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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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| Thursday 24th March 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Penduline Tits in both Cleveland (2) and Norfolk, two
White-billed Divers together on the Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitchers
in both Hampshire and Northumberland, and single Lesser Scaups still in Cornwall and Glamorgan. Scarcities included Little Bunting (Surrey), Hoopoe (West Midlands), Surf Scoter (North Yorkshire), Cattle Egret (Kent) and Glossy Ibis (Devon), with two each of Richard's Pipit, Rough-legged Buzzard and Ring-necked Duck, three Waxwings (together in Highland), six Great Grey Shrikes, and eight each of both Lapland Bunting and Ring-billed Gull. Spring arrivals included Tree Pipit, three Ring Ouzels, four House Martins, nine Ospreys and 10 Garganey. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 22nd March 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Gyr still on the Western Isles, Penduline Tits in
both Cleveland (2) and Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitchers in Leicestershire and Northumberland,
Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Northern Long-tailed Tit in Kent. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Dorset), Little Bunting (Surrey), Hoopoe (West Midlands), Yellow-browed Warbler (Cornwall), Surf Scoter (Isles of Scilly), American Wigeon (North Yorkshire), Cattle Egret (Kent), two each of Richard's Pipit, Ring-necked Duck, Rough-legged Buzzard and Ring-billed Gull, three of both Glossy Ibis and Great Grey Shrike, and seven Lapland Buntings (together in Norfolk). |
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| Sunday 20th March 2016 | ||
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Rarities today comprised the Glaucous-winged Gull still in County Cork, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Gyr on the Western Isles, Penduline Tits in Cleveland (2) and Gloucestershire (2), Long-billed Dowitchers in Leicestershire and Northumberland, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, King Eiders in County Sligo and County Wexford, and Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Glamorgan. Scarcities included Serin (Suffolk), Hoopoe (West Midlands), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Ring-necked Duck (Ayrshire), two each of both Yellow-browed Warbler, Shorelark and American Wigeon, three Richard's Pipits, six Ring-billed Gulls, six Lapland Buntings and nine Surf Scoters (including five together in County Mayo). Arriving migrants in Britain included 32 Sand Martins, 27 Wheatears, nine White Wagtails, nine Little Ringed Plovers, five Garganey, four Ospreys and a Swallow. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 19th March 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Glaucous-winged Gull
in County Cork, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Forster's Tern in
County Galway, Gyr and White-billed Diver in the Western Isles,
two Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire and Cleveland, single
Long-billed Dowitchers in Leicestershire and Northumberland,
Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, King Eider in County Wexford, single
Lesser Scaups in County Sligo and Glamorgan and Richardson's Cackling
Goose also in County Sligo.
Scarcity highlights were a Pallas's Warbler, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Hoopoe and two Richard's Pipits. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 18th March 2016 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Bonaparte's Gull at Kildavin, County
Carlow, a Lesser Scaup at Lough Skean, County Sligo and a White-billed
Diver off Burghead, Moray.
Lingering rarities included the Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Gyr in the Western Isles, two Penduline Tits in both Gloucestershire and Cleveland, single Long-billed Dowitchers in Leicestershire and Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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