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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 20th July 2019 | ||
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| Frampton Marsh RSPB in Lincolnshire continued its excellent run, with the arrival of two adult White-rumped Sandpipers, with the lingering Long-billed Dowitcher still on site. Elsewhere, a Black Kite flew over Frampton Pools, Gloucestershire.
Lingering rarities included the Semipalmated Sandpiper and Pacific Golden Plover in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Savi's Warbler in Anglesey, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, King Eider in Highland and Ferruginous Duck in Sussex. Scarcity highlights included a Grey-headed Wagtail, two Serins, a Purple Heron, a Honey Buzzard, a Ring-necked Duck, a Surf Scoter, a Cory's Shearwater and three Balearic Shearwaters. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 19th July 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk, a Long-billed Dowitcher at Frampton Marshes RSPB, Lincolnshire, a Caspian Tern at Pendeen, Cornwall and a Two-barred Crossbill at St John's Pool, Highland.
Lingering rarities included the Pacific Golden Plover in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Antrim, Lesser Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, three Two-barred Crossbills in Shetland and Ferruginous Duck in Sussex. Scarcity highlights included a Serin, two Rose-coloured Starlings, a Purple Heron, a Glossy Ibis, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Surf Scoter, a Sabine's Gull, four Cory's Shearwaters and a Honey Buzzard. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 17th July 2019 | ||
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The highlight of the day was the discovery of two White-rumped Sandpipers together in Aberdeenshire at Loch of Strathbeg. A Black Kite flew over Brading Marshes on the Isle of Wight. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Long-billed Dowitcher again in County Antrim at Belfast Lough, both Lesser Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull still together in Kent, Ferruginous Duck still in East Sussex, a Black Kite reported in Nottinghamshire and a total of seven Two-barred Crossbills on the Shetland Isles. Scarcities included Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), two Pectoral Sandpipers (Co.Donegal and East Sussex), Shorelark (Orkney Isles), two Surf Scoters (together in Lothian), Serin (Kent) and three Glossy Ibises (North Yorkshire, East Yorkshire and Gwent). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 15th July 2019 | ||
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The highlight of the day was an unidentified orange-billed tern species seen briefly at Kilnsea, East Yorkshire. Rarities elsewhere comprised a Blue-winged Teal still in Clyde, Lesser Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull together in Kent, Ferruginous Duck in East Sussex, and on the Shetland Isles a total of 37 Two-barred Crossbills noted at five sites including a flock of 18 at Stromfirth, Mainland. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Western Isles), Purple Heron (Suffolk), two Pectoral Sandpipers (East Sussex and Lancashire) and two Glossy Ibises (Devon and Merseyside). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 14th July 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised a Little Bittern heard singing in Staffordshire at Belvide Reservoir, in Kent
Lesser Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull still together at Oare Marshes, whilst the
Two-barred Crossbill influx continued with at least 26 recorded on the Shetland Isles today including at least 18 at Stromfirth, Mainland. Scarcities included Serin (Kent), Purple Heron (Somerset) and two each of both Pectoral Sandpiper (Devon and Lancashire) and Glossy Ibis (Devon and Merseyside). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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