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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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| Sunday 4th November 2018 | ||
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| Bird of the day was a Dusky Thrush in Yorkshire, which briefly visited the garden which hosted the Siberian Accentor in Easington before flying off. Other new discoveries today included a Snowy Owl at North Roe, Shetland, a Bonaparte's Gull at Dale, Pembrokeshire, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Tacumshin, County Wexford, a White-billed Diver off Brixham, Devon and single Pallid Swifts at North Foreland, Kent and Skokholm, Pembrokeshire.
Lingering rarities included Eastern Stonechat species and King Eider in Norfolk, Pied Wheatear in Shetland, Blyth's Pipit, Olive-backed Pipit and Dusky Warbler in Scilly, White-billed Diver in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Sussex and Highland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Durham, three White-rumped Sandpipers in County Derry and two in County Wexford, Black Scoter in Northumberland and Lesser Scaup in Anglesey. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 3rd November 2018 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Lesser Yellowlegs in East Sussex at Jury's Gap and a Black Kite in Worcestershire at Chateau Impney. An adult White-billed Diver remained for a second day off Margate, Kent.
Lingering rarities included the Blyth's Pipit and Olive-backed Pipit in Scilly, Eastern Stonechat species and King Eider in Norfolk, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Anglesey, Spotted Sandpiper in County Durham, Baird's Sandpiper in Gwent and Lesser Yellowlegs in Highland. Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, two Rose-coloured Starlings, three Richard's Pipits, three Great Grey Shrikes, seven Lapland Buntings, 29 Shorelarks, 236 Waxwings, a White-tailed Eagle, six Rough-legged Buzzards, a Green-winged Teal, two Ring-necked Ducks, a Grey Phalarope, two Balearic S'waters, five Little Auks, ten Pomarine Skuas, and Iceland Gull and four Glaucous Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 30th October 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Pied Wheatear on the Shetland Isles on Foula where it had first been seen yesterday. Rarities elsewhere included a
Dusky Warbler new in East Yorkshire at Spurn, the King Eider seen again in Norfolk at Sheringham,
Long-billed Dowitcher still in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Highland,
Lesser Scaup on Anglesey and Coues's Arctic Redpolls in East Yorkshire, Norfolk and the Shetland Isles (2). On the Isles of Scilly the Grey-cheeked Thrush remained on St Mary's with Dusky Warbler, Wryneck and two Olive-backed Pipits there and on Tresco Surf Scoter and Rose-coloured Starling were logged. Other scarcities included Little Bunting (County Cork), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Pectoral Sandpiper and Surf Scoter (Devon), two each of Pallas's Warbler, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Richard's Pipit, Rough-legged Buzzard and Ring-necked Duck, three of both Rose-coloured Starling and American Wigeon, four Barred Warblers and five Lapland Buntings. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 29th October 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a brief American Buff-bellied Pipit in Cornwall at Polgigga whilst a
Black-winged Stilt was new in Essex at Hamford Water. On the Isles of Scilly the Grey-cheeked Thrush was relocated on St Mary's where Olive-backed Pipit, Dusky Warbler, Rose-coloured Starling, Serin, Barred Warbler and Common Rosefinch were all on show whilst the Surf Scoter remained off Tean. In Norfolk rarities included a Red-flanked Bluetail discovered at Titchwell, Olive-backed Pipit on Blakeney Point, White-billed Diver off Cley, Eastern Stonechat species still at Salthouse, Dusky Warbler at Weybourne, King Eider passing Horsey, White-tailed Eagle, Rough-legged Buzzard, Barred Warbler, four each of both Lapland Bunting and Waxwing and a total of 20 Shorelarks. Lingering rarities elsewhere included the Grey Catbird still in Cornwall, Pied-billed Grebe on the Shetland Isles, Baird's Sandpiper in Gwent, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, Dorset and Highland, Lesser Scaup an Anglesey, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll and White-rumped Sandpipers in County Londonderry (2) and County Wexford (2). The influx of Arctic Redpolls continued with Coues's Arctic Redpolls in East Yorkshire (2), Norfolk (3) and the Shetland Isles and Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on both the Orkney Isles and Shetland Isles. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 28th October 2018 | ||
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| A superb male Siberian Rubythroat was discovered on Fair Isle, Shetland early a'noon, with a Grey-cheeked Thrush nearby in Rendall, Orkney. Other new discoveries today included a Dusky Warbler at Porthgwarra, Cornwall, two Arctic Redpolls in the Spurn area, Yorkshire, a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Malin More, County Donegal, Pacific Golden Plover on the Bann Estuary, County Londonderry, a Lesser Scaup at Loch Gara, County Sligo and singles of both King Eider and White-billed Diver in both Yorkshire and Norfolk (the former species off Hornsea and Sea Palling, the latter off Hornsea and Cley).
Lingering rarities included the Grey Catbird and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Eastern Stonechat species in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler in Scilly, Spotted Sandpiper in County Durham, Baird's Sandpiper in Gwent, two White-rumped Sandpipers in County Derry and one in County Dublin, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, other Lesser Yellowlegs in Highland and Dorset, White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, Black Scoter in Northumberland and Lesser Scaup in Anglesey. |
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| Saturday 27th October 2018 | ||
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| A Black-throated Thrush was at Gun Hill, Norfolk for a few minutes early morning, before it headed inland. Other new discoveries today included a Red-rumped Swallow at Sandwich, Kent and a Lesser Yellowlegs at Rogerstown, County Dublin. White-billed Divers were seen off Aberdeenshire (three: two off Collieston, one off Aberdeen), Fife (Fife Ness) and Yorkshire (Skipsea).
Lingering rarities seen today included the Grey Catbird in Cornwall, Dusky Warbler and Rustic Bunting in Scilly, single Eastern Stonechat species in Shetland and Norfolk, Pied-billed Grebe in Shetland, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Anglesey, Baird's Sandpiper in Gwent, Spotted Sandpiper in County Durham, single Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Dorset and Highland and Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire. The rest of the messages today mostly related to seawatching, with the east coast once again recording excellent numbers of Pomarine Skuas. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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