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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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| Monday 1st August 2016 | ||
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| The Western Purple Swamphen lingered at Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk, as did
the Dalmatian Pelican on the Hayle Estuary RSPB, Cornwall,
White-rumped Sandpiper at Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire, Little
Bittern at Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset, Wilson's Petrel off St Mary's,
Isles of Scilly and Bonaparte's Gull at Oare Marshes NR, Kent.
Scarcity highlights included a Long-tailed Skua, a Spotted Crake, a White Stork, two Pectoral Sandpipers, three Glossy Ibises, four Honey Buzzards, five Cory's Shearwaters and 11 Great Shearwaters. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 30th July 2016 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Black Stork in Derbyshire over Ogston Reservoir, and a
Lesser Scaup at Loch Leven, Perth and Kinross. The latter bird being the individual fitted with a nasal-saddle in Portugal in December 2013,
and first seen in Britain in Powys in October 2014, then last recorded in Clyde on 1st May 2016. Lingering rarities comprised an American White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, both Dalmatian Pelican and Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Little Bittern in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gulls in both Kent and Northumberland, and single White-rumped Sandpipers in Lincolnshire and County Wexford. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Aberdeenshire), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), White Stork (London), Spotted Crake (Cheshire), Wryneck (Surrey), three Glossy Ibises, and six Cattle Egrets. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 28th July 2016 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a White-rumped Sandpiper in Lincolnshire at Frampton Marsh. Elsewhere, rarities comprised both the Dalmatian Pelican and
Hudsonian Whimbrel still in Cornwall, American White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, and
Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland. Scarcities incuded Spotted Crake (Cheshire), White Stork (London), Honey Buzzard (Suffolk), Cattle Egret and Glossy Ibis (together in Merseyside), and two each of both Pectoral Sandpiper (Essex and Northumberland) and Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire and Lothian). Seabird highlights were three Cory's Searwaters and 15 Great Shearwaters between Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 26th July 2016 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a new Semipalmated Plover in County Wexford at Tacumshin, where the
Western Sandpiper showed again. Rarities elsewhere comprised a Barolo Shearwater at sea southwest of the Isles of Scilly, a Black Kite in Suffolk over Landguard, the American White-winged Scoter still in Aberdeenshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Lincolnshire, Caspian Tern in Norfolk, and Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler (Dorset), Great Shearwater (Devon), Spotted Crake (Cheshire), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), Glossy Ibis (Cheshire), White Stork (London), and two Pectoral Sandpipers. |
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| Monday 25th July 2016 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Western Sandpiper in County Wexford at Tacumshin. Elsewhere, rare waders comprised the
Hudsonian Whimbrel still in Cornwall, Baird's Sandpiper in Suffolk,
White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, and both Broad-billed Sandpiper and
Pectoral Sandpiper together in Lincolnshire. Other rarities comprised a Caspian Tern new in Norfolk at Hickling Broad, the American White-winged Scoter still in Aberdeenshire, Dalmatian Pelican still in Cornwall, two Wilson's Petrels off the Isles of Scilly, and single Bonaparte's Gulls in both Kent and Northumberland. Scarcities included Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), two each of both Glossy Ibis and Spotted Crake, three Cattle Egrets, and five Cory's Shearwaters. |
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| Sunday 24th July 2016 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Broad-billed Sandpiper at Frampton
Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire, a Baird's Sandpiper at Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk,
a White-rumped Sandpiper at Tacumshin, County Wexford, a Caspian Tern
at Faxfleet, Yorkshire and a King Eider at Murvagh, County Donegal.
Lingering rarities included the American White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Hudsonian Whimbrel and Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Little Bittern in Somerset, seven Wilson's Petrels off County Cork and Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 23rd July 2016 | ||
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| The fifth Western Sandpiper for Ireland was discovered in County
Wexford today, at Tacumshin. Other new discoveries included a Caspian Tern
and Alpine Swift in Norfolk, three sightings of single Black Storks
in Kent and a Bee-eater in Dorset.
Lingering rarities included the American White-winged Scoter and White-rumped Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Hudsonian Whimbrel and Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, two Little Bitterns in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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