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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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| Friday 7th April 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a male Western Subalpine Warbler at
Spurn, East Yorkshire and an adult Bonaparte's Gull at Llangorse Lake,
Powys.
Lingering rarities included the Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, single Iberian Chiffchaffs in Shropshire and Kent, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford and King Eider in Highland. Scarcity highlights included a Night Heron, a Woodchat Shrike, five Great Grey Shrikes, a Hoopoe, two Purple Herons, two Serins, three Yellow-browed Warblers, two Ring-billed Gulls, two Green-winged Teals and four Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Thursday 6th April 2017 | ||
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| A male Blue Rock Thrush was discovered at Beachy Head, East Sussex mid
morning, where it remained near the Belle Tout Lighthouse until dusk. Analysis
of the photographs show it to be the same individual that wintered in
Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, which was last seen on Tuesday.
Other big news today concerned an Allen's Gallinule which was found dead on St Kilda, Western Isles on 26th March. Other new discoveries today were a Black Kite over Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk and a White-billed Diver off Papa Westray, Orkney. Lingering rarities included the Iberian Chiffchaffs in Shropshire and Kent, American Coot in the Western Isles, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire and Ferruginous Duck in Northumberland. |
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| Wednesday 5th April 2017 | ||
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| Black Kites were seen over Coryton, Essex and Cleadon, County Durham
today.
Lingering rarities included the Little Bittern in the Isles of Scilly, single Iberian Chiffchaffs in Shropshire and Kent, American Coot in the Western Isles, Killdeer in Shetland, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, single White-billed Divers in the Western Isles, Moray and Aberdeenshire, Black Duck and King Eider in Highland and Ferruginous Duck in Northumberland. Scarcity highlights included two Purple Herons, two Woodchat Shrikes, two Richard's Pipits, two Yellow-browed Warblers and three Serins. |
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| Sunday 2nd April 2017 | ||
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| Another Iberian Chiffchaff was discovered today, at the Dump Clump on
St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
Lingering rarities included the Northern Harrier in Orkney, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Iberian Chiffchaff in Kent, Black-winged Stilt in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Hume's Warbler in Dorset, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, single White-billed Divers in Moray and Orkney and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. Scarcity highlights included two Woodchat Shrikes, two Yellow-browed Warblers, three Ring-billed Gulls, three Glossy Ibises, a Todd's Canada Goose, two Surf Scoters, five Green-winged Teals and five Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Saturday 1st April 2017 | ||
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| New rarities today included an Iberian Chiffchaff at Seaton GPs, Kent
(present for its second day), an Alpine Swift over Bolt Head and
Thurlestone, Devon, a Black-winged Stilt at Titchfield Haven NNR,
Hampshire and a White-billed Diver off Port Nis, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities included the Northern Harrier and White-billed Diver in Orkney, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Black-winged Stilt in Essex, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Hume's Warbler in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, King Eider in Highland and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. Scarcity highlights included a Woodchat Shrike, a Bluethroat, a Hoopoe, two Yellow-browed Warblers and two Richard's Pipits. |
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| Friday 31st March 2017 | ||
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| New Red-rumped Swallows were found at Himley Hall in Staffordshire,
Spurn in Yorkshire and at Porth Hellick in the Isles of Scilly, where two were
present.
Lingering rarities included the Black-winged Stilt on the Isle of Wight, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, King Eider in Highland, single White-billed Divers in the Western Isles and Moray and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, three Yellow-browed Warblers and a Pomarine Skua. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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