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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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| Saturday 6th June 2015 | ||
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| Another good day for Bee-eaters, with birds at Cliftonville, Kent, St
Buryan (two) and Bodmin Moor, both Cornwall, Flamborough Head area, Yorkshire
(five) and four on several islands in the Isles of Scilly. Other discoveries
today included a Squacco Heron at Marazion, Cornwall and a Greenish
Warbler on the Out Skerries, Shetland.
Lingering rarities included the Swainson's Thrush in Pembrokeshire, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Little Bittern in Suffolk, Great Reed Warbler in Shetland, Black-winged Stilt in Sussex and a Bee-eater in the Spurn area of Yorkshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 5th June 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Black Stork over Newton Abbot, Devon,
an Olive-backed Pipit on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Forster's Tern
at Fiddaun Island, County Galway, single Greenish Warblers at Swinister
and Swining, both Shetland, single Red-footed Falcons at Kilmurrin County
Waterford, Hemsby, Norfolk and Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, a Black Kite at
Wykeham Forest, Yorkshire and a White-billed Diver at Esha Ness,
Shetland. Bee-eaters were recorded in Norfolk at Winterton (two), Isles
of Scilly on St Agnes (two), Lincolnshire at Wragby (six) and Rimac, Cornwall at
Maenporth (two) and Yorkshire at Kilnsea.
Lingering rarities included the Swainson's Thrush in Pembrokeshire, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Little Bittern in Suffolk, Black-winged Stilt in Sussex, Greenish Warbler on Fair Isle and King Eider in Aberdeenshire. |
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| Wednesday 3rd June 2015 | ||
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| The most exicting birding today was on the northern isles, where on the Orkney Isles the
Veery remained (North Ronaldsay), along with a Greenish Warbler (Sanday),
Red-spotted Bluethroat and Red-backed Shrike, whilst on the Shetland Isles
Great Reed Warbler (Unst), two Greenish Warblers (Fair Isle), Red-spotted
Bluethroat, Marsh Warbler, Common Rosefinch, four Icterine Warblers and five
Red-backed Shrikes. Elsewhere, the Black-winged Pratincole was relocated in Aberdeenshire at Loch of Skene, the Swainson's Thrush remained in Pembrokeshire, as did the Greater Yellowlegs (Hampshire), Squacco Heron (Isles of Scilly), Little Bittern (Suffolk), Red-footed Falcon (East Sussex), Black-winged Stilt (West Sussex), and White-rumped Sandpiper (Lincolnshire). Bee-eaters flew over Devon, Dorset and Norfolk (2). The best of the rest comprised White-winged Black Tern (Dorset), Night Heron (Isles of Scilly), Golden Oriole (Moray), and eight migrant Red-necked Phalaropes. |
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| Friday 29th May 2015 | ||
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| In Northumberland, a Black-winged Pratincole was discovered at Bothal
Pond mid afternoon, where it remained until late evening. A Gull-billed Tern
was present at the same site for a few minutes this evening, before it flew
towards the coast.
Other new discoveries today included a Broad-billed Sandpiper in Findhorn Bay, Moray, a White-rumped Sandpiper at Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire, a Red-rumped Swallow at Covenham Reservoir, Lincolnshire, Bee-eaters at Swanage, Dorset, St Buryan, Cornwall and Berwick, Sussex (two) and the two roaming Black-winged Stilts moved to Potteric Carr YWT, Yorkshire (with another singleton at Sidlesham Ferry, Sussex). Lingering rarities included the Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Squacco Heron in the Isles of Scilly, Rustic Bunting in Shetland, Rustic Bunting and Bee-eater in Orkney and White-rumped Sandpiper in County Derry. |
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| Thursday 28th May 2015 | ||
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| Newly discovered today were a White-rumped Sandpiper on Lough Beg,
County Derry, a Red-rumped Swallow at Quoile Pondage, County Down and a
Black Kite over Hayle, Cornwall. On Unst, Shetland, the lingering Subalpine Warbler
was confirmed as a Western Subalpine Warbler.
Other lingering rarities seen today included the Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Squacco Heron in the Isles of Scilly, Rustic Bunting in Shetland and two Black-winged Stilts in Lincolnshire. Scarcity highlights included singles of Red-backed Shrike, White-winged Black Tern, Night Heron, Pectoral Sandpiper and American Wigeon, three each of Purple Heron and Ring-necked Duck, four Red-necked Phalaropes, 28 Pomarine Skuas and 339 Long-tailed Skuas. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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