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| Friday 13th March 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Harlequin Ducks in Highland and
Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Laughing Gull in Wirral, Richardson's Cackling Goose
in Argyll, White-billed Diver in Shetland, Lesser Scaup in Co
Sligo, King Eider in Fife and Penduline Tits in Devon.
The best of the rest included Yellow-browed Warbler (Worcestershire), Richard's Pipit (East Sussex), Serins (Essex) and Little Bunting (Cornwall). |
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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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| Thursday 12th March 2015 | ||
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| Rarities tody comprised the Harlequin Duck still in Aberdeenshire, Black Scoter
in County Kerry, Laughing Gull on the Wirral, King Eider in Cornwall, two
Penduline Tits together in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Ross's Goose in Forth. Scarcities included Yellow-browed Warbler (Worcestershire), Glossy Ibis (Nottinghamshire), two each of Little Bunting, Richard's Pipit, American Wigeon, Surf Scoter, Ring-billed Gull and Cattle Egret, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Great Grey Shrikes, six Lapland Buntings and 12 Waxwings. Arrivals of summer migrats continued, with day totals of 114 Sand Martins, 60 Wheatears, nine Garganey, nine Sandwich Terns, eight White Wagtails, six Swallows, three Little Ringed Plovers, two each of both Turtle Dove and Osprey, and a single Ring Ouzel. |
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| Wednesday 11th March 2015 | ||
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| A Ross's Goose was at Tullibody, Forth today, and has been present
with Pink-footed Geese there for around a week.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs in Sussex, two Penduline Tits in Devon, King Eiders in Cornwall and Fife and Blue-winged Teal in Orkney. |
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| Tuesday 10th March 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities present today included both Harlequin Ducks, in
Highland and Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, two Penduline
Tits in Devon, Blue-winged Teal and White-billed Diver in
Orkney, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, single Laughing Gulls in Wirral
and County Cork and Black-bellied Dipper in Yorkshire.
Scarcity highlights included a Yellow-browed Warbler, two Little Buntings, two Serins and three Richard's Pipits. |
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| Monday 9th March 2015 | ||
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| An Alpine Swift over Wolverhampton, West Midlands was the first proper
spring rarity of the year.
Lingerers once again comprised the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Laughing Gull in Wirral, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Black-bellied Dipper in Yorkshire. |
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| Sunday 8th March 2015 | ||
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| A Lesser Scaup was found at Lough Gara, County Sligo today.
Lingering rarities included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Pacific Diver, King Eider and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, American Coot in the Western Isles, two Penduline Tits in Devon, Laughing Gull in Wirral, Bonaparte's Gull and Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Blue-winged Teal and White-billed Diver in Orkney, Ross's Goose in Northumberland and Black-bellied Dipper in Yorkshire. Scarcity highlights involved two Serins, two Little Buntings, two Richard's Pipits and two Yellow-browed Warblers. An impressive 72 Iceland Gulls were near the Butt of Lewis, Western Isles, with 96 reported across the archipelago. The first two House Martins of the year arrived, in Dorset then Kent, along with the first Swallow in Somerset. Two Little Ringed Plovers were in East Yorkshire and West Midlands and an Osprey was in Glamorgan, whilst Sand Martins were seen in 18 counties as far north as Wakefield, West Yorkshire, and Wheatears were in eight counties. |
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| Saturday 7th March 2015 | ||
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| A first-winter Bonaparte's Gull showed well for much of the day in
Dorset, being first discovered at Ferrybridge before moving to Chesil Cove and
then Portland Harbour.
Lingering rarities included the Pacific Diver, King Eider and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Black Scoter in County Kerry, two Penduline Tits and a Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Laughing Gull in Wirral, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, other single Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan and Ayrshire, White-billed Diver in Orkney and Black-bellied Dipper in Yorkshire. Spring arrivals included a Turtle Dove and five Garganey in Norfolk, three Wheatears in Devon and at least 21 Sand Martins in nine counties. An adult gull resembling an Audouin's Gull was at Richmond Bank, Cheshire briefly. |
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| Friday 6th March 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Pacific Diver and King Eider in
Cornwall, Black Scoter and Gyr in County Kerry, Forster's Tern
in County Galway, Laughing Gull in Wirral, Blue-winged Teal and
White-billed Diver in Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, two
Penduline Tits in Devon and Black-bellied Dipper in Yorkshire.
Scarcity highlights included the two Serins in Essex, single Yellow-browed Warblers in Worcestershire and Cornwall, Little Bunting in Glamorgan, Richard's Pipit in Norfolk, American Wigeons in Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire and a Waxwing also in Yorkshire. The first Sand Martins of 2015 were seen, in Somerset, and a Wheatear was in Cornwall. |
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| Thursday 5th March 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Blue-winged Teal (Orkney), Gyr and
American Coot (Co Kerry), Laughing Gulls (Wirral and Co Cork),
Penduline Tits (Devon), Lesser Scaup (Glamorgan), Pacific Diver
and King Eider (Cornwall) and Ross's Goose (Northumberland).
The best of the rest included two Serins (Essex), Little Bunting (Glamorgan), two Richard's Pipits (Norfolk), two Cattle Egrets (Kent), Glossy Ibis (Nottinghamshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon) and American Wigeons (Nottinghamshire and West Yorkshire). |
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| Wednesday 4th March 2015 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Pacific Diver and King Eider both still in Cornwall,
Laughing Gulls in both County Cork and Wirral, Black Scoter in County Kerry,
Black Duck on the Isles of Scilly, King Eider in Fife, and the Ross's Goose in Northumberland. Scarcities included two Serins still together in Essex, Yellow-browed Warbler in Devon, Little Bunting (Cornwall and Glamorgan), American Wigeon (Nottinghamshire and West Yorkshire), three each of both Surf Scoter and Glossy Ibis, and 11 Ring-billed Gulls. The first Ospreys of the spring were seen over-flying Dorset and North Yorkshire. |
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