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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 22nd July 2016 | ||
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| A Caspian Tern was at Carr Vale, Derbyshire for much of the day,
before visiting Orgreave Lagoons, South Yorkshire briefly early evening. A
Savi's Warbler was reported from Strumpshaw Fen RSPB, Norfolk, the American
Golden Plover at Tacumshin, County Wexford was reidentified as a Pacific
Golden Plover and a White-rumped Sandpiper was present for its second
day at Starnafin Farm, Aberdeenshire.
Other lingering rarities seen today included the Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, two Little Bitterns in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk and Lincolnshire and three Wilson's Petrels from the RV Celtic Explorer south of Cape Clear, County Cork and west of the Isles of Scilly. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 20th July 2016 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the long-awaited first Greater Sand Plover for Ireland, at Tacumshin, County Wexford, although it soon departed to the northeast. Elsewhere, rarities today were both the Dalmatian Pelican and Hudsonian Whimbrel still in Cornwall, a territorial Little Bittern in Somerset, and the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcities included American Golden Plover and Cattle Egret (together in County Wexford), Common Rosefinch (London), Sabine's Gull (Derbyshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Lincolnshire), White Stork (Oxfordshire), and Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire and Lothian). |
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| Tuesday 19th July 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the American White Winged Scoter still in Aberdeenshire,
Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, and territorial Little Bitterns still in
both Somerset and South Yorkshire. Scarcities included Sabine's Gull (Derbyshire), Cory's Shearwater (Isles of Scilly), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), Cattle Egret (County Wexford), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire and Lothian), and Red-necked Phalarope (four together on the Orkney Isles). |
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| Sunday 17th July 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the American White-winged Scoter still in Aberdeenshire, the territorial
Little Bittern in Somerset, and the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcities included two Serins in Dorset, Sabine's Gull (Derbyshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Pectoral Sandpiper (Lincolnshire), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), White Stork (Worcestershire), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), and three Cattle Egrets. Seabirds included three Wilson's Petrels, a Great Shearwater and a Long-tailed Skua at sea off County Cork. |
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| Friday 15th July 2016 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised a territorial Little Bittern still in Somerset at Ham Wall,
White-billed Diver in Moray at Findhorn, and single Bonaparte's Gulls in both Kent and Northumberland. Scarcities included Sabine's Gull (Derbyshire), Hoopoe (Dorset), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), and Glossy Ibis (South Yorkshire). |
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| Thursday 14th July 2016 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Black Stork in West Sussex (over
Knepp Castle Estate and at Pulborough Brooks RSPB), and a Bee-eater over
Wrentham, Suffolk.
Lingering rarities included the American White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, single Little Bitterns in Somerset and South Yorkshire, White-billed Diver in Moray, single Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and Northumberland and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. Scarcity highlights included a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Temminck's Stint, a Sabine's Gull, a Great Shearwater, two Cory's Shearwaters and four Glossy Ibises. |
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| Wednesday 13th July 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Hudsonian Whimbrel and
Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, Collared Pratincole and Little
Bittern in Somerset, Little Bittern in South Yorkshire,
White-billed Diver in Moray, single Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and
Northumberland and two Wilson's Petrels off County Galway.
Scarcities included a Sabine's Gull in Derbyshire, a Pectoral Sandpiper and a White Stork in Yorkshire, a Cory's Shearwater off Scilly, a Temminck's Stint in Northumberland and three Glossy Ibises. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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