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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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| Wednesday 7th March 2018 | ||
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| Rarities included the Ross's Gull still in Dorset, Horned Lark in Surrey,
Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Coues's Arctic Redpoll
in Suffolk and Ferruginous Ducks in both Gloucestershire and Powys,
the latter new at Llangorse Lake. Scarcities included Little Bunting and Serin (together in London), Richard's Pipit and Yellow-browed Warbler (together in South Yorkshire), Rough-legged Buzzard and nine Shorelarks (Norfolk), Glossy Ibis (County Wicklow), two Parrot Crossbills (Derbyshire), three each of both Ring-necked Duck and Surf Scoter, five of American Wigeon, Ring-billed Gull and Great Grey Shrike, and a total of 27 Waxwings. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 6th March 2018 | ||
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| New rarities discovered today were a Long-billed Dowitcher in County Tipperary at Ashton's Callows and a
Ferruginous Duck in Gloucestershire at Cotswold Water Park. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Ross's Gull in Dorset, both Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Horned Lark in Surrey, Thayer's Gull in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Donegal and single Coues's Arctic Redpolls in both Norfolk and Suffolk. Scarcities included Serin and Little Bunting (together in London), Yellow-browed Warbler (South Yorkshire), two each of American Wigeon, Glossy Ibis and Waxwing, three each of both Ring-billed Gull and Great Grey Shrike, five Cattle Egrets, six Ring-necked Ducks and nine Shorelarks (together in Norfolk). |
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| Monday 5th March 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Ross's Gull still in Dorset, Thayer's Gull
in Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Coues's Arctic Redpolls in both Norfolk and Suffolk. Scarcities included Little Bunting (London), Rose-coloured Starling (Pembrokeshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (South Yorkshire), American Wigeon (Leicestershire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Grey Phalarope (Northumberland), Glossy Ibis (Suffolk), two each of Ring-necked Duck, Lapland Bunting and Surf Scoter, four Ring-billed Gulls, seven Shorelarks (Norfolk), 12 Waxwings (Moray), and in England two Parrot Crossbills (Berkshire). Incoming spring arrivals included five Garganey between Devon and Dorset. |
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| Sunday 4th March 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Ross's Gull still in Dorset, Horned Lark in
Surrey, Thayer's Gull in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Donegal,
Ferruginous Duck in Somerset and Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk (3) and Suffolk. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Orkney Isles), Little Bunting (London), Yellow-browed Warbler (South Yorkshire), Lapland Bunting (East Sussex), American Wigeon (Devon), Glossy Ibis (County Wicklow), two Surf Scoters (together in County Wexford), three Grey Phalaropes (together in Northumberland), four each of both both Ring-necked Duck and Ring-billed Gull, and a total of 38 Waxwings. Incoming summer migrants included a Little Ringed Plover in Worcestershire and four Garganey in Devon. |
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| Wednesday 28th February 2018 | ||
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| Lingering rarities today comprised the Ross's Gull and Stilt Sandpiper both still in Dorset and the
Horned Lark in Surrey. Scarcities included Little Bunting (London), Richard's Pipit and Yellow-browed Warbler (together in South Yorkshire), American Wigeon (Devon), two Lapland Buntings (together in Kent), four Ring-necked Ducks, seven Glossy Ibises, 12 each of both Shorelark and Waxwing. Incoming spring migrants comprised a Wheatear in Lancashire and two Garganey in Hampshire. |
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