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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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| Monday 29th July 2019 | ||
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| A White-rumped Sandpiper was a new discovery at Kilnsea, Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities included the Aquatic Warbler in Fife, Pacific Golden Plover in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Ferruginous Duck in Sussex. Scarcity highlights included a Marsh Warbler, four Icterine Warblers, a White-winged Black Tern, a Pectoral Sandpiper, two Temminck's Stints and two Glossy Ibises. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 28th July 2019 | ||
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| The big talking point today was an exceptional movement of Wood Sandpipers. A total of 451 were reported, mostly from the eastern half of England, with the bulk of the numbers from the coast. At least 110 were seen at Cley, Norfolk throughout the day, eclipsing the previous highest count from the site, and the county, of 60 on August 7th 1952.
New rarities discovered today included a Two-barred Crossbill at Titchwell, Norfolk, another at Virkie, Shetland, a Pacific Golden Plover on Westray, Orkney and a Wilson's Petrel off County Cork. Lingering rarities included the Aquatic Warbler in Fife, Pacific Golden Plover in Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitcher and White-rumped Sandpiper in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde and Ferruginous Duck in Sussex. |
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| Thursday 25th July 2019 | ||
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| In the Western Isles, a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater was seen briefly near Stornoway, Lewis, before it flew south. Other new discoveries included a Gull-billed Tern past Inverbervie, Aberdeenshire and a Bee-eater at St Abb's Head, Borders.
Lingering rarities included the Forster's Tern in County Louth, Savi's Warbler in Anglesey, Snowy Owl in Western Isles, Pacific Golden Plover in Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Kent, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde and Ferruginous Duck in Sussex. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 24th July 2019 | ||
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| Lingering rare waders present today included the Pacific Golden Plover on Holy Island, Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitcher and White-rumped Sandpiper at Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire and Lesser Yellowlegs at Oare Marshes, Kent, with a Bonaparte's Gull still at the latter site, a Savi's Warbler at Cors Ddyga, Anglesey and a Ferruginous Duck at Pett, East Sussex.
Scarcity highlights included a Red-necked Phalarope, a Cory's Shearwater, a Balearic Shearwater, a Surf Scoter and two Purple Herons. |
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