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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 6th August 2016 | ||
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| American waders remained in focus today with two Semipalmated Sandpipers
- new in County Kerry at Reenroe, and lingering in Pembrokeshire - Hudsonian Whimbrel
still in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset, White-rumped Sandpipers in each of County Antrim, Lincolnshire and
Norfolk, and single Pectoral Sandpipers in Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire
and Norfolk. Other rarities comprised the Dalmatian Pelican still in Cornwall, American White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, and Squacco Heron in Lincolnshire, but unfortunately the Western Purple Swamphen could not be located in Suffolk. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler (Kent), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), Ring-billed Gull (County Galway), White Stork (London and West Sussex), and three each of Pectoral Sandpiper, Glossy Ibis and Cattle Egret. Seabirds included Long-tailed Skua (Norfolk), 10 Great Shearwaters (Cornwall, Isles of Scilly and County Waterford) and 16 Cory's Shearwaters (County Cork and Cornwall). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 3rd August 2016 | ||
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| The best seawatching day of the year so far saw the first Fea's/Zino's Petrel
passing Ram Head, County Waterford, Wilson's Petrel between Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, a
Grey Phalarope in Pembrokeshire, Long-tailed Skua passing County Clare, and at least 747 Cory's Shearwaters between County Clare and Cornwall, and 47
Great Shearwaters between County Kerry and Cornwall. Single White-rumped Sandpipers were discovered in both County Antrim and Norfolk, whilst lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Western Purple Swamphen in Suffolk, Least Sandpiper in Devon, American White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, both Dalmatian Pelican and Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Little Bittern in Somerset, White-rumped Sandpiper in Lincolnshire, and single Bonaparte's Gulls in both Kent and Northumberland. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Norfolk), Spotted Crake (Cheshire), Cattle Egret (Merseyside), White Stork (London), two Surf Scoters, three Glossy Ibises, and four Pectoral Sandpipers (Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Essex and Lincolnshire). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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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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| 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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