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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 29th December 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Pacific Diver still in County Cork, Dusky Warblers in both Dorset and Warwickshire, two Coues's Arctic Redpolls together in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire,
Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and single Lesser Scaups in both Anglesey and Somerset. Scarcities included Common Rosefinch (Isles of Scilly), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), Surf Scoter (County Donegal), Great Grey Shrike (Staffordshire), Black-bellied Dipper (Norfolk), Hoopoe and Glossy Ibis (County Wexford), two each of both Ring-billed Gull and Lapland Bunting, four Rough-legged Buzzards, 14 Ring-necked Ducks, 15 Shorelarks, 118 Cattle Egrets and a total of 211 Waxwings. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 26th December 2018 | ||
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| The American Royal Tern relocated to Scilly today, being found in Hugh Town harbour mid afternoon before doing a short tour of The Roads and finally heading off south-west late afternoon.
A Coues's Arctic Redpoll was found at Baltasound, Unst, Shetland. Lingering rarities included the Desert Wheatear in Scilly, single Dusky Warblers in Warwickshire and Dorset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and single Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire and Powys. Scarcity highlights included two Great Grey Shrikes, 31 Shorelarks, approximately 284 Waxwings, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Todd's Canada Goose, 12 Tundra Bean Geese, a Green-winged Teal, four Ring-necked Ducks, five Surf Scoters, three Ring-billed Gulls, two Glaucous Gulls, six Iceland Gulls and a Glossy Ibis. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 25th December 2018 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Desert Wheatear in Scilly, Dusky Warbler in Warwickshire and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire.
Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Lapland Bunting, two Great Grey Shrikes, nine Shorelarks, approximately 172 Waxwings, six Taiga Bean Geese, eight Tundra Bean Geese, a Ring-necked Duck, a Surf Scoter, a Ring-billed Gull, a Glaucous Gull and two Iceland Gulls. |
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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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| 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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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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