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| Sunday 27th March 2016 | ||
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| A smart adult Thayer's Gull spent this afternoon on the scrape at
Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk.
Lingering rarities included the Black Scoter in County Kerry, Gyr in the Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitchers in Leicestershire and Northumberland, two Penduline Tits in Cleveland, White-billed Diver in Moray and King Eider in County Wexford. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Pallas's Warbler, a Great Grey Shrike, two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Little Auks, two American Wigeon, three Surf Scoters, three Green-winged Teals, four Ring-necked Ducks, four Lapland Buntings and five Shorelarks. |
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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 26th March 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Black Scoter in County
Kerry, single Long-billed Dowitchers in Leicestershire, Hampshire and
Northumberland, two Penduline Tits in Cleveland and single Lesser
Scaups in Cornwall and Glamorgan.
Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, an American Wigeon, a Balearic Shearwater, a Pomarine Skua, two Shorelarks, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Ring-necked Ducks, three Green-winged Teals, three Glossy Ibises, four Lapland Buntings and four Ring-billed Gulls. |
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| Friday 25th March 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comrpised Penduline Tits in Cleveland (2) and Norfolk,
Lesser Scaup still in Cornwall, and single Long-billed Dowitchers in Hampshire, Leicestershire and Northumberland. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Dorset), Little Bunting (Surrey), Hoopoe (Staffordshire), American Wigeon (Somerset), two each of Richard's Pipit, Shorelark, Surf Scoter, Ring-necked Duck, Rough-legged Buzzard and Cattle Egret, four Glossy Ibises, five Ring-billed Gulls, nine Lapland Buntings and 12 Great Grey Shrikes. |
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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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| Wednesday 23rd March 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Penduline Tits (Cleveland [2]
and Norfolk), Long-billed Dowitcher (Leicestershire and
Northumberland), Lesser Scaup (Cornwall) and
White-billed Divers (Western Isles). The best of the rest included Pallas's Warbler (Dorset), Little Bunting (Surrey), Glossy Ibis (Gwent), American Wigeon (North Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Staffordshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Cornwall), Hoopoe (West Midlands/ Staffordshire), Cattle Egret (Kent), two Richard's Pipit (East Yorkshire) and three Waxwings (Highland). |
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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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| Monday 21st March 2016 | ||
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| Rarity highlights comprised Penduline Tits (Norfolk and
Cleveland [2]), Long-billed Dowitcher (Leicestershire) and
Lesser Scaup (Cornwall). The best of the rest included Pallas's Warbler (Dorset), Yellow-browed Warbler (Cornwall), two Shorelarks, two Ring-necked Ducks, two American Wigeons, three Cattle Egrets and five Glossy Ibises. |
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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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| 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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| 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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