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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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| Monday 30th October 2017 | ||
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| Orkney provided the highlights today with a juvenile Ivory Gull and four
White-billed Divers recorded at Mull Head, Papa Westray, and two
unidentified Fea's/Desertas/Zino's Petrels passing North Ronaldsay. Discoveries elsewhere included a
Radde's Warbler in County Clare at Loop Head and a Bee-eater at Whitburn, County Durham. Other rarities comprised the Rock Thrush still in Gwent, Pallid Harrier still in County Cork, Olive-backed Pipit on the Isles of Scilly, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Shetland Isles, Lesser Scaup in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Dorset and County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and County Wexford (2), and single White-rumped Sandpipers in East Yorkshire, County Cork, Cornwall and County Wexford. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Norfolk), Serin and Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Short-toed Lark and Wryneck (County Cork), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), Black-bellied Dipper (East Yorkshire), two each of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Richard's Pipit and Lesser Snow Goose, three of both Surf Scoter and Ring-necked Duck and a total of five American Golden Plovers. |
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| Saturday 28th October 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Common Yellowthroat in County Cork at Toe Head; only the second record for Ireland. New rarities elsewhere comprised a
Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford at Tacumshin and single Red-throated Pipits at both Polgigga, Cornwall and Cape Clear, County Cork. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Rock Thrush in Gwent, Steppe Grey Shrike on the Shetland Isles, Wilson's Snipe on the Isles of Scilly, Pallid Harrier in County Cork, Spotted Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, White-rumped Sandpiper in Cornwall, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent, Lincolnshire, Merseyside and County Wexford (2), and the Lesser Scaup now relocated in Hampshire. |
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| Friday 27th October 2017 | ||
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| The best birding today was on the Isles of Scilly where Red-throated
Pipit, Olive-backed Pipit, Wilson's Snipe, American Golden
Plover, Surf Scoter, Lapland Bunting, two each of both Red-breasted Flycatcher and
Richard's Pipit, and three Dusky Warblers were all logged. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Rock Thrush still in Gwent, Grey-cheeked Thrush in County Cork, Steppe Grey Shrike and Eastern Stonechat species on the Shetland Isles, Red-breasted Goose in Aberdeenshire, Red-throated Pipit in Devon, Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Northumberland, Ferruginous Duck in Forth, White-rumped Sandpiper in both Cornwall and County Wexford, and Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent, Merseyside (2) and County Wexford (2). |
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| Tuesday 24th October 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a flyby Pallid Swift in North Yorkshire at Hunmanby Gap whilst a
Red-throated Pipit flew over Berkeley Shore in Gloucestershire. In County Kerry the
Black Scoter returned to Rossbeigh for the fourth consecutive winter whilst nearby
White-rumped Sandpipers were new at both Carrahane Strand and Black Rock Strand. On the Shetland Isles seven Arctic Redpolls were logged whilst the Steppe Grey Shrike remained on Whalsay and an Eastern Stonechat species was on Mainland at Sandwick. Around the islands were Surf Scoter, Barred Warbler and two each of Shorelark and Great Grey Shrike all recorded. Further lingering rarities comprised the Rock Thrush still in Gwent, Olive-backed Pipit in Pembrokeshire, Eastern Stonechat species on the Orkney Isles, Stilt Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs and Lesser Scaup in Dorset, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Clare and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Northumberland. Significant others included Red-breasted Flycatcher (Merseyside), Barred Warbler (Aberdeenshire), Little Bunting (Isles of Scilly), Short-toed Lark, Rose-coloured Starling and Wryneck (all Cornwall), American Wigeon (Argyll and Northumberland), American Golden Plover (County Kerry and Western Isles), Pectoral Sandpiper (County Kerry and South Yorkshire). |
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| Monday 23rd October 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Blackpoll Warbler on the Western Isles at Lochmaddy, North Uist - the twenty seventh Nearctic landbird to be found this autumn between Britain and Ireland. Discoveries elsewhere included a
Black-throated Thrush and two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles, an
Olive-backed Pipit off the Isle of Man on the Calf of Man, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Cork at Clonakilty,
a Lesser Scaup in Dorset at Longham Lakes and a White-billed Diver passing Papa Westray, Orkney Isles. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Rock Thrush in Gwent, Grey-cheeked Thrush and Rustic Bunting in County Cork, Steppe Grey Shrike on the Shetland Isles, Stilt Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs all in Dorset, Olive-backed Pipits in both East Yorkshire and Pembrokeshire, Dusky Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent and Merseyside (2), Lesser Yellowlegs in County Clare, White-rumped Sandpipers in County Donegal and East Yorkshire, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Northumberland and White-billed Diver in Norfolk. The best of the rest comprised Pallas's Warbler (Shetland Isles), Short-toed Lark (Cornwall), Purple Heron (Lancashire), Pectoral Sandpiper (South Yorkshire), Barred Warbler (Aberdeenshire and County Durham), Little Bunting (Northumberland and the Isles of Scilly (2)) and American Wigeon (Leicestershire and Worcestershire). Significant late news concerned the reidentification of the Orphean Warbler species present on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly on 12th-17th October - and reported again on 20th October - as the first Eastern Orphean Warbler for Britain. |
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| Sunday 22nd October 2017 | ||
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| In Yorkshire, a Cliff Swallow flew south past Spurn mid morning, the
second record for the area following a lingering bird in October 1995.
Other new discoveries today included a Hume's Warbler on Foula, Shetland, two Dusky Warblers on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, an Olive-backed Pipit at St Brides, Pembrokeshire, a Pallid Swift at Flamborough, Yorkshire and a Lesser Yellowlegs at Clarecastle, County Clare. Lingerers included the Rock Thrush in Gwent, two Grey-cheeked Thrushes and a Rustic Bunting in County Cork, Steppe Grey Shrike and Eastern Stonechat sp in Shetland, Olive-backed Pipit in Yorkshire, Bee-eater in Northumberland, Stilt Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs and Spotted Sandpiper in Dorset, Wilson's Phalarope and Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Richardson's Cackling Geese in Northumberland and Argyll and Ferruginous Duck in Forth. |
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| Saturday 21st October 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Olive-backed Pipit at Spurn,
Yorkshire, a Tawny Pipit at Mousehole, Cornwall, a Red-footed Falcon
at Kessingland, Suffolk, a Lesser Scaup at Tittesworth, Staffordshire, a
White-billed Diver at Winterton, Norfolk and a White-rumped Sandpiper
at Lough Swilly, County Donegal.
Lingering rarities still present today included Rock Thrush in Gwent, Grey-cheeked Thrush and Rustic Bunting in County Cork, Steppe Grey Shrike and White-winged Scoter in Shetland, Bee-eater in Northumberland, Stilt Sandpiper and Spotted Sandpiper in Dorset, Wilson's Phalarope in Kent, single Long-billed Dowitchers in Merseyside and Kent, single White-rumped Sandpipers in Yorkshire and County Wexford, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Red-breasted Goose in Aberdeenshire and Ferruginous Duck in Forth. Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Short-toed Lark, a Shorelark, a Wryneck, a Common Rosefinch, two Little Buntings, two Great Grey Shrikes, three Pallas's Warblers, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Green-winged Teal, two Ring-necked Ducks, three American Wigeon, three Snow Geese, two Glossy Ibises, a Great Shearwater, four Sabine's Gulls, three American Golden Plovers, a Red-necked Phalarope, 17 Grey Phalaropes, 56 Leach's Petrels, six Long-tailed Skuas and 20 Pomarine Skuas. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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