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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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| Saturday 30th September 2017 | ||
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| The first British Upland Sandpiper since 2011 was discovered on
Fetlar, Shetland, at Houbie. Other new discoveries on the archipelago included a
second Isabelline Shrike on Foula, Eastern Black Redstart at
Walls, Mainland, single Rustic Buntings at Melby, Cunningsburgh and
Walls, all Mainland, single Olive-backed Pipits at Bousta, Quendale and
Walls, all Mainland and two on Fair Isle, and a Red-throated Pipit at Skaw,
Unst.
Other new discoveries included a Red-eyed Vireo on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, single Olive-backed Pipits at Spurn, Yorkshire and on Sanday, Orkney and a Red-throated Pipit on Fair Isle, Shetland. Lingering rarities included the Rose-breasted Grosbeak in the Isles of Scilly, Scops Owl in County Durham, Roller in Highland, Booted Warbler in Glamorgan, Red-throated Pipit and Radde's Warbler in Suffolk, Semipalmated Plover in County Mayo, Stilt Sandpiper in Dorset, single Spotted Sandpipers in Cornwall and Dorset, single Long-billed Dowitchers in Lincolnshire and Kent, Pallid Harrier in Cheshire and Red-breasted Goose in Orkney. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 29th September 2017 | ||
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| A Rose-breasted Grosbeak was found on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, with
an Isabelline Wheatear nearby on St Mary's.
Other new discoveries included a Roller at Balnakeil, Highland, an Isabelline Shrike and a Rustic Bunting on Foula, Shetland, a Booted Warbler at Rhossili, Glamorgan, a Rustic Bunting on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, single Radde's Warblers at Bawdsey, Suffolk and Sandwick, Shetland, a Fea's /Desertas /Zino's Petrel at Carnsore Point, County Wexford, a White-rumped Sandpiper at Carrahane, County Kerry and a Red-breasted Goose at Kirkwall, Orkney. Lingering rarities included the Stilt Sandpiper and Spotted Sandpiper in Dorset, Semipalmated Plover in County Mayo, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Cork, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Angus, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and single Red-throated Pipits in Suffolk and Shetland. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 26th September 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the arrival of an Eastern Stonechat species and a
Blyth's Reed Warbler on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Isles, with an Arctic Warbler
in County Durham at Whitburn and now two Lesser Yellowlegs on The Mullet, County Mayo. Rarities elsewhere included
Stilt Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs and
Greenish Warbler all still in Dorset, Arctic Warbler in Fife, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall,
White-rumped Sandpiper in County Kerry, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon and
Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire. On the Shetland Isles on Olive-backed Pipit was on Fair Isle with around the archipelago Bluethroat, Icterine Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Richard's Pipit, two Barred Warblers, five Red-breasted Flycatchers, six Lapland Buntings and nine Little Buntings. On the Isles of Scilly the three Bee-eaters remained alongside American Golden Plover, Dotterel, Lapland Bunting and two Wrynecks. Scarcities elsewhere included Little and Ortolan Bunting (Orkney Isles), American Golden Plover (Western Isles), Purple Heron and Dotterel (Cornwall), Rose-coloured Starling (East Yorkshire), Hoopoe (North Yorkshire), White-winged Black Tern and Long-tailed Skua (Northumberland), Lesser Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), two each of Barred Warbler, Bluethroat and Red-necked Phalarope, three of Red-backed Shrike, Richard's Pipit, Wryneck, American Wigeon, Spotted Crake and Sabine's Gull, Pectoral Sandpiper, five Red-breasted Flycatchers, eight Buff-breasted Sandpipers and 16 Lapland Buntings. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 25th September 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an Arctic Warbler in Fife on the Isle of May. Rarties elsewhere included
Red-eyed Vireo and Spotted Sandpiper still in Cornwall, Hudsonian Whimbrel
in County Sligo, Stilt Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Greenish Warbler and
Lesser Yellowlegs all in Dorset, Radde's Warbler in East Yorkshire,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Kerry,
King Eider in Ceredigion and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire. On the Isles of Scilly Red-eyed Vireo and three Bee-eaters both remained alongside American Golden Plover, Icterine Warbler, Barred Warbler and two Wrynecks. On the Shetland Isles a Blyth's Reed Warbler was identified on Fair Isle where Marsh Warbler and Bluethroat, Great Grey Shrike and Wryneck were also present, with around the archipelago Corncrake, American Wigeon, two Red-breasted Flycatchers, three each of Little Bunting, Barred Warbler and Common Rosefinch, and a total of 10 Lapland Buntings. Scarcities elsewhere comprised Melodious Warbler (County Cork), White-winged Black Tern (Northumberland), Little Bunting (County Durham), Richard's Pipit (East Yorkshire), Surf Scoter (County Kerry), American Wigeon (Leicestershire), Woodchat Shrike and Bluethroat (Orkney Isles), two each of both Purple Heron and Spotted Crake, three of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Red-backed Shrike and Wryneck, four of Common Rosefinch and Red-necked Phalarope, five of Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Barred Warbler, six Pectoral Sandpipers and eight Lapland Buntings. |
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| Sunday 24th September 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of single Red-eyed Vireos in both Cornwall at Porthgwarra and on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, the latter present alongside two
Bee-eaters. Meanwhile, from the east came the first Radde's Warbler of the autumn in East Yorkshire at Spurn, an
Olive-backed Pipit on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Isles, and Greenish Warblers
in both Dorset at Portland Bill and Pembrokeshire at Martin's Haven, the latter close to a
Western Bonelli's Warbler found on Skokholm. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler in Norfolk, Semipalmated Plover, Snowy Owl and Lesser Yellowlegs all in County Mayo, Hudsonian Whimbrel in County Sligo, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Borders, Spotted Sandpipers in both Cornwall and Dorset, Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent and Lincolnshire, Baird's Sandpiper in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and White-rumped Sandpiper in County Kerry. In Hampshire the regular Ferruginous Duck returned to Blashford Lakes. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Northumberland), Purple Heron (Lancashire), Marsh Warbler (East Yorkshire), Bluethroat (Shetland Isles), Lesser Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), two each of Melodious Warbler, Little Bunting, Red-breasted Flycatcher, American Golden Plover, Rose-coloured Starling, Common Rosefinch, Spotted Crake and Long-tailed Skua, three of Icterine Warbler, Barred Warbler, American Wigeon and Sabine's Gull, five of Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Red-backed Shrike and Wryneck, and six each of Red-necked Phalarope and Lapland Bunting. |
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| Saturday 23rd September 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Lesser Yellowlegs at Stanpit Marsh,
Dorset and a Fea's/Desertas/Zino's Petrel past Toe Head, County Cork. Lingering rare waders included the Semipalmated Plover in County Mayo, single Spotted Sandpipers in Dorset and Cornwall, single Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent and Lincolnshire and White-rumped Sandpiper in County Kerry. Other lingerers were the Western Bonelli's Warbler in Borders, King Eider in Ceredigion and single Bonaparte's Gulls in Western Isles and Devon. Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Hoopoe, a Common Rosefinch, two Marsh Warblers, five Barred Warblers, three Red-backed Shrikes, four Lapland Buntings, seven Wrynecks, a Corncrake, two Spotted Crakes, two Purple Herons, two Honey Buzzards, a Great Shearwater, three Long-tailed Skuas, four Pomarine Skuas, eight Sabine's Gulls, a Glaucous Gull, two American Golden Plovers, five Buff-breasted Sandpipers, five Pectoral Sandpipers, seven Red-necked Phalaropes and 17 Grey Phalaropes. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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