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| Wednesday 14th December 2016 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
in Dorset at Portland, at least the seventh individual to be located between Britain and Ireland since 22nd October. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Killdeer on the Shetland Isles, Masked Wagtail in Pembrokeshire, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Eastern Black Redstarts in both Cleveland and Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in County Galway, and in County Sligo two King Eiders and a Richardson's Cackling Goose. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Glossy Ibis (Essex), Ring-billed Gull (County Galway), three American Wigeons, four each of both Ring-necked Duck and Surf Scoter, five of Great Grey Shrike and Lapland Bunting, 25 Shorelarks and 33 Cattle Egrets |
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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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| Tuesday 13th December 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Dusky Thrush in
Derbyshire, Masked Wagtail in Pembrokeshire, single Eastern Black
Redstarts in Cleveland and Lothian, Desert Wheatear in Devon,
Dusky Warbler in Worcestershire, Killdeer in Shetland, Hooded
Merganser in Ayrshire and Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire.
Scarcity highlights included a Surf Scoter, two Ring-necked Ducks, three Green-winged Teals, three American Wigeon, a Ring-billed Gull, two Iceland Gulls and 22 Cattle Egrets. |
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| Monday 12th December 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Dusky Thrush (Derbyshire),
Desert Wheatear (Devon), Pallid Harrier (East
Yorkshire), Eastern Black Redstarts (Cleveland and Lothian),
Lesser Scaup (Orkney), Masked Wagtail
(Pembrokeshire) and two Dusky Warblers (Worcestershire). The best of the rest included 22 Cattle Egrets, three Ring-necked Ducks and American Wigeon (Highland). |
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| Sunday 11th December 2016 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an Eastern Black Redstart in Gloucestershire at Tewkesbury; perhaps the individual at that present nearby at Ripple, Worcestershire on 6th December. In Ireland a
Snowy Owl was located in County Galway near Spiddal, the Forster's Tern relocated to Aughinish, County Clare, and in County Sligo
King Eiders were at both Ballysadare bay and Mullaghmore, and a Lesser Scaup returned to Lough Gara. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, the Masked Wagtail in Pembrokeshire, American Coot on the Western Isles, Hooded Merganser in Ayrshire, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Eastern Black Redstarts in both Cleveland and Lothian, two Dusky Warblers together in Worcestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Lesser Scaup on the Orkney Isles. Scarcitities included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Richard's Pipit (Kent), Surf Scoter (Devon), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), Glossy Ibis (Leicestershire), two Ring-billed Gulls, three American Wigeons, five each of both Ring-necked Duck and Lapland Bunting, 31 Cattle Egrets and 44 Shorelarks. |
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| Saturday 10th December 2016 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Dusky Thrush in
Derbyshire, Masked Wagtail in Pembrokeshire, single Eastern Black
Redstarts in Cleveland and Lothian, Isabelline Wheatear and Hume's
Yellow-browed Warbler in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler in Worcestershire,
Hooded Merganser in Ayrshire, Lesser Scaup in Orkney, Pallid
Harrier in Yorkshire and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford.
Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Great Grey Shrike, three Lapland Buntings, two American Wigeon, four Green-winged Teals, four Surf Scoters, six Ring-necked Ducks, a Ring-billed Gull, five Iceland Gulls and six Glaucous Gulls. |
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| Friday 9th December 2016 | ||
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| The Dusky Thrush continued to show in Beeley (Derbyshire) throughout the day, whilst the Masked Wagtail (Pembrokeshire), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset), Desert Wheatears (Devon and East Sussex), Pallid Harrier (East Yorkshire), Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler and Isabelline Wheatear (Norfolk), Dusky Warbler (Worcestershire) and Eastern Black Redstart (Lothian) all lingered. A Black Kite was reported in Somerset and the Rose-coloured Starling remained in West Sussex. | ||
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| Thursday 8th December 2016 | ||
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| Hot news came in the form of a Slate-coloured Junco in a
garden at West Mersea (Essex) this afternoon. Elsewhere raritiy highlights included Forster's Tern (Co Cork), Dusky Thrush (Derbyshire), Desert Wheatears (Devon and East Sussex), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset), Pallid Harrier (East Yorkshire), Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler (Norfolk), Eastern Black Redstart (Lothian), Isabelline Wheatear (Norfolk), Masked Wagail (Pembrokeshire) and Killdeer (Shetland). The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex) and Little Bunting (Norfolk). |
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| Wednesday 7th December 2016 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire at Beeley, where it showed throughout the day. Elsewhere, a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
was identified in Norfolk at Scratby, the Masked Wagtail remained in Pembrokeshire, as did the
Killdeer on the Shetland Isles, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire,
Desert Wheatears in Devon and East Sussex, Eastern Black Redstarts in Cleveland and Lothian, two
Dusky Warblers together in Worcestershire, and the Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset. Scarcities included Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Ring-necked Duck (Cambridgeshire and Kent), Ring-billed Gull (County Fermanagh and Hampshire), and a total of 12 Cattle Egrets and 26 Shorelarks. |
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| Tuesday 6th December 2016 | ||
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| In Derbyshire the Dusky Thrush continued to show in Beeley, but it was more elusive today. Elsewhere an Eastern Black Redstart was discovered in Worcestershire (at the same site that currently hosts a Dusky Warbler), whilst Killdeer (Shetland), Masked Wagail (Pembrokeshire), Pallid Harrier (East Yorkshire), Desert Wheatear (East Sussex), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset), Hudsonian Whimbrel (Cornwall) and Eastern Black Redstart (Cleveland) all lingered. | ||
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| Monday 5th December 2016 | ||
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| Birders were treated to views of the Dusky Thrush in Beeley
(Derbyshire) today; first identified yesterday, it has
apparently been in the area for a couple of weeks. Elsewhere lingering rarities included Masked Wagtail (Pembrokeshire), Dusky Warbler (Worcestershire), American Coot (Western Isles), Killdeer (Shetland), Isabelline Wheatear (Norfolk), Eastern Black Redstart (Lothian), Pallid Harrier (East Yorkshire), Desert Wheatears (Devon and East Sussex), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset) and Hooded Merganser (Ayrshire), whilst a total of 13 White-billed Divers were logged off Papa Westray (Orkney). The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), American Golden Plover (Powys) and Richard's Pipit (Glamorgan). |
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