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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 July 2018 | ||
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| The bird of the day was discovered during the evening on Brownsman, Farne Islands, Northumberland, in the form of a Sooty Tern. The first in Britain since the widely twitched long staying bird of 2005, this is the second for the county and the archipelago, when the roaming 1966 individual visited Inner Farne on 21st June.
In Anglesey the Snowy Owl reappeared at South Stack RSPB late morning, whilst another was found near Carinish, North Uist, Western Isles. A singing Iberian Chiffchaff was heard at Marazion Marsh RSPB, Cornwall and a female Red-footed Falcon flew over Witcham, Cambridgeshire. Lingering rarities seen today included the Little Bittern at Chelmarsh Reservoir, Shropshire, and the Bonaparte's Gull and four Black-winged Stilts at Oare Marshes, Kent. Scarcity highlights included a Serin, a Red-backed Shrike, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Lapland Bunting, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Long-tailed Skua, a Pomarine Skua, a Balearic Shearwater, a Roseate Tern, a Surf Scoter, a Glossy Ibis, a Cattle Egret, two Iceland Gulls, two White Storks and three Honey Buzzards. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 3rd July 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Bonaparte's Gull still in Kent and the King Eider still in Aberdeenshire whilst in East Yorkshire
three Bee-eaters visited Buckton briefly. In Kent a Cattle Egret visited Stodmarsh and the total for the summer influx of Rose-coloured Starlings to Britain and Ireland reached 144 since 9th May. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 2nd July 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Rustic Bunting new in on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles. Rarities elsewhere comprised the
King Eider still in Aberdeenshire and Bonaparte's Gulls in both Kent and London. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Aberdeenshire) and Cattle Egret (Cambridgeshire). Significant late news from yesterday concerned a Franklin's Gull seen in Cornwall at the Hayle Estuary and a Lesser Scaup identified in Highland at St John's Pool. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 1st July 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continuing Pacific Golden Plover in Cornwall at Hayle
whilst a Bee-eater was seen nearby at Polgigga. Elsewhere rarities comprised the
Squacco Heron still in East Yorkshire, Black-headed Bunting on the Shetland Isles and
Bonaparte's Gulls in both Kent and London. Scarcities included two Red-backed Shrikes (both Shetland Isles) and three Cattle Egrets. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 30th June 2018 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Squacco Heron at Kilnsea, Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plover at Gwithian then Hayle, Cornwall, Black-headed Bunting at Norwick, Shetland, Iberian Chiffchaff at Thurstaston, Wirral and single Bonaparte's Gulls at Cross Ness, London and Oare, Kent.
Scarcity highlights included a Montagu's Harrier, two Rose-coloured Starlings, two Red-backed Shrikes, two Glossy Ibises, two Glaucous Gulls, four Honey Buzzards and four Pomarine Skuas. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 29th June 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Squacco Heron in East Yorkshire at Kilnsea where it showed all day. Rarities elsewhere comprised a
Pacific Golden Plover new in Cornwall at Gwithian, a brief Alpine Swift in Shropshire at Broseley, the territiorial
Great Reed Warbler still in Cambridgeshire, Black-winged Stilt in Norfolk and
Bonaparte's Gulls in both Kent and London. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Aberdeenshire), Golden Oriole (Gloucestershire) and Red-backed Shrike (Surrey). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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