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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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| Saturday 2nd July 2016 | ||
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| A Short-toed Eagle was seen briefly over fields near Wykeham, North
Yorkshire mid afternoon, but wasn't seen again in the area by this evening. A
Bonaparte's Gull was present on the estuary in Cork, County Cork, and news
was released of a singing Savi's Warbler at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB, Norfolk,
present since Wednesday.
Lingering rarities included the American White-winged Scoter and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Great Knot in Norfolk, Little Bittern in Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 1st July 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the American White-winged
Scoter and King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Great Knot in Norfolk,
Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, Little Bittern in Yorkshire and
Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland.
Scarcity highlights included a Red-backed Shrike, an American Wigeon, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Cattle Egret, a Glossy Ibis and two Surf Scoters. |
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| Monday 27th June 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both the American White-winged Scoter and the
King Eider still in Aberdeenshire, Great Knot and Caspian Tern remain in Norfolk,
Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, and Iberian Chiffchaff on the Isles of Scilly, where the first
Wilson's Petrel of the summer was recorded from a pelagic. Scarcities included Red-backed Shrike (Kent), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), and Cattle Egret (Dorset and County Wexford). |
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| Sunday 26th June 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both the American White-winged Scoter and King Eider
still in Aberdeenshire, Great Knot and Caspian Tern in Norfolk,
Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, territorial Little Bittern in South Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull
in Northumberland, and the King Eider in Lothian, whilst on the Shetland Isles an Alpine Swift was discovered at Point of Fethaland, Mainland. Scarcities included Bluethroat, Serin and Glossy Ibis (all Suffolk), Golden Oriole (Surrey), Marsh Warbler (Shetland Isles), Red-backed Shrike (Kent), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Cattle Egret (County Wexford), and Ring-billed Gull (County Fermanagh). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 25th June 2016 | ||
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| An adult drake American White-winged Scoter (form deglandi) was
discovered at Blackdog, Aberdeenshire late afternoon. This is the same site
which hosted Britain's only record confirmed to be of this form, the
first-summer drake in summer 2011.
Lingering rarities included the Great Knot and Caspian Tern in Norfolk, Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, Gull-billed Tern in Forth, Little Bittern in Yorkshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Marsh Warbler, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Surf Scoter, a Cattle Egret, a White Stork, two Honey Buzzards and five Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 24th June 2016 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Bee-eater over Portland, Dorset and a
Black Kite at Dungeness, Kent.
Lingering rarities included the Great Knot and Caspian Tern in Norfolk, Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, Little Bittern in Yorkshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland. Scarcity highlights included a Marsh Warbler, a Honey Buzzard, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Surf Scoter, two Glossy Ibises, two Cattle Egrets, two Glaucous Gulls and two White Storks. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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