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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 24th December 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Desert Wheatear still in North Yorkshire,
Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs
in Dorset and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (East Yorkshire), Ring-billed Gull (Hampshire), two each of both American Wigeon and Snow Goose, six Glossy Ibises, and in England a total of 31 Parrot Crossbills between Berkshire, Derbyshire, Hertfordshire and Suffolk. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 23rd December 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery in North Yorkshire of the second Desert Wheatear of the autumn at Whitby where it had first been seen - but not identified - six days ago. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Penduline Tit still in Gloucestershire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Long-billed Dowitcher in Suffolk. Scarcities included Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Ring-necked Duck (County Wexford), two each of Surf Scoter (together in Conwy), American Wigeon, Ring-billed Gull and Glossy Ibis, and in England a total of 37 Parrot Crossbills between Berkshire, Derbyshire, Hertfordshire and Suffolk. |
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| Friday 22nd December 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Forster's Tern still in County Galway, Penduline Tit
in Gloucestershire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset. Scarcities included Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Ring-necked Duck (Essex), American Wigeon (Highland), Ring-billed Gull (County Dublin), Glossy Ibis (Argyll), two each of both Richard's Pipit and Surf Scoter, and in England a total of 36 Parrot Crossbills between Berkshire, Derbyshire and Hertfordshire. |
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| Tuesday 19th December 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Snowy Owl again briefly in Cornwall, the
Gyr again briefly in County Durham, Penduline Tit still in Gloucestershire,
Stilt Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs both still in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, and
Coues's Arctic Redpolls in both Suffolk and West Yorkshire. Scarcities included Barred Warbler (Hampshire), Richard's Pipit (Suffolk), American Golden Plover (Suffolk), Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Lesser Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), two each of both Ring-necked Duck (Essex and Wiltshire) and Surf Scoter (Carmarthenshire and County Meath) and seven Parrot Crossbills still in England (four in Derbyshire and three in Hertfordshire). |
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| Sunday 17th December 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Penduline Tit still in Gloucestershire, Stilt Sandpiper in Dorset, Coues's Arctic Redpolls
in both Suffolk and West Yorkshire, Red-breasted Goose in Northumberland and
Lesser Scaup in Cornwall. Scarcities included Barred Warbler and Ring-billed Gull (Hampshire), Richard's Pipit (East Yorkshire and Lothian), Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Glossy Ibis (Isle of Wight), two each of both Ring-necked Duck and Surf Scoter, and in England 22 Parrot Crossbills (16 in Berkshire and six in Suffolk). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 16th December 2017 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Penduline Tit in Longford,
Gloucestershire and a Red-breasted Goose at Cresswell, Northumberland.
Lingering rarities included the Stilt Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent, Pied-billed Grebe in Shetland, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall. Scarcity highlights comprised a Barred Warbler, a Richard's Pipit, a Waxwing, a Great Grey Shrike, two Shorelarks, five Lapland Buntings, 26 Parrot Crossbills, a Temminck's Stint, two Surf Scoters, three Ring-necked Ducks, four American Wigeon, four Green-winged Teals, a Todd's Canada Goose, three Little Auks, three Glossy Ibises, a Ring-billed Gull, four Glaucous Gulls and 14 Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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