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| Thursday 31st January 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Pied-billed Grebe still on the Shetland Isles,
Bonaparte's Gull in London, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (County Durham), Yellow-browed Warbler (Isle of Wight), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), Lapland Bunting (Derbyshire), three each of Ring-necked Duck and Surf Scoter, four Great Grey Shrikes, six Shorelarks and a total of nine Glossy Ibises. |
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Daily news summaries
Catch up with RBA's daily birdnews summaries. Browse ten days at a time, or choose a date to read summaries from that day backwards.
Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Wednesday 30th January 2019 | ||
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Dungarvan, Co Waterford, hosted a new Spotted Sandpiper. News emerged of a drake Lesser Scaup at Belfast Lough, Co.Antrim, present for its fourth day. Continuing rarities included Hume's Warbler in East Sussex, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Pied-billed Grebe in Shetland, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper in Co.Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup in Dumfries and Galloway and White-billed Divers in Shetland and Western Isles. The Black-throated Thrush near Swindon was reported to have still been present recently. Scarcities included a Pallas's Warbler, eight Yellow-browed Warblers, two Rose-coloured Starlings, five Great Grey Shrikes, 25 Shorelarks, a Common Rosefinch, 17 Glossy Ibises, six Rough-legged Buzzards, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Black Brant, two American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teal, 10 Ring-necked Ducks, two Kumlien's Gulls, 14 Glaucous Gulls and 10 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Tuesday 29th January 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised a Pacific Diver still in Cornwall, the Hume's Warbler
still in East Sussex, Dusky Warbler in Lincolnshire and Lesser Scaup
in Staffordshire. Scarcities included Serin (Cornwall), Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two each of Rose-coloured Starling, Rough-legged Buzzard, American Wigeon and Ring-necked Duck, three Yellow-browed Warblers, four of Great Grey Shrike and Glossy Ibis, and a total of 28 Shorelarks. |
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| Monday 28th January 2019 | ||
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| Rarities seen today included the Blyth's Reed Warbler in Greater Manchester, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Scilly, American Herring Gull in County Cork, Pied-billed Grebe and White-billed Diver in Shetland, White-billed Diver in Western Isles, Lesser Scaup in Dumfries and Galloway and Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford. The adult Ivory Gull picked up in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway last Wednesday remains in care.
Scarcities included a Lapland Bunting, two Rose-coloured Starlings, four Great Grey Shrikes, seven Yellow-browed Warblers, 23 Shorelarks, a Black-bellied Dipper, two Black Brants, two Taiga Bean Geese, two Tundra Bean Geese, three American Wigeon, three Surf Scoters, four Ring-necked Ducks, six Rough-legged Buzzards, two Kumlien's Gulls, seven Iceland Gulls, 15 Glaucous Gulls, a Balearic Shearwater and eight Glossy Ibises. |
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| Sunday 27th January 2019 | ||
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Ongoing rarities included Eastern Yellow Wagtail on Scilly, Hume's Warbler in East Sussex, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper in Co.Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire and Dumfries and Galloway, King Eider in Ceredigion and three Coues's Arctic Redpolls (two in Norfolk and another in Lothian). Scarcities were represented by a Night Heron, a Lesser Snow Goose, a Black Brant, two Tundra Bean Geese, two American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teal, four Ring-necked Ducks, four Surf Scoters, seven Glossy Ibises, four Rough-legged Buzzards, 45 Shorelarks, a Rose-coloured Starling, six Great Grey Shrikes, five Yellow-browed Warblers, a Temminck's Stint, two Ring-billed Gulls, two Pomarine Skuas, three Kumlien's Gulls, 15 Iceland Gulls and 17 Glaucous Gulls. |
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| Saturday 26th January 2019 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Blyth's Reed Warbler in Greater Manchester, two Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk, Hume's Warbler in East Sussex, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford.
Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Lapland Bunting, two Rose-coloured Starlings, six Great Grey Shrikes, nine Yellow-browed Warblers, 20 Shorelarks, a Temminck's Stint, a Balearic Shearwater, three Surf Scoters, four American Wigeon, five Green-winged Teals, 14 Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, two Black Brants, six Tundra Bean Geese, 34 Taiga Bean Geese, five Rough-legged Buzzards, 16 Glossy Ibises, two Ring-billed Gulls, 11 Iceland Gulls and 13 Glaucous Gulls. |
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| Friday 25th January 2019 | ||
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A Hume's Warbler found in a garden near Portesham, Dorset, was the day's sole new discovery. Ongoing rarities were represented by Eastern Yellow Wagtail on Scilly, Hume's Warbler in East Sussex, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Western Isles, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire and Dumfries and Galloway, Bonaparte's Gull in London, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and three Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk. Scarcities included a Pallas's Warbler, two Serins, a Lapland Bunting, three Rough-legged Buzzards, nine Yellow-browed Warblers, 21 Shorelarks, two Rose-coloured Starlings, five Great Grey Shrikes, a Todd's Canada Goose, five Tundra Bean Geese, three Surf Scoters, two American Wigeon, a Green-winged Teal, five Ring-necked Ducks, a Kumlien's Gull, 13 Iceland Gulls and 14 Glaucous Gulls. |
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| Thursday 24th January 2019 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Scilly, Penduline Tit in Kent, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Western Isles and Bonaparte's Gull in London.
Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, two Lapland Buntings, two Rose-coloured Starlings, five Yellow-browed Warblers, five Great Grey Shrikes, six Shorelarks, four Rough-legged Buzzards, a Kumlien's Gull, three American Wigeons, three Green-winged Teals, four Ring-necked Ducks, four Surf Scoters, two Black Brants, five Tundra Bean Geese and 18 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Wednesday 23rd January 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Eastern Yellow Wagtail still on the Isles of Scilly,
Black Scoter in Northumberland, Bonaparte's Gull in London, Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and Dorset, Lesser Scaup in both Dumfries and Galloway and Staffordshire,
Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and Richardson's Cackling Goose on the Western Isles. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler and Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles), Richard's Pipit (Somerset), Lesser Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), two each of Rose-coloured Starling and American Wigeon, three of Ring-necked Duck, Great Grey Shrike and Lapland Bunting, five Rough-legged Buzzards, seven of Yellow-browed Warbler and Glossy Ibis, and a total of 22 Shorelarks. |
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| Tuesday 22nd January 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Blyth's Reed Warbler still in Greater Manchester,
Hume's Warbler in East Sussex, Bonaparte's Gull in London, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall,
Black Scoter in Northumberland, Richardson's Cackling Goose on the Western Isles, a
White-billed Diver passing the Orkney Isles and a Lesser Scaup confirmed as present
on Loch Ryan, Dumfries and Galloway for a fortnight. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), three American Wigeon, four Rough-legged Buzzard, six each of Yellow-browed Warbler and Ring-necked Duck, eight Great Grey Shrikes, 21 Glossy Ibises, and a total of 29 Shorelarks. |
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