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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 14th December 2019 | ||
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| In Norfolk, the adult Lesser White-fronted Goose was seen again, this time near Burnham Market. Further north, a Richardson's Cackling Goose was near Castle Stuart, Highland.
The Black-throated Thrush remained at Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire, as did the Eastern Stonechat sp at Hollesley, Suffolk, and the Steller's Eider made a reappearance on Papa Westray, Orkney. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, two Great Grey Shrikes, three Yellow-browed Warblers, 12 Lapland Buntings, a Grey Phalarope, three Rough-legged Buzzards, a Little Auk, a Snow Goose, a Black Brant, eight Taiga Bean Geese, an American Wigeon, four Green-winged Teals, nine Ring-necked Ducks, a Ring-billed Gull, two Iceland Gulls and three Glaucous Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 12th December 2019 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Eastern Stonechat
still in Suffolk, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, two Richardson's Cackling Geese together on the Western Isles, and
Long-billed Dowitchers in both Cumbria and Northumberland. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Ring-necked Duck (Essex), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (North Yorkshire), and two each of Green-winged Teal, Great Grey Shrike and Glossy Ibis. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 11th December 2019 | ||
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| New rarities today comprised a Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire at Whipsnade Zoo,
Penduline Tit in London at Crossness and on the Isles of Scilly a Dusky Warbler
on St Mary's. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were a Forster's Tern in County Galway,
Eastern Stonechat in Suffolk and Long-billed Dowitchers in Cumbria, Devon and Northumberland. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Ring-necked Duck (West Yorkshire), American Wigeon (County Galway), two each of both Rough-legged Buzzard and Great Grey Shrike, and seven Shorelarks (together in Norfolk). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 10th December 2019 | ||
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| Notables today were Long-billed Dowitchers still in both Devon and Northumberland,
Purple Heron and Ring-necked Duck still n Lancashire, Green-winged Teal in Ayrshire,
Lapland Bunting in Norfolk, and Rough-legged Buzzards in Kent, Norfolk and Suffolk. A total of 119 Waxwings was recorded with the majority in Elgin, Moray. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 9th December 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Eastern Stonechat still in Suffolk, Blue-winged Teal in Devon and
Long-billed Dowitchers in Cumbria, Devon and Northumberland. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Lesser Snow Goose (Aberdeenshrire), Glossy Ibis and Sabine's Gull (Kent), three Ring-necked Ducks and four Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| Sunday 8th December 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Bonaparte's Gulls new in both County Donegal at Killybegs
and County Durham at Whitburn, the Eastern Stonechat still in Suffolk,
Coues's Arctic Redpoll on the Shetland Isles, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Long-billed Dowitchers in both Devon and Northumberland. Scarcities included Purple Heron and Ring-necked Duck (Lancashire), Surf Scoter (Conwy), Glossy Ibis (Kent), Snow Goose (Western Isles), and three each of Ring-billed Gull, Rough-legged Buzzard and Yellow-browed Warbler. |
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| Thursday 5th December 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Hermit Thrush still on the Isles of Scilly,
Snowy Owl on the Orkney Isles, Eastern Stonechat in Suffolk, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, and in Devon both
the Blue-winged Teal and Long-billed Dowitcher remained. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), American Golden Plover (County Clare), Lesser Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), Ring-necked Duck (Dorset), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), two Rough-legged Buzzards and three Glossy Ibises. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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