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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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| Sunday 25th June 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of a busy day for new rarities was a Squacco Heron in County Kerry at Ross Castle. Elsewhere, a
Caspian Tern showed welll in Glamorgan at Sker, a Little Bittern was found in South Yorkshire at Old Moor, a
Red-footed Falcon was new in Kent at Stodmarsh, and in Nottinghamshire a party of three Bee-eaters was discovered at East Leake in the evening. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the territorial Little Bittern in Somerset, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, Red-footed Falcon in Cornwall, and Black-winged Stilts in both Cambridgeshire (2) and Norfolk (6). Scarcities included six Cattle Egrets, Common Rosefinch (Dorset), Red-backed Shrike (Norfolk), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), Night Heron (Shropshire), Cory's Shearwater and Great Shearwater (both passing Cornwall). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 22nd June 2017 | ||
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| Big news today was the discovery of a White-throated Needletail on
Barra. It spent a little over an hour at Gleann near Castlebay late morning, but
wasn't seen again during the day. This is the second record for the Western
Isles, following the 2013 bird on Harris, which was the first record for 22
years.
Other new discoveries included a Lesser Grey Shrike at Brading, Isle of Wight and a King Eider at Carnsore Point, County Wexford. Lingering rarities seen today included the Elegant Tern in Dorset, two Savi's Warblers in Suffolk and six Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk. Scarcity highlights included an Icterine Warbler, a Common Rosefinch, a Glossy Ibis, an American Night Heron, a Sabine's Gull, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Balearic Shearwater, two Iceland Gulls and four Cattle Egrets. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 21st June 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the relocation of the colour-ringed Elegant Tern to Brownsea Island, Dorset where it remained in the Sandwich Tern colony into the night. Breaking news from elsewhere included a
Snowy Owl on the Orkney Isles on Westray, a Red-footed Falcon in Cambridgeshire at Folwmere, a
Black-winged Stilt in Essex at Wallasea Island, and a total of five Wilson's Petrels at sea off County Cork. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Caspian Tern in Lancashire, Greenish Warbler in Suffolk, Iberian Chiffchaff in Cheshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Cumbria, and Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire (3), Kent (2) and Norfolk (6). Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Argyll), Marsh Warbler (Cleveland), Common Rosefinch (Dorset), Surf Scoter (Orkney Isles), Night Heron (Shropshire), Great Shearwater (Cornwall) and a totla of four Cattle Egrets. |
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| Tuesday 20th June 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Caspian Tern in Lancashire, at Holden
Wood Reservoir then Leighton Moss RSPB, a Greenish Warbler at Landguard,
Suffolk, a second singing Savi's Warbler at Minsmere RSPB, also Suffolk
and a Red-footed Falcon at Sandwich Bay, Kent.
Lingering rarities included the Elegant Tern in West Sussex, Iberian Chiffchaff in Cheshire, Little Bittern in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in County Derry, two Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire and King Eider in Aberdeenshire. Scarcities included a Surf Scoter, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Glossy Ibis, a Balearic Shearwater, a Glaucous Gull, three Iceland Gulls and seven Cattle Egrets. |
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| Monday 19th June 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Elegant Tern still in West Sussex - albeit present early morning
only - the Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, territorial Iberian Chiffchaff in Cheshire,
Little Bittern and Red-footed Falcon still together in Somerset, and a
Bee-eater briefly in Hampshire. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Western Isles), Icterine Warbler (Highland), Serin (Suffolk), Cory's Shearwater (Cornwall), two each of Marsh Warbler, Cattle Egret and Night Heron, and four Glossy Ibises. |
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| Sunday 18th June 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a male Myrtle Warbler in song on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire. Only the fifth spring record for the British Isles and significantly outside the existing date range of 7th May-5th June. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Elegant Tern still in West Sussex, territorial Little Bittern in Somerset, Iberian Chiffchaff in Cheshire, Savi's Warbler in Norfolk, single Red-footed Falcons in Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset and Surrey, and breeding Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire (4), Kent (8) and Norfolk (7). Scarcities included Icterine Warbler (Shetland Isles), Red-backed Shrike (East Yorkshire), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), Sabine's Gull (County Donegal), two Marsh Warblers, and three each of Night Heron, Common Rosefinch and Cattle Egret. |
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| Friday 16th June 2017 | ||
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| New rarities discovered today were a Spotted Sandpiper at Scaling Dam
Reservoir on the Cleveland/North Yorkshire border and a Bonaparte's Gull
at Barmouth, County Derry. Significant late news concerned a Slate-coloured
Junco at Stalham, Norfolk, briefly last Saturday.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Elegant Tern in West Sussex, Spotted Sandpiper in Cumbria, four Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire, Red-footed Falcon in Surrey, Little Bittern in Somerset, Savi's Warbler in Norfolk, Black Duck in Highland, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. Scarcity highlights included an Icterine Warbler, a Marsh Warbler, two Woodchat Shrikes, two Red-backed Shrikes, a Honey Buzzard, an American Night Heron, three Glaucous Gulls and three Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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