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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 23rd May 2018 | ||
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| Discoveries today included an unidentified albatross species passing Holme Dunes, Norfolk, a
Gull-billed Tern in Cheshire at Burton Mere Wetlands in the evening and nearby now two Iberian Chiffchaffs on the Wirral; one still on territory at Thurstaston and another at Red Rocks. Single
Bee-eaters were noted in Cornwall, Dorset, Glamorgan, Kent, Isles of Scilly, Suffolk and West Sussex. Lingering rarities reported as still present were the American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Forster's Tern in County Wexford, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire, and Iberian Chiffchaffs in both Cornwall (2) and North Yorkshire. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Norfolk), Rose-coloured Starling and Dotterel (together in East Yorkshire), Marsh Warbler and Red-backed Shrike (together on the Shetland Isles), Red-necked Phalarope (Lincolnshire), Hoopoe (East Sussex), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two each of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Golden Oriole, Pectoral Sandpiper, American Wigeon, Grey-headed Wagtail, three Glossy Ibises and a total of 11 Temminck's Stints. Significant late news concerned a singing female Little Crake heard at Ouse Fen, Cambridgeshire on 21st May. |
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| Tuesday 22nd May 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Snowy Owl in County Clare near Ballyvaughan. Elsewhere, an
Eastern Subalpine Warbler arrived on Bardsey Island, Gwynedd and another
Subalpine Warbler was on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles. A White-billed Diver was logged at Tarbat Ness, Highland and brief
Bee-eaters were recorded in Kent, Norfolk and the Isles of Scilly. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Forster's Tern in County Wexford, Black Duck in Highland, Red-throated Pipit on the Isles of Scilly, Long-billed Dowitcher on the Western Isles, Red-rumped Swallow in Essex, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, and territorial Iberian Chiffchaffs in each of Cornwall, North Yorkshire and Wirral. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark and Golden Oriole (Isles of Scilly), Ring-necked Duck and Ring-billed Gull (Western Isles), American Wigeon (County Wexford), Dotterel (East Yorkshire), Glossy Ibis (Northumberland), two each of Marsh Warbler, White-winged Black Tern and Pectoral Sandpiper, and a total of four Temminck's Stints. |
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| Sunday 20th May 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Rustic Bunting on the Shetland Isles on Noss. Elsewhere, the
Black-winged Stilt returned to Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire, Black Kite and
Bee-eater were both seen briefly in Cornwall and a Bee-eater flew over in Cleveland. Lingering rarities confirmed as sill present were the American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Forster's Tern in County Wexford, Lesser Scaup in Berkshire, Bee-eater in Kent and territorial Iberian Chiffchaffs in Cornwall (2) and North Yorkshire, Wirral. Scarcities included single White-winged Black Terns in Lancashire, Leicestershire and North Yorkshire, Kentish Plover (Kent), Red-backed Shrike (Norfolk), Grey-headed Wagtail (Norfolk), Wryneck (Cornwall), Red-necked Phalarope (South Yorkshire), Purple Heron (Somerset), Pectoral Sandpiper (Anglesey), American Wigeon (County Wexford), Ring-necked Duck (Western Isles), Dotterel (Devon), two each of both Hoopoe and Glossy Ibis, and three of Temminck's Stint and Cattle Egret. |
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| Saturday 19th May 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the popular Terek Sandpiper in Sussex, present for its second day at Rye Harbour NR. Other new discoveries included singing Iberian Chiffchaffs at Otley, North Yorkshire and Hayle, Cornwall, a Red-footed Falcon at Worth and a Bee-eater at Dungeness, both Kent, single Alpine Swifts over Skomer, Pembrokeshire and Skewjack, Cornwall, single Red-rumped Swallows over The Naze, Essex and Ventnor Downs, Isle of Wight, single Black Kites over The Lizard, Cornwall and Whitehaven, Cumbria and a White-billed Diver at Talmine, Highland.
Lingering rarities included the Iberian Chiffchaff in Wirral, Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, Black-winged Stilt in Leicestershire, Forster's Tern in County Wexford and King Eider in Aberdeenshire. Scarcity highlights included a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Red-spotted Bluethroat, a Hoopoe, a Rose-coloured Starling, an Icterine Warbler, a Marsh Warbler, a Serin, three Red-backed Shrikes, a Red-necked Phalarope, three Dotterel, five Temminck's Stints, a White Stork, two Glossy Ibises, a Ring-necked Duck, two Green-winged Teals, a Kumlien's Gull, two Glaucous Gulls and three Iceland Gulls. |
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| Friday 18th May 2018 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a female Subalpine Warbler on Tory Island, County Donegal, two Bee-eaters over Lizard and a Black Kite over Sancreed, both Cornwall, a Bee-eater at Sandwich Bay, Kent, a Tawny Pipit at Soar, Devon, a Lesser Scaup at Lower Farm GPs, Berkshire and a Black-winged Stilt at Ferry Meadows Country Park, Cambridgeshire.
Lingering rarities included the Song Sparrow on Fair Isle, Shetland, Iberian Chiffchaff at Thurstaston, Wirral, Black-winged Stilt at Rutland, Leicestershire and the Forster's Tern at Tacumshin, County Wexford. Scarcity highlights included a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Common Rosefinch, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Hoopoe, a Golden Oriole, a Marsh Warbler, a Serin, three Red-backed Shrikes, a Spotted Crake, a White-winged Black Tern, a Purple Heron, two Glossy Ibises, seven Long-tailed Skuas, two Glaucous Gulls, four Iceland Gulls, an American Wigeon, two Ring-necked Ducks, two Honey Buzzards, a Dotterel and three Temminck's Stints. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 15th May 2018 | ||
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| Another exciting day on the Shetland Isles where on Fair Isle a Song Sparrow
was trapped and ringed early in the morning and then showed throughout the day. Although only the eighth British record it was the fourth for Fair Isle, where the
Crag Martin found yesterday remained. Elsewhere on Shetland a Terek Sandpiper arrived at the Pool of Virkie and
a Bee-eater flew over Sandwick but on Unst neither the Marmora's Warbler
nor Black-faced Bunting could not be found. Otherwise rarities comprised the Semipalmated Sandpiper still on the Western Isles, Iberian Chiffchaff on the Wirral, territorial Savi's Warbler in Norfolk, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and a Black-winged Stilt new in Essex at Old Hall Marshes. Scarcities included Red-breasted Flycatcher (Norfolk), Common Rosefinch (Anglesey), Red-backed Shrike (East Yorkshire), Kentish Plover (Essex), Temminck's Stint (Cleveland), American Wigeon (Northumberland) and Cattle Egret (Suffolk), two each of Red-spotted Bluethroat, Purple Heron and Surf Scoter, four Glossy Ibises and a total of eight migrant Dotterel. |
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| Monday 14th May 2018 | ||
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| An exceptional day for the Shetland Isles with three mega rarities discovered during the afternoon and evening. First to be found was the seventh British record of
Marmora's Warbler on Unst at Baliasta that was quickly followed by the seventh British record of
Black-faced Bunting at Norwick, just four miles away. Later in the evening the eleventh British record of Crag Martin was located on Fair Isle. Additional notables around the Shetland Isles today included
Red-breasted Flycatcher, Marsh Warbler, two Red-backed Shrikes and a total of six
Bluethroats. Elsewhere new rarities comprised a Rustic Bunting on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, two Bee-eaters briefly in East Yorkshire at Spurn and fly-over Black Kites in both Pembrokeshire and Suffolk, whilst lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Laughing Gull on the Isles of Scilly, Semipalmated Sandpiper on the Western Isles, Iberian Chiffchaff on the Wirral and Savi's Warbler in Norfolk. Further scarcities included Red-spotted Bluethroat (Dorset), Red-breasted Flycatcher and Red-backed Shrike (both East Yorkshire), Kentish Plover (Essex), Ring-necked Duck (Western Isles), four Glossy Ibises and five migrant Dotterel. |
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