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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 31st August 2019 | ||
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| In Cornwall, the Brown Booby reappeared off Gwithian mid morning, and lingered in St Ives Bay for an hour or so, before being relocated on rocks off St Ives Island late morning where it showed very well for another hour. It was later seen heading west past Pendeen Watch, nine miles to the south-west.
New discoveries today included a Western Bonelli's Warbler at Uchmynydd, Gwynedd, a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Tacumshin, County Wexford, a Ferruginous Duck near Orford, Suffolk and the roaming Black-winged Stilt appeared in Northumberland, where it toured coastal sites between Hadston and Cresswell. Other lingering rarities still present included the Black-headed Bunting in Devon, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Cornwall, Snowy Owl in Western Isles, Baird's Sandpiper in County Wexford, White-rumped Sandpiper in Yorkshire, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 30th August 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Aquatic Warbler trapped and ringed at Llangorse Lake, Powys, a Bee-eater on Whalsay, Shetland, a Fea's /Desertas Petrel off Annagh Head, County Mayo and a Black Kite over Hayle, Cornwall.
Lingering rarities still present today included the Black-headed Bunting in Devon, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Cornwall, Snowy Owl in Western Isles, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, White-rumped Sandpiper in Yorkshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcity highlights included a Red-backed Shrike, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Common Rosefinch, a Lapland Bunting, a Marsh Warbler, two Barred Warblers, seven Wrynecks, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Dotterel, a Glossy Ibis, three Surf Scoters, five Honey Buzzards, three Cory's Shearwaters, four Great Shearwaters and four Pomarine Skuas. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 29th August 2019 | ||
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| In Cornwall the Brown Booby reappeared off Gwithian early morning, where it was present on and off for a short while.
New discoveries today included a Black-winged Stilt at Chirnside, Borders, a Citrine Wagtail at Balta Isle and two Two-barred Crossbills at Quendale, both Shetland, a Snowy Owl on Eday, Orkney and single White-rumped Sandpipers at Kilnsea, Yorkshire and Saltholme, Cleveland. Lingering rarities included the Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, whilst two Wilson's Petrels were seen from the Scilly pelagic. Scarcity highlights included an Ortoland Bunting, a Lapland Bunting, a Melodious Warbler, an Icterine Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, three Common Rosefinches, 12 Wrynecks, a Spotted Crake, a Surf Scoter, a Ring-necked Duck, a Temminck's Stint, a Pectoral Sandpiper, two Honey Buzzards, two Sabine's Gulls, two Leach's Petrels, two Grey Phalaropes, a Cory's Shearwater, a Long-tailed Skua, 12 Pomarine Skuas and an Iceland Gull. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 23rd August 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Fea's/Desertas Petrel at sea off the Isles of Scilly whilst seabirds elsewhere included two Wilson's Petrels and a
Great Shearwater at sea off County Cork, Cory's Shearwater at sea off North Yorkshire, and a
Sabine's Gull in Norfolk. Other rarities comprised a Baird's Sandpiper new in County Wexford at Tacumshin, the Snowy Owl still on the Western Isles, Tawny Pipit in Cornwall, Blue-winged Teal still in Clyde, Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk, and Long-billed Dowitchers in both Lancashire and Lincolnshire Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), Icterine Warbler (Devon), Ortolan Bunting (East Yorkshire), Hoopoe (Essex), Wryneck (Buckinghamshire), Red-backed Shrike (Shetland Isles), Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Dotterel (Lincolnshire), Pectoral Sandpiper and Surf Scoter (Lothian) and two Barred Warblers (together on Shetland). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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