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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 16th January 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Desert Wheatear still in North Yorkshire,
Hume's Warbler in Norfolk, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Lesser Scaup
in Somerset and Coues's Arctic Redpolls in both Norfolk (2) and Suffolk. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (Gloucestershire), Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), two each of both Ring-necked Duck and American Wigeon, three Glossy Ibises, four Ring-billed Gulls and in England a total of 14 Parrot Crossbills split between Hertfordshire and Norfolk. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 15th January 2018 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Stilt Sandpiper
in Dorset, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcities included two American Wigeons (Devon and Northumberland), three Surf Scoters, five Ring-billed Gulls, 11 Glossy Ibises and a total of 47 Cattle Egrets. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 14th January 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Stilt Sandpiper still in Dorset, Snowy Owl
on the Isles of Scilly, Desert Wheatear in North Yorkshire, Hume's Warbler in Norfolk,
Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Coues's Arctic Redpolls in both Norfolk and Suffolk,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent, King Eiders in Ceredigion and County Sligo, and
Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and County Galway. Scarcities included Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Rough-legged Buzzard (Cambridgeshire), Lesser Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), two Richard's Pipits, three each of American Wigeon and Glossy Ibis, five Ring-necked Ducks, six of both Surf Scoter and Ring-billed Gull, and in England a total of 67 Parrot Crossbills between Berkshire, Derbyshire, Hertfordshire and Norfolk. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 13th January 2018 | ||
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| A Lesser Scaup was found at Lydacan Turlough, County Galway today.
Lingering rarities included the Snowy Owl on St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, Stilt Sandpiper at Coward's Marsh, Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher at Oare, Kent, Hume's Warbler at Waxham and two Coues's Arctic Redpolls at Letheringsett, both Norfolk (with another of the latter still at Aldeburgh, Suffolk), Desert Wheatear at Whitby, Yorkshire, Penduline Tit at Longford, Gloucestershire, Black Scoter at Rossbeigh, County Kerry and King Eider at Ynyslas, Ceredigion. Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, four Great Grey Shrikes, six Lapland Buntings, nine Shorelarks, 41 Parrot Crossbills, 43 Waxwings, a Rough-legged Buzzard, four Glossy Ibises, an American Wigeon, two Surf Scoters, three Green-winged Teals, four Ring-necked Ducks, four Ring-billed Gulls, 18 Glaucous Gulls and 21 Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 9th January 2018 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Desert Wheatear still in North Yorkshire,
Hume's Warbler and two Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk, Penduline Tit
in Gloucestershire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall. Scarcities included Ring-necked Duck (Essex), two Rough-legged Buzzards, three each of Richard's Pipit, Ring-billed Gull and Surf Scoter, four American Wigeons and in England 31 Parrot Crossbills spread between Berkshire, Derbyshire and Norfolk. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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