Daily News Summaries
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Tuesday 4th December 2018  
  Rarities today comprised the Bufflehead still in County Cork, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Dusky Warbler in Suffolk, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Ferruginous Duck in Powys and White-billed Diver on the Western Isles. On the Shetland Isles the Eastern Yellow Wagtail was still on Mainland at West Voe of Sumburgh before being killed by a Sparrowhawk.

Scarcities included Red-backed Shrike (Northumberland), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), two Rose-coloured Starlings, three each of both Rough-legged Buzzard and Great Grey Shrike, five Lapland Buntings, eight Shorelarks, 11 Ring-necked Ducks, 91 Cattle Egrets and a total of 189 Waxwings.
Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 2nd December 2018  
  Discoveries today included a Hume's Warbler in Kent at Lade, a Dusky Warbler in Suffolk at Kessingland and a White-billed Diver joined the lingering Bonaparte's Gull at Bamburgh, Northumberland.

Rarities elsewhere comprised the Eastern Yellow Wagtail showing again on the Shetland Isles, Bufflehead still in County Cork, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset.

Scarcities included Glossy Ibis (County Wexford), two each of Rose-coloured Starling, American Wigeon, Ring-billed Gull and Lapland Bunting, three Surf Scoters, five of both Ring-necked Duck and Rough-legged Buzzard, 25 Shorelarks, 67 Waxwings and a total of 68 Cattle Egrets.
Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 1st December 2018  
  A Snowy Owl was discovered on Cairngorm, Highland today, whilst lingering rarities included the Bufflehead in County Cork, Black Scoter and Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, King Eider in Ceredigion and White-billed Diver in Western Isles.

Scarcity highlights were a Pallas's Warbler, two Shorelarks, three Great Grey Shrikes, approximately 453 Waxwings, a Temminck's Stint, a Grey Phalarope, a Green-winged Teal, two Surf Scoters, three American Wigeons, three Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, 12 Taiga Bean Geese, 41 Tundra Bean Geese, a Sabine's Gull, two Iceland Gulls, a Pomarine Skua and two Rough-legged Buzzards.
Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 29th November 2018  
  Lingering rarities still present today included the Little Bittern at Saltholme RSPB, Cleveland, Bufflehead at Ballinacarriga Lough, County Cork, Bonaparte's Gull at Bamburgh, Northumberland, King Eider at Ynyslas, Ceredigion and Lesser Scaup at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset.

Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, 28 Shorelarks, 222 Waxwings, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Temminck's Stint, a Grey Phalarope, an American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teals, a Todd's Canada Goose, two Tundra Bean Geese, three Taiga Bean Geese, a Ring-billed Gull, two Iceland Gulls, three Glaucous Gulls and 12 Little Auks.
Will Soar, RBA
Wednesday 28th November 2018  
  Lingering rarities present today were just the Bufflehead at Ballinacarriga Lough, County Cork and the Lesser Yellowlegs at Lodmoor RSPB, Dorset.

Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Great Grey Shrike, 99 Waxwings, a Little Auk, two Rough-legged Buzzards, a Ring-necked Duck, a Taiga Bean Goose, five Tundra Bean Geese and two Iceland Gulls.
Will Soar, RBA
Tuesday 27th November 2018  
  Rarities today comprised the Bufflehead still in County Cork, Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland and Lesser Scaup on Anglesey.

Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Norfolk), Rose-coloured Starling (Derbyshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Ring-necked Duck (Lincolnshire), Hoopoe and Lesser Snow Goose (Highland), two Rough-legged Buzzards, three American Wigeons, six eaxch of both Shorelark and Lapland Bunting, 50 Cattle Egrets and a total of 261 Waxwings.
Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 26th November 2018  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Bufflehead in County Cork at Ballinacarriga Lough; a site that that had hosted five Ring-necked Ducks the previous day. Elsewhere a Little Bittern was glimpsed in Cleveland at Saltholme RSPB, a Lesser Scaup was identified in Somerset at Chew Valley Lake, a Coues's Arctic Redpoll was trapped and ringed in West Yorkshire at Wintersett Reservoir and on the Shetland Isles a White-billed Diver was located at Kirkabister.

Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Hume's Warbler in Devon, a Dusky Warbler in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Dorset and County Londonderry, King Eider in Ceredigion and Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland.

Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Norfolk), Richard's Pipit (East Yorkshire), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), Temminck's Stint and Dotterel (Cornwall), two each of both Hoopoe and Great Grey Shrike, three of Rose-coloured Starling and Ring-necked Duck, four Rough-legged Buzzards, 24 Shorelarks, 109 Cattle Egrets and 230 Waxwings.
Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 25th November 2018  
  Discoveries today included a Hume's Warbler in East Yorkshire at Kilnsea, Penduline Tit in Norfolk at Haddiscoe Island, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in South Yorkshire at Hatfield Moors and in Northumberland the Bonaparte's Gull was relocated at Bamburgh.

Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Pied-billed Grebe on the Shetland Isles, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Hume's Warbler in Devon, Dusky Warbler in Dorset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Lesser Yellowlegs and three White-rumped Sandpipers together in County Londonderry, King Eider in Ceredigion, Lesser Scaup on Anglesey and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Cork.

Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler and Lapland Bunting (Norfolk), Richard's Pipit (East Yorkshire), two each of both Rose-coloured Starling and Serin, four American Wigeons, five Rough-legged Buzzards, eight Ring-necked Ducks, 23 Shorelarks, 73 Cattle Egrets and a total of 280 Waxwings.
Chris Batty, RBA
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