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| Wednesday 18th November 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Crag Martin in Derbyshire,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Pallid Harrier
in Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in Co Durham and Northern
Harrier on Orkney. The best of the rest included Hoopoe (Norfolk), Surf Scoter (Somerset), American Wigeon (Argyll), Rose-coloured Starling (Co Dublin), Shorelark (North Yorkshire), two Yellow-browed Warblers, three Glossy Ibises and three 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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| Tuesday 17th November 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the presence of potentially two Pallid Harriers
in Norfolk; the lingering bird still roosting at Warham Greens and it or another at Snettisham. Elsewhere, other lingering rarities comprosed the Crag Martin still in Derbyshire, Desert Wheatear in Cumbria, Dusky Warbler in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland and Northern Harrier on the Orkney Isles. Scarities included Hoopoe (Norfolk), Rose-coloured Starling (County Dublin), Yellow-browed Warbler (West Midlands), Ring-billed Gull (Hampshire), Ring-necked Duck (County Down), Cattle Egret and Long-tailed Skua (both Devon), two each of American Wigeon, Surf Scoter, Rough-legged Buzzard and Glossy Ibis, three of Lapland Bunting and Leach's Petrel, and four Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| Monday 16th November 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries included a Desert Wheatear in Cumbria,
Lesser Scaup in Argyll
and Dusky Warbler in Kent, whilst the Crag Martin (Derbyshire),
Pallid Harrier
(Norfolk), Long-billed Dowitcher (Northumberland), Lesser Scaup (Isles of Scilly
and Somerset) and American Herring Gull (Cornwall) all lingered. The best of the rest included Hoopoe (Norfok), Cattle Egret (Cornwall) two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Surf Scoters, two Rough-legged Buzzards and two Glossy Ibises. |
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| Sunday 15th November 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Pallid Harrier in Norfolk at Warham Greens, whilst in Highland a
Northern Harrier was reported at Loch Watten. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Crag Martin in Derbyshire, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Richardson's Cackling Goose on Islay, and single Lesser Scaup on both the Isles of Scilly and the Shetland Isles. Scarcities included Serin (London), Red-breasted Flycatcher (County Waterford), Hoopoe and Glossy Ibis (Norfolk), Sabine's Gull (Oxfordshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (West Midlands), two each of both Surf Scoter and Ring-necked Duck, three Ring-billed Gulls, four Rough-legged Buzzards and six Great Grey Shrikes. Seawatching produced Leach's Petrels in ten counties, and Pomarine Skua from four. |
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| Saturday 14th November 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Crag Martin at
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Long-billed Dowitcher at Cresswell,
Northumberland, White-rumped Sandpiper at Musselburgh, Lothian, Lesser
Scaup at Lower Moors, Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull at Dawlish,
Devon and Ferruginous Duck at Washington, Durham.
Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Grey Phalarope, a Surf Scoter, an American Wigeon, two Ring-necked Ducks, two Rough-legged Buzzards and six Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| Friday 13th November 2015 | ||
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| New rarities discovered today were a Bonaparte's Gull at Rusheen Bay,
County Galway, and a report of a Red-throated Pipit over Carsington
Water, Derbyshire.
Lingering rarities included the Crag Martin in Derbyshire, Northern Harrier in Orkney, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland and White-rumped Sandpiper in Lothian. The best of the rest were a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Hoopoe, a Ring-necked Duck, a Green-winged Teal, an American Golden Plover, a Ring-billed Gull, two Glossy Ibises, two Rough-legged Buzzards, two Black Brants, two Surf Scoters, five Yellow-browed Warblers, five Iceland Gulls and six Great Grey Shrikes. Seabirds included 14 Leach's Petrels, six Long-tailed Skuas, 48 Pomarine Skuas, 20 Grey Phalaropes and 11 Little Auks. |
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| Thursday 12th November 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries included Olive-backed Pipit in Hampshire,
White-rumped
Sandpipier in Lothian, Pallid Harrier in Cleveland and Lesser Scaup in Shetland
and Somerset, whilst the Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland lingered. The best of the rest included Red-necked Phalarope (Suffolk), Glossy Ibis (Gloucestershire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Hampshire) and two Shorelarks (Kent and East Yorkshire). |
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| Wednesday 11th November 2015 | ||
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| Long-billed Dowitchers in Northumberland and Co Kerry and the long-staying Northern Harrier on North Ronaldsay (Orkney) were the only rarities reported today. Scarcity sightings included Red-necked Phalaropes in Suffolk and Worcestershire, Glossy Ibis in Gloucestershire, Pallas's Warbler in Cornwall, American Wigeon in Argyll, Yellow-browed Warbler in Co Wicklow and two Waxwings in Co Antrim. | ||
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| Tuesday 10th November 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Crag Martin in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, where it showed for much of the day. Rarities elsewhere comprised
the Gull-billed Tern still in County Kerry, and single Long-billed Dowitchers in both County Dublin and Northumberland. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Cornwall), American Golden Plover (Cornwall), American Golden Plover (Western Isles), Shorelark (East Yorkshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Essex), Yellow-browed Warbler (Anglesey), Ring-necked Duck (Perthsire), Snow Goose (Cumbria) and Glossy Ibis (Gloucestershire), two each of Red-necked Phalarope and Lapland Bunting, three Cattle Egrets (toegther in Devon), five Great Grey Shrikes and seven Waxwings. |
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| Monday 9th November 2015 | ||
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| In Derbyshire the Crag Martin reappeared in Chesterfield, whilst a Pallid Swift (Kent) and Long-billed Dowitcher (Northumberland) were discovered. The Gull-billed Tern (Co Kerry) and Long-billed Dowitcher (Co Dublin) both lingered and the best of the rest included Red-necked Phalarope (Worcestershire), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Co Waterford), American Golden Plover (Lothian), two Glossy Ibises, two Cattle Egrets and two Yellow-browed Warblers. | ||
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