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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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| Monday 24th December 2018 | ||
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| The identity of the Dusky Warbler in Warwickshire was confirmed, present for its second day at Kingsbury Water Park. A Lesser Yellowlegs was found at Ballyallia, County Clare and a Ferruginous Duck was at Hedgecourt Lake, Surrey.
Lingering rarities included the Lesser Yellowlegs in Somerset, King Eider in Gwynedd, Lesser Scaup in Anglesey and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire. Scarcity highlights included two Great Grey Shrikes, 18 Shorelarks, approximately 343 Waxwings, a White Stork, two Glossy Ibises, four Rough-legged Buzzards, a Green-winged Teal, three American Wigeon, three Ring-necked Ducks, three Surf Scoters, a Snow Goose, a Black Brant, six Taiga Bean Geese, 16 Tundra Bean Geese, a Ring-billed Gull, two Glaucous Gulls and four Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 20th December 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Desert Wheatear still on the Isles of Scilly,
Penduline Tit in Dorset, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs
in Cornwall, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Richardson's Cackling Goose
and White-billed Diver on the Western Isles. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit and Temminck's Stint (both Cornwall), Hoopoe (County Tyrone), Rough-legged Buzzard (Bedfordshire), Surf Scoter (Devon), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), two each of Rose-coloured Starling, Great Grey Shrike and American Wigeon, three Ring-necked Ducks, 28 Shorelarks, 46 Cattle Egrets and a total of 359 Waxwings. |
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| Wednesday 19th December 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised a White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles at Loch of Stenness, Mainland, and in Hampshire the Ferruginous Duck remained at Bedhampton. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (County Durham), Rough-legged Buzzard (North Yorkshire), White-tailed Eagle (Hampshire), Surf Scoter (Devon), American Wigeon (Leicestershire), Ring-billed Gull (County Louth), two each of Rose-coloured Starling, Ring-necked Duck and Lapland Bunting, 36 Shorelarks, 68 Cattle Egrets and a total of 305 Waxwings. |
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| Tuesday 18th December 2018 | ||
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Lingering rarities included the Desert Wheatear on St. Agnes, Scilly, and the Ferruginous Duck at Bedhampton, Hampshire, while the Lesser Yellowlegs in Somerset reappeared at Steart. Scarcities included White-tailed Eagle (Hampshire), 21 Taiga Bean Geese, 11 Tundra Bean Geese, an American Wigeon, four Ring-necked Ducks, four Glaucous Gulls, an Iceland Gull, four Pomarine Skuas, 47 Little Auks (all past Sumburgh Head, Shetland), a Great Grey Shrike, 30 Shorelarks, 204 Waxwings and 36 Cattle Egrets. |
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| Monday 17th December 2018 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Desert Wheatear on St Agnes, Scilly, Penduline Tit in Weymouth, Dorset, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Wells, Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher at Frampton, Lincolnshire and Ferruginous Duck at Bedhampton, Hampshire.
Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Great Grey Shrike, a Lapland Bunting, two Rose-coloured Starlings, 32 Shorelarks, approximately 635 Waxwings, a White-tailed Eagle, two Glossy Ibises, a White Stork, a Temminck's Stint, an American Wigeon, three Surf Scoters, six Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, seven Tundra Bean Geese, 24 Taiga Bean Geese, a Ring-billed Gull, three Glaucous Gulls, four Iceland Gulls and a Pomarine Skua. |
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| Sunday 16th December 2018 | ||
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| New discoveries today included the returning Pacific Diver at Crookhaven, County Cork and a Ferruginous Duck at Bedhampton, Hampshire.
Lingering rarities included the Desert Wheatear in Scilly, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford and White-billed Diver in Western Isles. Scarcity totals were a Richard's Pipit, a Lapland Bunting, two Rose-coloured Starlings, six Great Grey Shrikes, 43 Shorelarks, approximately 269 Waxwings, a Temminck's Stint, two Grey Phalaropes, two Surf Scoters, four Ring-necked Ducks, four American Wigeon, a Black Brant, a Todd's Canada Goose, 12 Tundra Bean Geese, 24 Taiga Bean Geese, a Glossy Ibis, a White-tailed Eagle, a Glaucous Gull, a Kumlien's Gull and eight Iceland Gulls. |
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| Saturday 15th December 2018 | ||
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| A Desert Wheatear was found at Periglis, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, whilst the Bufflehead lingered at Ballinacarriga Lough, County Cork and single Coues's Arctic Redpolls were seen at Thorne Moors, Yorkshire and Fontburn Reservoir, Northumberland.
Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Great Grey Shrike, 34 Shorelarks, 53 Waxwings, an American Wigeon, ten Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, ten Tundra Bean Geese, 31 Taiga Bean Geese, a White-tailed Eagle, three Rough-legged Buzzards, a Glossy Ibis, a Ring-billed Gull, four Iceland Gulls, six Glaucous Gulls and five Little Auks. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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