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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 14th March 2019 | ||
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| Rarities located today were Snowy Owls on the Shetland Isles again at Ronas Hill, Mainland, and still on the
Orkney Isles on Eday, the Penduline Tit still in Dorset, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcities comprised American Wigeon (Highland), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Yellow-browed Warbler (Gloucestershire), two each of Ring-necked Duck and Great Grey Shrike, five Ring-billed Gulls, 11 Shorelarks, four Green-winged Teal, and a total of 12 Glossy Ibises. Incoming spring migrants included Osprey (Leicestershire), Arctic Skua (Dorset), two Swallows, five each of Little Ringed Plover and White Wagtail, six House Martins and nine Wheatears. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 13th March 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Snowy Owl still on the Orkney Isles, Penduline Tits in both Dorset and London,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall,
Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk and a Lesser Scaup again in
Somerset at Chew Valley Lake. Scarcities included White-tailed Eagle (Yorkshire), Little Bunting (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (Dorset), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two each of Ring-billed Gull, Ring-necked Duck, Great Grey Shrike, and three Glossy Ibises. Incoming spring migrants were represented by Osprey, two Little Ringed Plovers, five White Wagtails, six Swallows, nine House Martins and a total of 26 Wheatears. |
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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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| 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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| 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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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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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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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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