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| Sunday 31st January 2016 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the relocation of the Franklin's Gull briefly
at Amwell, Hertfordshire; 34 miles to the south southeast of yesterday's
sighting. Elsewhere, rarities comprised the Glaucous-winged Gull in
County Cork, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Gyr on the Western
Isles, Pallid Harrier on the Orkney Isles, Black Scoter, Coues's
Arctic Redpoll and Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, two Penduline
Tits together in Gloucestershire, White-billed Diver on the Orkney
Isles, Ferruginous Duck in County Durham, and Richardson's Cackling
Goose in County Sligo. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall and County Wexford), Hoopoe (West Midlands), Yellow-browed Warbler (Cornwall and Hampshire), Snow Goose (Cumbria and Galloway), American Wigeon (Highland, North Yorkshire and Somerset), a total of five Glossy Ibises, and 21 Caspian Gulls. Signficant late news from yesterday concerned a Laughing Gull in Cumbria at Walney Island, and in Devon a King Eider at The Skern, although neither could be found today. |
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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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| Saturday 30th January 2016 | ||
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| A Franklin's Gull was found in the roost at Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB,
Cambridgeshire this evening.
Lingering rarities included the Hudsonian Whimbrel, Pacific Diver, American Herring Gull and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Glaucous-winged Gull in County Cork, Black Scoter, Coues's Arctic Redpoll, and Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, two Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, two King Eiders in County Sligo (present for the last eight days), Bonaparte's Gull in County Wexford, Ferruginous Duck in County Durham and another Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan. |
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| Friday 29th January 2016 | ||
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| A Bonaparte's Gull was discovered in Dunnet Bay, Highland.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Glaucous-winged Gull in County Cork, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire. Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Kumlien's Gull, a Waxwing, a Cattle Egret, two Richard's Pipits and two Glossy Ibises. |
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| Thursday 28th January 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Black Scoter and
Long-billed Dowitcher (Northumberland), Hudsonian Whimbrel,
American Herring Gull and Lesser Scaup (Cornwall), Lesser Scaup
(Glamorgan), Lesser Yellowlegs and Pallid Harrier
(Norfolk), Franklin's Gull (Co Kerry) and Penduline Tits
(Gloucestershire). The best of the rest included three Richard's Pipits (East Yorkshire), Serin (Norfolk), Hoopoe (West Midlands/Staffordshire) and Yellow-browed Warblers (Cornwall and Hampshire). |
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| Wednesday 27th January 2016 | ||
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| Headline birds included Black Scoter and Coues's
Arctic Redpoll (Northumberland), Hudsonian Whimbrel
and Lesser Scaup (Cornwall), Ferruginous Duck
(Co Durham), King Eider (Fife), Gyr (Western
Isles) and Pallid Harrier (Norfolk). The best of the rest included American Wigeon (Somerset), Hoopoe (West Midlands/ Staffordshire) and Shorelark (Co Durham). |
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| Tuesday 26th January 2016 | ||
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Lingering rarities confirmed as present today were the Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup both still in Cornwall, Franklin's Gull and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull together in County Kerry, both Pallid Harrier and Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, and Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan. Scarcities included Hoopoe (Staffordshire), Serin and Rough-legged Buzzard (both Norfolk), Surf Scoter (North Yorkshire), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Glossy Ibis and Cattle Egret (both Suffolk), Ring-necked Duck (Ayrshire and Berkshire), and a total of four Ring-billed Gulls. Significant late news concerned a Bufflehead reported in Cumbria on 24th January at Grune Point. |
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| Monday 25th January 2016 | ||
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| Headline birds included Glaucous-winged Gull (Co Cork), Pallid Harrier (Norfolk),
Ferruginous Duck (Hampshire), Long-billed Dowitcher
and Coues's Arctic Redpoll (Nothumberland), Forster's
Tern and Lesser Scaup (Co Galway),
Black-bellied Dipper (Shetland), Lesser Scaup
(Glamorgan), Penduline Tits (Gloucestershire), Dusky
Warbler (Somerset), Lesser Yellowlegs (Norfolk) and
Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup (Cornwall). The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Hoopoe (West Midlands/ Staffordshire), Serin (Norfolk), Richard's Pipit (Kent) and Yellow-browed Warbler (London). |
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| Sunday 24th January 2016 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Franklin's Gull at Cashen, County
Kerry, a Long-billed Dowitcher on Stronsay, Orkney and a Lesser Scaup
near Oranmore, County Galway.
Lingering rarities included the Glaucous-winged Gull in County Cork, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier and Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Northumberland, Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire (two) and Kent, Dusky Warbler in Somerset, Black-bellied Dipper in Shetland, Gyr in the Western Isles, King Eider and Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo (with other King Eiders still in County Wexford and Fife), single Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Glamorgan and single Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire and County Durham. |
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| Saturday 23rd January 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today included both the Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup
still in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier and Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk,
Penduline Tits in both Gloucestershire (2) and Hampshire (2), Dusky Warbler in Somerset,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon,
King Eider in Fife, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan,
Cackling Goose in Argyll, and Black-bellied Dipper on the Shetland Isles. In Ireland a
Bonaparte's Gull was discovered at Hook Head, County Wexford, with a King Eider
remaining nearby, another King Eider still in County Sligo, and the Azorean Yellow-legged Gull again in County Kerry. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Hampshire), Serin (Norfolk), Hoopoe (West Midlands), Yellow-browed Warbler (Hampshire), Richard's Pipit (East Yorkshire (3 together) and Kent), Ring-necked Duck (Staffordshire), Ring-billed Gull (Strathclyde), American Wigeon (Fife, Lancashire and Northumberland), Surf Scoter (Lothian, North Yorkshire and the Isles of Scilly), and a total of 19 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 22nd January 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Hudsonian Whimbrel,
Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Thayer's Gull (or
Kumlien's Gull) in Aberdeenshire, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in
County Kerry, two Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire, single King
Eiders in County Sligo and County Wexford and Lesser Scaup in
Glamorgan.
Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe (West Midlands/Staffordshire), a Yellow-browed Warbler (Cornwall), a Serin, a Grey Phalarope, a Rough-legged Buzzard and two Lapland Buntings (all Norfolk), three Richard's Pipits (Yorkshire), a Little Auk (County Durham), two Cattle Egrets, a Surf Scoter (Cleveland), two Green-winged Teals, four American Wigeon, five Ring-necked Ducks, five Great Grey Shrikes and sixteen Glossy Ibises. Gulls included a Sabine's Gull (County Galway), at least two Kumlien's Gulls, six Ring-billed Gulls, 20 Iceland Gulls, 21 Glaucous Gulls and 28 Caspian Gulls. |
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