diver and Blue-winged Teal
(Orkney), Ferruginous Duck (Gloucestershire), Laughing Gulls
(Co Cork and Wirral), Bonaparte's Gull (Devon), Black-bellied Dipper
(East Yorkshire) and Lesser Yellowlegs (Co Dublin).
The best of the rest included Glossy Ibis (Nottinghamshire), American Wigeon (West Yorkshire), two Little Buntings, two Cattle Egrets and three Richard's Pipits. |
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| Saturday 21st February 2015 | ||
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It was very much 'as you were' again today with the Harlequin Duck still in Aberdeen, the Black Scoter still in Northumberland and the American Coot still in County Kerry. Cornwall continued to host a Pacific Diver, a King Eider and a Little Bunting and Lesser Yellowlegs were still to be found in Sussex and County Dublin. The Laughing Gull continued to be showy at New Brighton as did the Little Bunting near Cardiff in Glamorgan, where the Lesser Scaup was still to be found. Other lingering wildfowl included the Blue-winged Teal in Orkney and the Ferruginous Duck at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire. The Black-bellied Dipper was seen again in East Yorkshire. |
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| Friday 20th February 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Harlequin Duck in
Aberdeenshire, American Coot in the Western Isles, Pacific Diver
and King Eider in Cornwall, Black Scoter in Northumberland,
Blue-winged Teal and White-billed Diver in Orkney, single Laughing
Gulls in Wirral and County Cork, single Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan
and Powys and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll.
A Wood Sandpiper photographed in Kent is one of a very few winter records of the species. |
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| Thursday 19th February 2015 | ||
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| A grey morph Gyr was reported in County Kerry at Lough Gill where the
American Coot and drake Lesser Scaup both remained in residence. A
new Lesser Scaup was found at Lough Parasee in County Cavan. In Cornwall
Pacific Divers were reported at both Mount's Bay and Gerrans Bay.
Long staying rarities included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeen, Laughing Gulls on The Wirral and in County Cork, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Orkney, Black Duck on Scilly and Ferruginous Duck at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire. Two Little Buntings remained in residence - in Glamorgan and Cornwall. |
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| Wednesday 18th February 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation of two Pacific Divers in Cornwall, where the
King Eider also remained. Rarities elsewhere comprised Black Scoters in both Cornwall and County Kerry, Laughing Gull
on the Wirral, Ferruginous Duck in Gloucestershire, Ross's Goose in Northumberland, and
Richardson's Cackling Geese in Argyll (2) and County Sligo. Scarcities included Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), Ring-necked Duck (County Kerry), two each of Richard's Pipit and Surf Scoter, three each of Little Bunting, Glossy Ibis and Shorelark, six American Wigeons, seven each of Rough-legged Buzzard, Lapland Bunting and Great Grey Shrike, and 27 Waxwings. Gulls totaled 21 Glaucous, 15 Iceland, seven Caspian, six Ring-billed and two Kumlien's. |
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| Tuesday 17th February 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall at Mawnan Smith. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Harlequin Duck still in Aberdeenshire (with another reported briefly in Highland), American Coot, Black Scoter and Lesser Scaup in County Kerry, Black Scoter and Ross's Goose in Northumberland, Laughing Gull still on the Wirral, King Eider in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, and Black-bellied Dipper in East Yorkshire. Scarcities included Serin (Essex), two Surf Scoters, three each of Little Bunting, Richard's Pipit and Glossy Ibis, five American Wigeons, six Shorelarks, 10 Waxwings, 13 Rough-legged Buzzards and 20 Great Grey Shrikes. Further notable gulls were represented by 15 Iceland, 12 Glaucous, five Ring-billed and two Caspian. |
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| Monday 16th February 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, both Pacific Diver and King Eider in Cornwall, Black Scoters in County Kerry and Northumberland, Laughing Gull on the Wirral, White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Ferruginous Duck in Gloucestershire, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, and Ross's Goose in Northumberland. Scarcities included Serin (Essex), Shorelark (Cleveland), Glossy Ibis (Cambridgeshire), two each of Little Bunting, Surf Scoter and Cattle Egret, three Richard's Pipits, four Green-winged Teals, five American Wigeons, six Rough-legged Buzzards, eight Great Grey Shrikes, and 12 Waxwings. Notable gull totals were 24 Glaucous, 13 Iceland, nine Ring-billed, five Caspian and three Kumlien's. | ||
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