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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 2nd February 2019 | ||
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| A White-billed Diver was found at Skelda Voe, Shetland, whilst lingering rarities included single Pacific Divers in Cornwall and County Cork, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Bonaparte's Gull in London, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford, White-billed Diver in Western Isles and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire.
Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Little Bunting, a Rose-coloured Starling, three Great Grey Shrikes, 21 Shorelarks, a Temminck's Stint, a Pomarine Skua, a Kumlien's Gull, three Ring-billed Gulls, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Snow Goose, a Black Brant, two Tundra Bean Geese, two Surf Scoters, two Green-winged Teal, three American Wigeon, six Ring-necked Ducks, four Rough-legged Buzzards and 21 Glossy Ibises. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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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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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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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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| 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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| 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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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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