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| Saturday 2nd April 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Hudsonian Whimbrel still in Cornwall, the
Gyr and three White-billed Divers on the Western Isles, Penduline Tit
in Norfolk, King Eider in Fife, White-billed Diver in Moray,
Lesser Scaups in both Glamorgan and County Sligo, and the Baltic Gull
again in Leicestershire. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Cornwall), White Stork (Devon), Pallas's Warbler (Dorset), Richard's Pipit (Kent), American Wigeon (County Donegal), Ring-billed Gull (County Antrim), Cattle Egret (Kent), Serin (Dorset and the Isles of Scilly), two Lapland Buntings (Norfolk), three each of Ring-necked Duck and Glossy Ibis, and nine of Surf Scoter (all together in County Mayo) and Great Grey Shrike. Significant late news from Kent concerns a Western Rufous Turtle Dove present in Oxted last week, where it was first seen on 18th February. |
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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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| Friday 1st April 2016 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the first confirmed Alpine Swift of the year; briefly over Old Moor, South Yorkshire. Rarities elsewhere comprised the
Gyr still on the Western Isles, Penduline Tit in Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, and
Long-billed Dowitchers still in Hampshire, Leicestershire and Northumberland. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Dorset), Rough-legged Buzzard (Essex), Great Shearwater (at sea off the Western Isles), two each of Surf Scoter, Ring-necked Duck, Shorelark, Lapland Bunting and Glossy Ibis, four Cattle Egrets, and seven Great Grey Shrikes. Arriving summer migrants included 20 Garganey, five Ring Ouzels and the first Redstart and Reed Warbler. |
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| Thursday 31st March 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Pacific Diver still in Cornwall, the Gyr
on the Western Isles, Penduline Tit in Norfolk, King Eiders in both Fife and County Wexford, and single
Long-billed Dowitchers in Hampshire, Leicestershire and Northumberland. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Dorset), Hoopoe (west Midlands), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), Night Heron (South Yorkshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), two each of Ring-necked Duck, Cattle Egret, Shorelark and Lapland Bunting, three each of American Wigeon and Glossy Ibis, four Surf Scoters and eight Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| Wednesday 30th March 2016 | ||
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| The superb Gyr was again in the Balranald area of North Uist on the
Western Isles and a White-billed Diver was still off Barra. The
Bonaparte's Gull was seen again this evening at Thurso in Highland.
Other long staying rarities included King Eiders in Fife and County Wexford, the Long-billed Dowitcher at Cresswell in Northumberland and the Penduline Tit was reported again at Titchfield in Hampshire. In Surrey, the Little Bunting was reported again briefly and the Pallas's Warbler remained in Dorset. There was a general arrival of early spring migrants, especially Willow Warblers with around 120 Firecrests counted at Dungeness. |
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| Tuesday 29th March 2016 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an adult Bonaparte's Gull at Thurso,
Highland and a White-billed Diver off Barra, Western Isles.
Long staying rarities included the Gyr in the Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitchers in Leicestershire and Northumberland and another White-billed Diver in Moray. Scarcity highlights involved a Hoopoe, a Pallas's Warbler, a Glossy Ibis, two Surf Scoters, two Ring-necked Ducks, two Cattle Egrets, three American Wigeons, three Lapland Buntings, four Great Grey Shrikes and five Green-winged Teals. |
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| Monday 28th March 2016 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continuing Thayer's Gull in Suffolk at Minsmere. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Glaucous-winged Gull still in County Cork,
Gyr on the Western Isles, two Penduline Tits still together in Cleveland,
single Long-billed Dowitchers in both Leicestershire and Northumberland, King Eider
in Fife, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, and a
Hooded Merganser showed again in Forth. New White-billed Divers were located in Aberdeenshire, Fife and Moray. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Dorset), Yellow-browed Warbler (Cornwall), American Wigeon (West Sussex), Ring-necked Duck (Staffordshire), two Shorelarks (Cleveland), four each of both Cattle Egret and Great Grey Shrike, five Glossy Ibises, six Lapland Buntings, and eight each of both Surf Scoter and Ring-billed Gull. Migrants included a Tree Pipit, two Ring Ouzels, five Arctic Skuas, six Garganey, seven Common Terns and 21 Ospreys. Late news concerned a Baltic Gull on 26th March at Shawell, Leicestershire that was bearing a Norwegian ring, having been ringed as a chick in the nest at Buholmen, Somna, Nordland, Norway on 25th June 2006: only the third ringing recovery of this form in Britain. |
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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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| 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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