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| Tuesday 12th March 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today were the Snowy Owl still on the Orkney Isles on Eday, and in Dorset the
Lesser Yellowlegs remains at Lodmoor. Scarcities included White-tailed Eagle (South Yorkshire), Surf Scoter (County Meath), Glossy Ibis (Cornwall), two each of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Green-winged Teal, three of Ring-billed Gull and Ring-necked Duck and 11 Shorelarks. Incoming spring migrants were Osprey, two House Martins, three each of both Little Ringed Plover and White Wagtail, and 11 Wheatears. |
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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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| Monday 11th March 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Penduline Tit still in London, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset. Scarcities included White-tailed Eagle (Nottinghamshire), Ring-billed Gull (Hampshire), two each of Yellow-browed Warbler, American Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck and Surf Scoter, four Great Grey Shrikes, five Glossy Ibises and 10 Shorelarks. Incoming migrants were represented by Little Ringed Plover (South Yorkshire), three Swallows, five Wheatears and a total of seven House Martins. |
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| Sunday 10th March 2019 | ||
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The American Herring Gull and Red-rumped Swallow in Co.Cork, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper in Co.Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset all extended their stays. Scarcities included three Shorelarks, two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Glossy Ibises, two White Storks, two Surf Scoters, three Green-winged Teal, four Ring-necked Ducks, four Taiga Bean Geese, 11 Tundra Bean Geese, two Ring-billed Gulls, two Kumlien's Gulls, six Iceland Gulls and five Glaucous Gulls. |
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| Saturday 9th March 2019 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Penduline Tits in Greater London and Dorset, Forster's Tern in Co.Galway, Red-rumped Swallow in County Cork and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk.
Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, three Yellow-browed Warblers, five Great Grey Shrikes, 23 Shorelarks, a Temminck's Stint, a Night Heron, two Rough-legged Buzzards, two Tundra Bean Geese, two Taiga Bean Geese, an American Wigeon, two Surf Scoters, three Green-winged Teal, four Ring-necked Ducks, three Glossy Ibises, three Ring-billed Gulls, three Kumlien's Gulls, six Glaucous Gulls and 17 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Friday 8th March 2019 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Pacific Diver (Cornwall),
Red-rumped Swallow (Co Cork), Spotted Sandpiper
(Co Wexford), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset),
Ferruginous Duck (Hampshire), Long-billed Dowitcher
(Lincolnshire), Coues's Arctic Redpoll (Norfolk) and
Pied-billed Grebe (Shetland). The best of the rest included Kumlien's Gull (Cornwall), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Lapland Bunting (Norfolk), White-tailed Eagle (Shetland), two Taiga Bean Geese, American Wigeons and Yellow-browed Warblers, three Tundra Bean Geese, four Ring-necked Ducks, Great Grey Shrikes and Rough-legged Buzzards, seven Glossy Ibises and 20 Shorelarks. |
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| Thursday 7th March 2019 | ||
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A Red-rumped Swallow was found at Youghal, Co.Cork. Ongoing rarities were represented by Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, The best of the rest were two Rough-legged Buzzards, 16 Shorelarks, Richard's Pipit, Pallas's Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, a Lapland Bunting, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Surf Scoters, three Green-winged Teal, an American Wigeon, three Ring-necked Ducks, two Glossy Ibises, a Kumlien's Gull, 10 Iceland Gulls, four Glaucous Gulls, and two vagrant White-tailed Eagles (West Sussex and Shetland). Spring migrants included 150 Sand Martins, a House Martin, 11 Swallows, a White Wagtail and five Wheatears. |
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| Wednesday 6th March 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Pied-billed Grebe still on the Shetland Isles,
Red-rumped Swallow on the Isles of Scilly and Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cornwall and Dorset. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Temminck's Stint (all Cornwall), Hoopoe (Pembrokeshire), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), Lapland Bunting (Cleveland), Great Grey Shrike (Nottinghamshire), Snow Goose (County Wexford), two Ring-necked Ducks, three Glossy Ibises and five Shorelarks. Incoming spring migrants included single House Martin and White Wagtail, two Swallows, three Wheatears and a total of 29 Sand Martins. |
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| Tuesday 5th March 2019 | ||
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Three White-billed Divers were found off Portsoy, Aberdeenshire. Continuing rarities reported today were the Pied-billed Grebe in Shetland, Penduline Tit in Greater London, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Scarcities included a Hoopoe, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Yellow-browed Warblers, 23 Shorelarks, Richard's Pipit, Common Rosefinch, Little Bunting, Temminck's Stint, three Glossy Ibises, two Rough-legged Buzzards, a Black Brant, Surf Scoter, an American Wigeon, six Green-winged Teal, six Ring-necked Ducks, four Ring-billed Gulls, three Kumlien's Gulls, 11 Iceland Gulls and six Glaucous Gulls. |
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| Monday 4th March 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Pied-billed Grebe still on the Shetland Isles,
Red-rumped Swallow on the Isles of Scilly, Penduline Tit in Dorset,
Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire,
Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cornwall and Dorset and White-billed Divers
off the Orkney Isles, Shetland Isles and Western Isles. Scarcities included Little Bunting (Norfolk), Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles), Richard's Pipit (County Wexford), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), Ring-necked Duck (Dorset), Glossy Ibis (East Sussex), two each of both Rough-legged Buzzard and Great Grey Shrike, three Ring-billed Gulls, five Yellow-browed Warblers and a total of nine Shorelarks. Spring migrants were represented by a Little Ringed Plover (Hampshire), two Ospreys, four Wheatears, six Swallows and a total of 87 Sand Martins across 19 counties. |
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| Sunday 3rd March 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Red-rumped Swallow still on the Isles of Scilly,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk and
Pied-billed Grebe on the Shetland Isles but there there was no sign of the Tengmalm's Owl. Early migrants recorded were Osprey (Fife), Little Ringed Plover (Hampshire), four House Martins and a total of 83 Sand Martins across 19 counties. Scarcities included Little Bunting (Norfolk), Richard's Pipit (County Wexford), American Wigeon (Highland), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), two each of Ring-billed Gull, Great Grey Shrike, Lapland Bunting and Glossy Ibis, three Ring-necked Ducks and a total of 25 Shorelarks. |
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