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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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| Tuesday 12th December 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Snowy Owl in Cornwall at Chapel Carn Brea late afternoon. The only other rarity today was the continuing
Pied Wheatear in County Cork. Scarcities included Barred Warbler (Hampshire), Richard's Pipit (East Yorkshire), Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Glossy Ibis (Isle of Wight), American Golden Plover and Ring-billed Gull (together in Cornwall), two Ring-necked Ducks and three each of both Surf Scoter and American Wigeon. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 11th December 2017 | ||
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| New rarities discovered today were a Pied Wheatear in County Cork at Ballymacoda and a Two-barred Crossbill in County Durham at Hamsterley Forest. Lingering rarities comprised the Lesser Scaup still in Cornwall, a White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles and the Mandt's Black Guillemot reported again briefly in Lincolnshire at Cut End. Scarcities included Barred Warbler (Hampshire), American Golden Plover (Cornwall), Glossy Ibis (County Waterford), two each of both American Wigeon and Ring-necked Duck, four Surf Scoters and a total of 53 Waxwings. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 10th December 2017 | ||
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| A Black Guillemot which has spent the last four days at Cut End,
Lincolnshire was confirmed as being of the form mandtii today, the first record
of this Arctic subspecies for Britain.
New discoveries today included a Bonaparte's Gull at Dargan Bay, County Antrim and single White-billed Divers at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire and St Margaret's Hope, Orkney. Lingerers included just the Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and King Eider in Shetland. Scarcity highlights included a Barred Warbler, a Lapland Bunting, two Waxwings, nine Shorelarks, a Temminck's Stint, a Grey Phalarope, a Surf Scoter, two American Wigeon, three Ring-necked Ducks, four Green-winged Teals, a Tundra Bean Goose, three Pomarine Skuas, 29 Little Auks, a Ring-billed Gull, six Glaucous Gulls and ten Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 9th December 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Stilt Sandpiper on
Brownsea Island and Lesser Yellowlegs at Lodmoor, both Dorset, Coues's
Arctic Redpoll at Hazlewood Common, Suffolk and Lesser Scaup at
Dozmary Pool, Cornwall.
Scarcity highlights included a Barred Warbler, a Waxwing, a Shorelark, two Richard's Pipits, six Lapland Buntings, 49 Parrot Crossbills, two Ring-necked Ducks, two Green-winged Teals, three American Wigeon, a Temminck's Stint, an American Golden Plover, a Grey Phalarope, two Glossy Ibises, seven Little Auks, a Ring-billed Gull, 11 Iceland Gulls and 21 Glaucous Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 8th December 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Stilt Sandpiper on
Brownsea Island, Dorset, Coues's Arctic Redpoll at Hazlewood Common,
Suffolk and Ferruginous Duck at Eyebrook, Leicestershire.
Scarcity highlights included a Barred Warbler, a Richard's Pipit, a Waxwing, two Shorelarks, 29 Parrot Crossbills, a Green-winged Teal, two American Wigeon, a Black Brant, two Rough-legged Buzzards, three Glossy Ibises, a Grey Phalarope, two Little Auks, a Pomarine Skua, a Ring-billed Gull, nine Iceland Gulls and 23 Glaucous Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Monday 4th December 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Desert Wheatear still in Norfolk at Eccles-on-Sea,
single Coues's Arctic Redpolls in both Norfolk and Suffolk, both the Pacific Divers and the Lesser Scaup still in Cornwall,
Stilt Sandpiper in Dorset, Lesser Yellowlegs in East Yorkshire and King Eider
in Ceredigion. Scarcities included Barred Warbler (Hampshire), Richard's Pipit (East Yorkshire), Little Bunting and American Golden Plover (Cornwall), two each of American Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck and Grey Phalarope, three Surf Scoters and a total of 52 Parrot Crossbills in three flocks England: 30 in Norfolk, 16 in Berkshire/Surrey and six in Derbyshire. |
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| Sunday 3rd December 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Desert Wheatear still in Norfolk at Eccles and joined
there by a Coues's Arctic Redpoll, the Coues's Arctic Redpoll still in Suffolk,
Eastern Stonechat sp still in Kent, Stilt Sandpiper in Dorset,
single Long-billed Dowitchers in both Kent and County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in East Yorkshire,
White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford, King Eider in County Kerry,
Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire and Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and County Galway. Scarcities included at total of 48 Parrot Crossbills in England spread between Berkshire, Derbyshire, Norfolk and Surrey, Rose-coloured Starling (East Yorkshire), Barred Warbler (Hampshire), American Golden Plover (Cornwall), Red-necked Phalarope (Lincolshire), Grey Phalarope (County Durham), Ring-billed Gull (Pembrokeshire), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall), Glossy Ibis (North Yorkshire), two Richard's Pipits, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Surf Scoters and seven American Wigeons. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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