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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 25th April 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Killdeer on the Shetland Isles on Foula. Elsewhere new rarities were represented by a
Red-rumped Swallow in East Yorkshire and Hornsea Mere and a brief Black Kite in Cambridgeshire at Abbotsley. Lingering rarities comprised the American Bittern still in Suffolk, American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, both Pallid Harrier and Black-winged Stilt in Norfolk, Savi's Warblers in both Hampshire and Lancashire, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, King Eider and three White-billed Divers together in Aberdeenshire, Black-winged Stilt in West Sussex, Ferruginous Duck in Powys and White-billed Diver in Moray. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Cornwall and East Yorkshire), Hoopoe (Cornwall and Isle of Wight), Ring-necked Duck (Cleveland and County Kerry), Glossy Ibis (Gloucestershire and County Wexford), American Wigeon (Shetland Isles), Surf Scoter (Lothian) and Cattle Egret (Kent). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 24th April 2018 | ||
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| Mediterranean rarities today comprised a brief Alpine Swift in
Lincolnshire at Gibraltar Point, Red-rumped Swallows in Lincolnshire (2) and
East Yorkshire, Black-winged Stilt in both East Sussex and Kent, territorial
Savi's Warblers in Hampshire, Lancashire and Suffolk, and mobile Black Kites recorded in East Sussex, Kent, London (2) and Norfolk. Lingering rarities from elsewhere were the American Bittern still in Suffolk, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Laughing Gull on the Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, and King Eider and two White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire. Scarcities included Hoopoe (Dorset), Ring-necked Duck (Lincolnshire), Snow Goose (Cheshire), Cattle Egret (Kent), Dotterel and Glossy Ibis (both Norfolk). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 19th April 2018 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a male Pallid Harrier over the M62 near Goole, Yorkshire, an Iberian Chiffchaff on Barra, Western Isles, single Bonaparte's Gulls at Hayle, Cornwall and Durlston, Dorset and a Black Kite over Bardwell, Suffolk.
Lingering rarities included the American Bittern and Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Blue-winged Teal in Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Western Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, White-billed Divers off Aberdeenshire (18) and Moray and Ferruginous Duck in Powys. Scarcity highlights included a Golden Oriole, a Wryneck, a Serin, a Lapland Bunting, two Woodchat Shrikes, two Yellow-browed Warblers, eight Hoopoes, a Pomarine Skua, a White Stork, a Purple Heron, three Night Herons, four Glossy Ibises, two American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teals, six Ring-necked Ducks and six Surf Scoters. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 18th April 2018 | ||
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| A Belted Kingfisher in St Mary's, Isles of Scilly today is the first record for the archipelago, and the first in Britain since the 2005 individual.
Other new discoveries included a Little Bittern in Pembrokeshire, Western Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Red-rumped Swallow in Suffolk, Blue-winged Teal in Western Isles, Lesser Scaup in Highland and Black Kite in Kent. Lingering rarities included the American Bittern and Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Laughing Gull in Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall and Pacific Diver in County Cork. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 17th April 2018 | ||
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| Exciting new rarities today comprised a brief Great Spotted Cuckoo in Kent between Ringwould and Kingsdown, a
Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland at Grindon Lough and a Laughing Gull
on St Martin's, Isles of Scilly. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the American Bittern in Suffolk, American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Iberian Chiffchaff in Oxfordshire, Penduline Tit in Hertfordshire, Black-headed Wagtail in Lancashire, both Pacific Diver and King Eider in County Cork and Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset. Scarcities included Hoopoe (Dorset), Ring-billed Gull (Hampshire), Dotterel (Norfolk), two each of Woodchat Shrike, American Wigeon and Glossy Ibis, three of both Cattle Egret and Lapland Bunting, four Ring-necked Ducks and a total of seven Surf Scoters. |
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| Monday 16th April 2018 | ||
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| New rarities today comprised an Iberian Chiffchaff in Oxfordshire at South Hinksey, a
Penduline Tit in Hertfordshire at Tyttenhanger, Subalpine Warbler sp in Cornwall on The Lizard, a
Savi's Warbler briefly in Norfolk at Strumpshaw Fen and a fly-over Black Kite
in East Sussex at Crowborough. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both the American Bittern and Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset and Black-headed Wagtail in Lancashire. Off the Moray coast the count of White-billed Divers increased to 33. Scarcities included Surf Scoter (Lothian), two Ring-necked Ducks, three each of both Hoopoe and Glossy Ibis and four Cattle Egrets. |
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