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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 8th January 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Red-throated Pipit in Cornwall
on The Lizard. In Norfolk more Coues's Arctic Redpolls were identified with now three together at Letheringsett, two at Cromer and singles at Bodham and Holt. Further lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Black Scoter in Northumberland, Desert Wheatear in North Yorkshire, Hume's Warbler in Norfolk, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, White-billed Diver in Highland, King Eider in Ceredigion and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (Gloucestershire), three each of Rough-legged Buzzard, American Wigeon and Ring-necked Duck, four Glossy Ibises, five each of both Ring-billed Gull and Surf Scoter, 31 Lapland Buntings and in England 28 Parrot Crossbills between Berkshire, Derbyshire and Norfolk. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 7th January 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the return of the Black Scoter to
Goswick, Northumberland, whilst in Highland a White-billed Diver was new at Scrabster. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Hume's Warbler in Norfolk, Desert Wheatear in North Yorkshire, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Coues's Arctic Redpolls in both Norfolk (3) and Suffolk Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (East Yorkshire), Richard's Pipit (Gloucestershire), Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), two Rough-legged Buzzards, three Ring-necked Ducks, four Glossy Ibises, seven Surf Scoters, eight each of both American Wigeon and Ring-billed Gull, and in England 36 Parrot Crossbills between Berkshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Surrey. |
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| Saturday 6th January 2018 | ||
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| A White-billed Diver flew north along the north-east coast between
Whitburn, County Durham and Hadston Carrs, Northumberland, with a further two
birds reported from Beadnell. In Norfolk a Hume's Warbler was identified
at Waxham, present for its second day, whilst late news from yesterday concerned
a Brunnich's Guillemot off Lamba Ness, Unst, Shetland and a
White-billed Diver off Brora, Highland.
Lingering rarities still present today included the Snowy Owl in Scilly, Desert Wheatear in Yorkshire, Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk and Suffolk, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Somerset and King Eider in Ceredigion. Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Great Grey Shrike, two Yellow-browed Warblers, three Richard's Pipits, three Waxwings, seven Lapland Buntings, 25 Shorelarks, 41 Parrot Crossbills, a Temminck's Stint, seven Glossy Ibises, two Little Auks, two Pomarine Skuas, a Green-winged Teal, four Surf Scoters, four Ring-necked Ducks, four American Wigeon, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Tundra Bean Goose, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Kumlien's Gull, seven Ring-billed Gulls, 25 Glaucous Gulls and 41 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Wednesday 3rd January 2018 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Snowy Owl on St Martin's, Isles of
Scilly and a Bonaparte's Gull at Radipole Lake, Dorset.
Lingering rarities included the Desert Wheatear in Yorkshire, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk, Pied-billed Grebe in Shetland, White-billed Diver in Orkney and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcity highlights were a Yellow-browed Warbler, two Lapland Buntings, 12 Waxwings, 31 Parrot Crossbills, a Temminck's Stint, two Ring-necked Ducks, four Surf Scoters, five American Wigeon, a Snow Goose, six Glossy Ibises, a Little Auks, two Pomarine Skuas, three Kumlien's Gulls, four Ring-billed Gulls, 20 Glaucous Gulls and 21 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Tuesday 2nd January 2018 | ||
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| In Shetland, two female King Eiders were found, at Symbister, Whalsay
and in Mid Yell Voe, Yell, whilst a White-billed Diver was in Bluemull
Sound.
Lingering rarities elsewhere included the Desert Wheatear in Yorkshire, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk, White-billed Diver in Orkney and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcity highlights included a Great Grey Shrike, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Lapland Bunting, two Rose-coloured Starlings, 18 Parrot Crossbills, 20 Shorelarks, 28 Waxwings, a Temminck's Stint, a Ring-necked Duck, two Surf Scoters, four Green-winged Teal, seven American Wigeon, two Little Auks, a Pomarine Skua, six Ring-billed Gulls, 11 Glaucous Gulls, 15 Iceland Gulls and seven Glossy Ibises. |
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| Sunday 31st December 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an adult Ross's Gull in Northumberland at Longhoughton Steel late in the afternoon; the ninth record for the county. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Desert Wheatear still in North Yorkshire, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent, King Eider in Ceredigion, and Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Somerset. Scarcities included Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), two each of both Glossy Ibis and Surf Scoter, three of American Wigeon and Ring-billed Gull, and in England a total of 22 Parrot Crossbills split between Berkshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. |
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