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| Friday 17th February 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Blue Rock Thrush still in Gloucestershire,
Pine Bunting in North Yorkshire, Pacific Diver, Desert Wheatear and
Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Pacific Diver and Black Scoter in Northumberland,
Forster's Tern in County Galway, Hooded Merganser and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Clyde,
Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Black Duck in Highland, Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan,
Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Hume's Warbler and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, King Eider in County Kerry and
Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Lincolnshire), Serin (East Sussex), Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), two Rough-legged Buzzards, three each of both Little Bunting and Richard's Pipit, four each of Ring-billed Gull and Glossy Ibis, five American Wigeons, six Ring-necked Ducks, eight Great Grey Shrikes, 13 Lapland Buntings, 35 Shorelarks, 46 Cattle Egrets and 109 Tundra Bean Geese. |
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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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| Thursday 16th February 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of the first Pacific Diver for Devon in Tor Bay off Broadsands and present until dusk; the fourth individual seen
between Britain and Ireland this winter. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Blue Rock Thrush in Wiltshire, Pacific Diver in Northumberland, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Hume's Warbler in Dorset, Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Clyde, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, two Richardson's Cackling Geese together in Argyll, and White-billed Divers on both the Orkney Isles and the Shetland Isles. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Lincolnshire), Serin (East Sussex), Ring-billed Gull (Pembrokeshire), American Wigeon (Fife) and Lesser Snow Goose (Lancashire), two each of Rose-coloured Starling, Rough-legged Buzzard, Surf Scoter and Yellow-browed Warbler, three Little Buntings, four Glossy Ibises, five Ring-necked Ducks, 10 Great Grey Shrikes, 12 Lapland Buntings, 39 Shorelarks, 44 Cattle Egrets, and a total of 121 Tundra Bean Geese. |
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| Wednesday 15th February 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Pacific Diver still in Northumberland, Blue Rock Thrush still in Gloucestershire,
Snowy Owl, White-billed Diver and Lesser Scaup on the Orkney Isles,
Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall,
Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatear and Bonaparte's Gull in Devon,
Coues's Arctc Redpoll in Clyde, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, King Eider in County Kerry and two Richardson's Cackling Geese
in Argyll. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Lincolnshire), Little Bunting (Bedfordshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), two each of Richard's Pipit, Snow Goose and Glossy Ibis, three each of American Wigeon and Ring-necked Duck, four Ring-billed Gulls, five Great Grey Shrikes, 22 Cattle Egrets, 40 Lapland Buntings and 48 Shorelarks. |
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| Tuesday 14th February 2017 | ||
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| In Highland the Siberian Accentor remained in Highland at an undisclosed site near Invergordon, with other Scottish rarities today comprised the American Coot still on the Western Isles, the
Killdeer still on the Shetland Isles, and the Hooded Merganser still in Clyde with two
Coues's Arctic Redpolls identified at nearby Hamilton. Elsewhere, lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pacific Diver in Northumberland, Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Cork and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Lincolnshire), Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Richard's Pipit (Gloucestershire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Cambridgeshire), Glossy Ibis (Cambridgeshire), Lapland Bunting (Bedfordshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), two each of Little Bunting and Snow Goose, three each of American Wigeon, Great Grey Shrike and Kumlien's Gull, five each of Ring-billed Gull and Ring-necked Duck, 36 Cattle Egrets, and a total of 77 Shorelarks. |
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| Monday 13th February 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Pine Bunting (North Yorkshire),
Red-flanked Bluetail (Glamorgan), Blue Rock Thrush
(Gloucestershire), Red-breasted Goose (Lancashire),
Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset), Lesser Scaup and
Hudsonian Whimbrel (Cornwall), Richardson's Cackling Goose
(Argyll) and Bonaparte's Gulls (Clyde and Co Cork). The best of the rest included Bluethroat (Lincolnshire), Serin (East Sussex), two Little Buntings, two Richard's Pipits, two Rose-coloured Starlings and two Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| Sunday 12th February 2017 | ||
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| In Ireland a King Eider was at Castlegregory in County Kerry and a
Bonaparte's Gull was at Kennedy Quay, Cork.
Lingering rarities included the Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Hume's Warbler in Dorset, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Pacific Diver in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Bonaparte's Gull in Clyde, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire and White-billed Divers in Lothian and Orkney. Scarcity highlights included a Bluethroat, a Serin, two Richard's Pipits, three Little Buntings, three Yellow-browed Warblers, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Lesser Snow Goose, a Pomarine Skua, two Ring-necked Ducks, three Green-winged Teals, four Surf Scoters, four American Wigeon, a Kumlien's Gull and six Ring-billed Gulls. |
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| Saturday 11th February 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Siberian Accentor in Highland at Invergordon present since 8th February at an undisclosed location. Elsewhere, a Snowy Owl was reported briefly on Papa Westray, Orkney Isles. Lingering rarities comprised Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pacific Diver in Northumberland, Northern Harrier and White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Hume's Warbler and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Lincolnshire), Little Bunting (Bedfordshire), Serin (East Sussex), Kumlien's Gull (County Waterford), two each of both Surf Scoter and Richard's Pipit, three Ring-necked Ducks, five each of American Wigeon and Great Grey Shrike, six Ring-billed Gulls, seven Yellow-browed Warblers, 45 Lapland Buntings, 53 Cattle Egrets, and a total of 73 Shorelarks. |
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| Friday 10th February 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities present today included the Red-flanked Bluetail in
Glamorgan, Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Blue Rock Thrush in
Gloucestershire, Pacific Divers in Northumberland and Cornwall, Hooded
Merganser in Clyde, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Eastern Black
Redstart in Cleveland, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Lesser
Yellowlegs in Dorset, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Bonaparte's
Gull in Devon and Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire.
Scarcity highlights included a Serin, two Richard's Pipits and four Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| Thursday 9th February 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Pine Bunting (North Yorkshire),
Red-flanked Bluetail (Glamorgan), Blue Rock Thrush
(Gloucestershire), Pacific Diver and Black Scoter
(Northumberland), White-billed Diver (Orkney), Killdeer
(Shetland), Pallid Harrier (East Yorkshire), Hume's
Warbler (Dorset), Bonaparte's Gull (Devon),
Hudsonian Whimbrel (Cornwall), Eastern Black Redstart
(Cleveland) and Hooded Merganser (Clyde). The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Yellow-browed Warblers (Staffordshire and Co Waterford), Little Buntings (Devon and Hampshire) and two Richard's Pipits (Dorset). |
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| Wednesday 8th February 2017 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included Pine Bunting (North Yorkshire),
Pacific Diver (Northumberland), Blue Rock Thrush (Gloucestershire),
Pallid Harrier (East Yorkshire), Hume's Warbler and
Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset), Bonaparte's Gull
and Desert Wheatear (Devon), Hudsonian Whimbrel
(Cornwall), Eastern Black Redstart (Cleveland) and
White-billed Diver (Lothian). The best of the rest included Serin (East Sussex) and Little Bunting (Devon). |
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