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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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| Thursday 14th June 2018 | ||
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| New rarities today comprised a Laughing Gull in Cornwall passing Lizard Point, a
Black Kite in Suffolk over Leiston, Wilson's Petrels off the Bridges of Ross, County Clare and at sea off the Isles of Scilly, and an
intriguing report of three Greater Flamingoes flying northwest over Farthingstone, Northamptonshire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent at Oare, territorial Iberian Chiffchaff on the Wirral and Black Duck in Highland at Strontian. Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Norfolk), Woodchat Shrike (Cleveland), Glossy Ibis (Northumberland), three Sabine's Gulls (all passing County Clare) and three Rose-coloured Starlings (Essex, County Kerry and the Western Isles). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 13th June 2018 | ||
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| A Bee-eater was found at Sutton Benger, Wiltshire mid afternoon.
Lingering rarities included the Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Black Duck in Highland, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Iberian Chiffchaff in Wirral and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcity highlights included a Woodchat Shrike, a Golden Oriole, seven Rose-coloured Starlings, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, an American Wigeon, a Montagu's Harrier, four Honey Buzzards, a Glaucous Gull, three Balearic Shearwaters and a White Stork. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 12th June 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Bonaparte's Gull still in Kent, long-staying
Black Duck in Highland and in Cornwall a Black Kite overflew Marazion. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike and Montagu's Harrier (Cleveland), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Cornwall), Purple Heron (Cambridgeshire), American Wigeon and Glossy Ibis (Northumberland), two each of both Golden Oriole and Cattle Egret, and a total of seven Rose-coloured Starlings. |
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| Monday 11th June 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Eastern Subalpine Warbler and Black Kite
both still together on the Shetland Isles, the Black Duck still in Highland,
Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and a fly-over Black Kite reported in Hampshire. Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Cornwall), Golden Oriole (Shetland Isles), Ring-necked Duck (Argyll), Glossy Ibis (Northumberland), two Cattle Egrets (together in Cambridgeshire), four Marsh Warblers (together on the Shetland Isles) and a total of seven Rose-coloured Starlings. Late news concerned a Night Heron yesterday in Glamorgan at Cardiff, a Black-headed Bunting on 6th June at Moylgrove, Pembrokeshire, and on 5th June a Woodchat Shrike in Northumberland at Prestwick Carr. |
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| Sunday 10th June 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Marsh Sandpiper discovered in
Hampshire at Pennington Marshes in the early morning and then present throughout the day.
On Anglesey a King Eider was found on the Alaw Estuary. Lingering rarities comprised the Pied-billed Grebe still in Argyll, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Black Kite on the Shetland Isles and a territorial Iberian Chiffchaff was still in North Yorkshire Scarcities included Red-breasted Flycatcher (Isle of Man), Serin (Lincolnshire), Hoopoe (Derbyshire), Red-backed Shrike (Norfolk), Montagu's Harrier (East Yorkshire), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Cattle Egret (Cambridgeshire), two each of both Golden Oriole and Glossy Ibis, three Marsh Warblers and a total of 11 Rose-coloured Starlings. |
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| Saturday 9th June 2018 | ||
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| A Black Kite flew over Minsmere, Suffolk, and a female Bufflehead was at Branston GPs, Staffordshire.
Lingering rarities included the Iberian Chiffchaffs in Wirral and Yorkshire, Savi's Warbler in Norfolk, Snowy Owl in Western Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and Black Kite in Shetland. Scarcity highlights included a Golden Oriole, a Hoopoe, a Grey-headed Wagtail, two Common Rosefinches, two Red-backed Shrikes, five Rose-coloured Starlings, a Montagu's Harrier, a Honey Buzzard, a Glossy Ibis, an American Wigeon, a Sabine's Gull, an Iceland Gull, two Glaucous Gulls and a Cattle Egret. |
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| Wednesday 6th June 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the sixth Blyth's Reed Warbler of the spring; on Bardsey Island, Gwynedd:
the same location as hosted the first of the spring on 25th May. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Baird's Sandpiper again in Cornwall, King Eider still in Aberdeenshire, the territorial Iberian Chiffchaff still on the Wirral, single Red-footed Falcons in Dorset at Morden Bog and Norfolk briefly over Norwich, and Bee-eaters heard or seen in Cleveland, Essex (3) and Kent (6). Scarcities included Short-toed Lark and Marsh Warbler (Norfolk), Icterine Warbler (Shetland Isles), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), Glossy Ibis (Northumberland), Cattle Egret (Cheshire), three Red-backed Shrikes, and a total of nine Rose-coloured Starlings. An indeterminate male Black-headed or Grey-headed Wagtail in Devon at Dawlish was not heard to give the diagnostic modulated call of Black-headed and - remarkably - its distinctive appearance proved it to be the same individual present on St Kilda, Western Isles on 1st June; an unexpected movement south southeast of 540 miles. |
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| Tuesday 5th June 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Snowy Owl on the Shetland Isles near Bigton. Elsewhere, rarities comprised the
Paddyfield Warbler still in Norfolk, the Iberian Chiffchaff in North Yorkshire, and at sea off County Cork four
Wilson's Petrels were logged. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark and Red-backed Shrike (Norfolk), Common Rosefinch (Gloucestershire), Cory's Shearwater (East Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Dumfries and Galloway), Glossy Ibis (Northumberland), two each of Golden Oriole, Marsh Warbler and Cattle Egret and a total of five Rose-coloured Starlings. Significant late news concerned a report of a singing Scops Owl recently in Moray at Portsoy. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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