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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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| Saturday 7th April 2018 | ||
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| An American Bittern was photographed at Carlton Marshes SWT, Suffolk this evening, the first record for the county. Yesterday, also in Suffolk, a Savi's Warbler was heard singing at Minsmere RSPB.
Lingering rarities still present included the American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Pied-billed Grebe in Shetland, Horned Lark in Surrey, two Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk and one in Suffolk, two Alpine Swifts in Cornwall, American Herring Gull in County Clare, 13 White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent and Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Monday 2nd April 2018 | ||
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| A singing male Penduline Tit was discovered at Lowestoft, Suffolk this afternoon, and the identity of the Lesser Scaup at Oxford Island, County Armagh was confirmed.
Other lingering rarities seen today included the American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Horned Lark in Surrey, Pacific Diver in County Cork, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, three Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk and one in Suffolk, and a White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire. Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Great Grey Shrike, two White-spotted Bluethroats, ten Shorelarks, a Grey Phalarope, a Glossy Ibis, a Tundra Bean Goose, a Lesser Snow Goose, a Surf Scoter, two Ring-necked Ducks, two Green-wnged Teals, a Ring-billed Gull and a Kumlien's Gull. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 1st April 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Horned Lark
in Surrey, American Herring Gull in County Clare, Pied-billed Grebe
in Argyll, Black Duck in Highland, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford,
Coues's Arctic Redpolls in both Norfolk (3) and Suffolk, and single Ferruginous Ducks in Powys and County Armagh; the latter
a new discovery at Oxford Island. Scarcities included White-spotted Bluethroat and Waxwing (both Northumberland), Little Bunting (London), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), Lesser Snow Goose (Moray), Lapland Bunting (Shetland Isles), two each of both Ring-billed Gull and Glossy Ibis, three Ring-necked Ducks, four Cattle Egrets and a total of seven Surf Scoters. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 31st March 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian,
Horned Lark in Surrey, both Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall,
King Eider in County Cork, White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire and Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Moray, Suffolk and Norfolk with in the latter at least four being identified at Felthorpe. Scarcities included Night Heron (new in Suffolk), Little Bunting (London), American Wigeon (Leicestershire), Shorelark (Norfolk), Grey Phalarope (Northumberland), Common Rosefinch and Ring-necked Duck (both Devon), Snow Goose (Western Isles), three each of both Ring-billed Gull and Glossy Ibis, four Cattle Egrets and a total of six Surf Scoters. Significant late news concerns a Snowy Owl present yesterday in Pembrokeshire at St David's Head but it could not be relocated today. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 30th March 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Hooded Merganser still on the Western Isles,
American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Horned Lark in Surrey,
Pied-billed Grebe on the Shetland Isles, American Herring Gull in County Clare, both Pacific Diver
and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk,
Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Ferruginous Duck still in Powys and three
Cackling Geese reported together at Ballintemple, County Sligo. Scarcities included Little Bunting (London), Ring-billed Gull (County Dublin), Grey Phalarope and two Waxwings (Northumberland), three each of both Lapland Bunting and Cattle Egret, four of Glossy Ibis and Ring-necked Duck, six Surf Scoters and a total of 18 Shorelarks. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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