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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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| Thursday 7th February 2019 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Pacific Diver in County Cork, single Spotted Sandpipers in County Wexford and County Waterford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and Ferruginous Duck in Essex.
Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, five Yellow-browed Warblers, six Great Grey Shrikes, 38 Shorelarks, a Ring-billed Gull, six Glaucous Gulls, seven Iceland Gulls, a Temminck's Stint, a Black Brant, a Taiga Bean Goose, three Tundra Bean Geese, a Surf Scoter, two American Wigeon, three Green-winged Teal, three Ring-necked Ducks and a Glossy Ibis. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 6th February 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today included a Penduline Tit reported in Dorset at Lodmoor, the Blyth's Reed Warbler still in Greater Manchester,
Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and
Ferruginous Ducks in both Essex and Hampshire. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Snow Goose (County Wexford), two each of Pallas's Warbler, Richard's Pipit, Lapland Bunting and Glossy Ibis, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Yellow-browed Warblers, five Ring-necked Ducks, 11 Great Grey Shrikes, and a total of 19 Shorelarks. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 5th February 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised a Ferruginous Duck new in Essex at Holyfield Lake, the Long-billed Dowitcher still in Lincolnshire,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and King Eider in Ceredigion. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (Somerset), Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), Ring-billed Gull (Lincolnshire), American Wigeon (Highland), Lesser Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Gloucestershire), Lapland Bunting (Cleveland), two Pallas's Warblers, three each of both Surf Scoter and Rough-legged Buzzard, four of Ring-necked Duck and Great Grey Shrike, and a total of 29 Shorelarks. |
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| Monday 4th February 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Forster's Tern still in County Galway, two
Pacific Divers together in Cornwall at Newlyn, Blyth's Reed Warbler still in Greater Manchester,
White-billed Diver and Richardson's Cackling Goose on the Western Isles, and a Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (County Durham), Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), Surf Scoter (Gwynedd), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), two each of Yellow-browed Warbler and Glossy Ibis, three of Rough-legged Buzzard, Ring-necked Duck and Great Grey Shrike, four Ring-billed Gulls, and a total of 27 Shorelarks. |
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| Sunday 3rd February 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Eastern Yellow Wagtail still on the Isles of Scilly,
Pacific Diver and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Pied-billed Grebe and
White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles, Black Scoter in Northumberland,
Blyth's Reed Warbler in Greater Manchester, Dusky Warbler and Long-billed Dowitcher
in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in London, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Borders and Spotted
Sandpipers in both County Waterford and County Wexford. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), two each of Pallas's Warbler, American Wigeon and Lesser Snow Goose, three of Surf Scoter and Ring-billed Gull, four Yellow-browed Warblers, five of Ring-necked Duck and Great Grey Shrike, six Rough-legged Buzzards, 17 Glossy Ibises and a total of 35 Shorelarks. |
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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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| 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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| 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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