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| A drake Hooded Merganser was found on St Kilda, Western Isles, and a White-billed Diver was off the Farne Islands, Northumberland.
Lingering rarities included the American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Pied-billed Grebe in Shetland, Horned Lark in Surrey, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk, Pacific Diver in Cornwall and three White-billed Divers off the Western Isles. Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Grey Phalarope, a White Stork, a Ring-billed Gull, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Glossy Ibises, three Lapland Buntings, three Ring-necked Ducks and five Surf Scoters. |
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Daily news summaries
Catch up with RBA's daily birdnews summaries. Browse ten days at a time, or choose a date to read summaries from that day backwards.
Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Wednesday 28th March 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian at Musselburgh Lagoons, Horned Lark still in Surrey at Staines Reservoir, and the King Eider still at Dunmanus Bay, County Cork. | ||
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| Tuesday 27th March 2018 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised American White-winged Scoter (Lothian), Horned Lark (Surrey), Coues's Arctic Redpoll (Suffolk) and Ferruginous Duck (Powys). The best of the rest included Little Bunting (London), Pectoral Sandpiper (Aberdeenshire), Lapland Buntings (Derbyshire and East Yorkshire), Grey Phalarope (Northumberland), American Wigeon (Highland) and three Glossy Ibises. | ||
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| Monday 26th March 2018 | ||
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| Rarity highlights comprised the American White-winged Scoter
(Lothian), Bonaparte's Gull (Dorset), Black Kite
(London), White-billed Divers (Western Isles [2] and Orkney),
Ferruginous Duck (Powys), Pied-billed Grebe
(Shetland), Coues's Arctic Redpoll (Suffolk) and Horned
Lark (Surrey). The best of the rest included Serin (Essex), Little Bunting (London), five Shorelarks and ten Waxwings. |
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| Sunday 25th March 2018 | ||
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| New discoveries today included two Coues's Arctic Redpolls at Fochaber, Moray and White-billed Divers off Barra, Western Isles and off Portsoy, Aberdeenshire (11).
Lingering rarities included the American White-winged Scoter off Musselburgh, Lothian, Pied-billed Grebe at Spiggie, Shetland, Pacific Divers off Pendower, Cornwall and Crookhaven, County Cork, Horned Lark at Staines, Surrey, Coues's Arctic Redpoll at Hazlewood Common, Suffolk and King Eider at Dunmanus Bay, County Cork. |
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| Saturday 24th March 2018 | ||
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| In Lothian, a drake White-winged Scoter was found off the sea wall at Musselburgh Lagoons during the afternoon, the second for the site following a belatedly identified drake there on 26th December 2013.
Other new discoveries included a Snowy Owl reported at South Stack RSPB, Anglesey and a White-billed Diver in Northumberland at Newbiggin. Lingering rarities included the Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, White-billed Diver in Orkney, American Herring Gull in County Clare, Horned Lark in Surrey, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk and Ferruginous Duck in Powys. Scarcity highlights included a White-spotted Bluethroat, two Waxwings, three Great Grey Shrikes, three Little Buntings, 16 Lapland Buntings, 17 Parrot Crossbills, two Pomarine Skuas, two Kumlien's Gulls, three Ring-billed Gulls, five Ring-necked Ducks, seven Surf Scoters and five Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 23rd March 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Black Duck still in Highland at
Strontian for its twelfth year, a Coues's Arctic Redpoll still in Suffolk, Lesser Scaup
in Cornwall and Ferrugionous Duck in Powys but im Lincolnshire the Snowy Owl could not be found. Scarcities were headlined by single male White-spotted Bluethroats in each of Kent, London and Suffolk with a supporting cast of Little Bunting (London), Serin (Essex), American Wigeon (Somerset), two Ring-necked Ducks, three Cattle Egrets, four each of both Great Grey Shrike and Glossy Ibis, six Ring-billed Gulls - including four together in County Dublin - and in Norfolk a flock of 29 Parrot Crossbills. Significant late news concerned a female Black-throated Thrush present on 17th March in Gloucestershire at Eastington and in recent days a Snowy Owl reported on Stronsay, Orkney Isles. |
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| Thursday 22nd March 2018 | ||
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| The species of the day was Snowy Owl - as well as the
lingering bird in Lincolnshire, new individuals were discovered at Twmbarlwn
Twmp on the Glamorgan/ Gwent border and on Papa Westray, Orkney. Elsewhere rarity highlights comprised American Herring Gull (Co Clare), Coues's Arctic Redpoll (Suffolk), Horned Lark (Surrey), Bonaparte's Gull (Devon) and White-billed Diver (Orkney). The best of the rest included White-spotted Bluethroats (Kent and Suffolk), Rose-coloured Starling (Pembrokeshire), Little Bunting (London), Serin (Lincolnshire), nine Shorelarks and 20 Waxwings. |
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| Wednesday 21st March 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the relocation of the Snowy Owl
which had visited Norfolk earlier in the month - it was near Friskney
(Lincolnshire) this afternoon. Elsewhere at Coues's Arctic Redpoll
was at Cockley Cley (Norfolk), whilst another Coues's Arctic
Redpoll lingered in Suffolk and Horned Lark (Surrey)
and American Herring Gull (Co Clare) also remained on show. The best of the rest included Yellow-browed Warbler (South Yorkshire), two each of Glossy Ibis, Little Bunting and American Wigeon, three White-spotted Bluethroats, 10 Shorelarks and 21 Waxwings. On Orkney a Snowy Owl had recently been on the island of Eday. |
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| Tuesday 20th March 2018 | ||
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| Once again County Clare produced the highlights of the day where the American Herring Gull
continued at Kilkee and a Gyr flew over the lingering King Eider at Flaggy Shore. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Snowy Owl still on the Isles of Scilly, Horned Lark in Surrey, King Eider in County Cork and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire. Scarcities were headlined by four Bluethroats - presumably all White-spotted Bluethroats - comprising three in Suffolk and one in Kent - and supported by Yellow-browed Warbler (South Yorkshire), Lapland Bunting (Kent), Glossy Ibis (Suffolk), two each of Little Bunting, American Wigeon and Snow Goose, three of Ring-necked Duck, Great Grey Shrike and Grey Phalarope, four of Ring-billed Gull and Cattle Egret, five Waxwings and six Surf Scoters. |
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