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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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| Friday 4th March 2016 | ||
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| A group of six Northern Long-tailed Tits was reported from Bockhill
Farm, Kent.
The Black Scoter was reported from Bamburgh, Northumberland, whilst other lingering rarities included the American Herring Gull on Barra, Western Isles, two Penduline Tits at Titchfield Haven NNR, Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher at Rutland Water, Leicestershire, Lesser Scaup at Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, Glamorgan and Ferruginous Duck at Pugneys Country Park, Yorkshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 1st March 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Glaucous-winged Gull still in County Cork, two
Penduline Tits together in Gloucestershire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Leicestershire, Bonaparte's Gull
in Devon, and Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Glamorgan. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Dorset), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Hoopoe (West Midlands), Rough-legged Buzzard (Shetland Isles), Ring-necked Duck (Dumfries and Galloway), Cattle Egret (Suffolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon and Pembrokeshire), American Wigeon (Aberdeenshire and Lancashire), Surf Scoter (Lothian and North Yorkshire), four Richard's Pipits and six Lapland Buntings. |
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| Monday 29th February 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Glaucous-winged Gull and
Black Duck in County Cork, Pacific Diver, White-billed Diver
and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, single Long-billed Dowitchers in
Leicestershire and Hampshire, Dusky Warbler in Somerset, Penduline
Tits in Gloucestershire (two) and Cleveland, Bonaparte's Gull in
Devon, another Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Ferruginous Duck in
Yorkshire.
Scarcity totals included a Pallas's Warbler, two Yellow-browed Warblers, three Shorelarks, five Richard's Pipits, six Lapland Buntings, 10 Great Grey Shrikes, two Glossy Ibises, a Ring-necked Duck, three Surf Scoters, four Green-winged Teals, five American Wigeons, nine Glaucous Gulls and nine Iceland Gulls. |
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| Sunday 28th February 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Glaucous-winged Gull still in County Cork, Forster's Tern in County Galway,
Northern Harrier on the Orkney Isles, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Pacific
Diver, White-billed Diver and Lesser Scaup all still in Cornwall,
Penduline Tits in Cleveland (2), Gloucestershire (2) and Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Leicestershire,
Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, and a
White-billed Diver in Highland, briefly at Uig, Isle of Skye. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Dorset), Hoopoe (West Midlands), Rough-legged Buzzard (Essex), Cattle Egret (Somerset), White Stork (Norfolk), two each of both Surf Scoter and Shorelark, three of Ring-billed Gull and Yellow-browed Warbler, four of Richard's Pipit and Ring-necked Duck, five of American Wigeon and Glossy Ibis, and up to 22 Lapland Buntings were reported. |
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| Saturday 27th February 2016 | ||
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| In Norfolk a Penduline Tit was photographed at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB
early morning, but wasn't seen for the rest of the day.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Hooded Merganser in Wiltshire, Glaucous-winged Gull and Black Duck in County Cork, Northern Harrier in Orkney, American Herring Gull and White-billed Diver in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, single Long-billed Dowitchers in Leicestershire and Northumberland, two Penduline Tits in both Cleveland and Gloucestershire, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll and Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan. |
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| Friday 26th February 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Hooded Merganser in
Wiltshire, Glaucous-winged Gull in County Cork, Northern Harrier
in Orkney, Long-billed Dowitcher in Leicestershire, Penduline Tits
in Gloucestershire (two) and Hampshire, Richardson's Cackling Goose in
Argyll, King Eider in Fife, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and
Ferruginous Duck in County Durham.
Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, two Yellow-browed Warblers, a Richard's Pipit, a Shorelark, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Surf Scoter, two Ring-necked Ducks, two American Wigeon, four Green-winged Teals, a Ring-billed Gull, four Kumlien's Gulls and nine Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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