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| Tuesday 28th February 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Pine Bunting in North Yorkshire,
Killdeer on the Shetland Isles, both Pacific Diver and Black Scoter in Northumberland,
Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Desert Wheatear in Devon,
Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and
Ferruginous Duck in Buckinghamshire. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Lincolnshire), Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Little Bunting (Bedfordshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk) and Lapland Bunting (Somerset), two each of Richard's Pipit, Ring-necked Duck and Yellow-browed Warbler, three Ring-billed Gulls, four Glossy Ibises, five American Wigeons, nine Great Grey Shrikes, 10 Shorelarks and 28 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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| Monday 27th February 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation of the suspected Pallid Harrier
seen at New Holkham, Norfolk on 24th February with the bird seen being seen again today at
nearby Holkham Freshmarsh. Other rarities today comprised the Blue Rock Thrush still in Gloucestershire, Pine Bunting in North Yorkshire, Northern Harrier on the Orkney Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Clyde, both Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, and a Ferruginous Duck new in Buckinghamshire at Little Marlow. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Lincolnshire), Little Bunting (Bedfordshire), Ring-billed Gull (Dorset), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Ring-necked Duck (County Cork), Lapland Bunting (Anglesey), two Yellow-browed Warblers, three each of Richard's Pipit and Glossy Ibis, four Great Grey Shrikes, six Surf Scoters, 16 Cattle Egrets and 65 Shorelarks. |
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| Sunday 26th February 2017 | ||
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| In Essex the Lesser White-fronted Goose reappeared today, being seen
on Wallasea Island RSPB mid morning before it headed back to Foulness Island
with Russian White-fronted Geese.
Other lingering rarities seen today included the Pine Bunting and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Yorkshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Hume's Warbler and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Clyde, Pacific Diver and Black Scoter in Northumberland, King Eider in County Kerry, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire. |
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| Saturday 25th February 2017 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included Coues's Arctic Redpoll and
Pine Bunting in Dunnington (North Yorkshire), Blue Rock
Thrush (Gloucestershire), Hume's Warbler and
Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset), Desert Wheatear (Devon),
Lesser Scaup (Cornwall), Pallid Harrier (East
Yorkshire), Black Duck (Highland), Black Scoter
and Pacific Diver (Northumberland), Northern Harrier
(Orkney) and Ferruginous Duck (or hybrid) (Norfolk). The best of the rest included Bluethroat (Lincolnshire), Little Bunting (Bedfordshire), two Rose-coloured Starlings and three Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| Friday 24th February 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Blue Rock Thrush
(Gloucestershire), Pine Bunting (North Yorkshire),
Pacific Diver (Northumberland), Pallid Harrier (East
Yorkshire), Hume's Warbler (Dorset), Desert Wheatear
(Devon), Lesser Scaup (Cornwall), King Eiders
(Co Sligo and Co Kerry), Bonaparte's Gull (Clyde) and
Eastern Black Redstart (Cleveland). The best of the rest included Bluethroat (Lincolnshire), Serin (East Sussex), Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Yellow-browed Warbler and Temminck's Stint (Staffordshire) and two Richard's Pipits (Dorset). |
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| Thursday 23rd February 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Pine Bunting (North Yorkshire),
Blue Rock Thrush (Gloucestershire), Black Duck
(Highland), Northern Harrier (Orkney), Desert Wheatear
(Devon), Eastern Black Redstart (Cleveland),
Hooded Merganser
(Clyde) and Killdeer (Shetland). The best of the rest included Bluethroat (Lincolnshire), two Richard's Pipits (Dorset) and four Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| Wednesday 22nd February 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities today included the Pine Bunting in Yorkshire,
Hume's Warbler in Dorset, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland,
Desert Wheatear in Devon, Pacific Divers in Cornwall and
Northumberland and Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall.
Scarcity totals included a Bluethroat, a Serin, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Pomarine Skua, a Little Auk, two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Richard's Pipits, two American Wigeon, three Green-winged Teal, three Ring-necked Ducks, three Kumlien's Gulls, five Ring-billed Gulls and eight Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| Tuesday 21st February 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Blue Rock Thrush
in Gloucestershire, Pine Bunting in Yorkshire, Pacific Divers in
Northumberland and Cornwall, Killdeer in Shetland, Hudsonian Whimbrel
in Cornwall, Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan, Hume's Warbler
in Dorset, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Eastern Black Redstart in
Cleveland, Black Duck in Highland and Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire.
Scarcity highlights included a Bluethroat, a Little Bunting, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Temminck's Stint, two Richard's Pipits, two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Lapland Buntings, two Rough-legged Buzzards, two Glossy Ibises, an American Wigeon, a Green-winged Teal and three Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Monday 20th February 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Blue Rock Thrush still in Gloucestershire,
Pine Buntings in both Kent and North Yorkshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan,
Desert Wheatear in Devon, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Hume's Warbler on Dorset,
Northern Harrier on the Orkney Isles, Pacific Divers in both Cornwall and Northumberland,
Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll and Bonaparte's Gulls in both Clyde and County Cork. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Lincolnshire), Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Little Bunting (Bedfordshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Cambridgeshire), Surf Scoter (Conwy), Lesser Snow Goose (Lancashire), two Ring-necked Ducks, three each of Yellow-browed Warbler and Glossy Ibis, four American Wigeons, six each of Ring-billed Gull and Lapland Bunting, eight Great Grey Shrikes, 32 Cattle Egrets, and 36 Shorelarks. |
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| Sunday 19th February 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Blue Rock Thrush
in Gloucestershire, Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan, Pine Buntings
in Yorkshire and Kent, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Hume's
Warbler in Dorset, Desert Wheatear in Devon, American Coot in
the Western Isles, Pacific Divers in Northumberland and Cornwall,
White-billed Diver in Orkney, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, King
Eider in County Kerry, Black Duck in Highland, Hudsonian Whimbrel
in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Bonaparte's Gulls
in Clyde and County Cork, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll and
Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire.
Scarcity highlights included the Bluethroat, Rose-coloured Starling, two Little Buntings, three Richard's Pipits, six Yellow-browed Warblers, a Lesser Snow Goose, a Todd's Canada Goose and a Temminck's Stint. |
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