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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 30th December 2019 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Northumberland and Norfolk, Eastern Stonechats in Cheshire and Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon and County Wicklow, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire and two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Western Isles.
Scarcity highlights included three Yellow-browed Warblers, four Great Grey Shrikes, five Shorelarks, ten Lapland Buntings, a Purple Heron, three Rough-legged Buzzards, two Pomarine Skuas, two Surf Scoters, three Ring-necked Ducks, five Green-winged Teal, a Black Brant, 11 Tundra Bean Geese, 78 Taiga Bean Geese, a Ring-billed Gull, ten Iceland Gulls and ten Glaucous Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 29th December 2019 | ||
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| Rarities lingering today included the Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Norfolk and Northumberland, Eastern Stonechats in Cheshire and Suffolk, Dusky Warbler in Scilly, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon and Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Black Duck in Highland and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Carlow.
Scarcity highlights included a Lapland Bunting, three Yellow-browed Warblers, four Great Grey Shrikes, six Shorelarks, a Purple Heron, a Glossy Ibis, five Rough-legged Buzzards, a Pomarine Skua, four Iceland Gulls, eight Glaucous Gulls, an American Wigeon, two Surf Scoters, five Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, two Snow Geese, 41 Tundra Bean Geese and 75 Taiga Bean Geese. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 28th December 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Black-throated Thrush still in Bedfordshire,
American Buff-bellied Pipit and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in both Norfolk and Northumberland,
Eastern Stonechats in Cheshire and Suffolk, Forster's Tern in County Galway,
Black Scoter in Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Long-billed Dowitchers
in both Devon and Northumberland, and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull again
in County Carlow. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (Kent), Lapland Bunting (Cornwall), Glossy Ibis (West Sussex), Kumlien's Gull (Leicestershire), American Wigeon and Lesser Snow Goose (Highland), two each of Rough-legged Buzzard, Ring-billed Gull, Surf Scoter, Yellow-browed Warbler, seven Shorelarks, and a total of 10 Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 23rd December 2019 | ||
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| A male Eastern Yellow Wagtail, of the nominate form tschutschensis, was discovered in a field near Sedgeford, Norfolk mid afternoon.
Lingering rarities included the Steller's Eider in Orkney, Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Northumberland, Eastern Stonechat sp in Suffolk and Blue-winged Teal and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon. Scarcity highlights included four Yellow-browed Warblers, five Great Grey Shrikes, seven Lapland Buntings, four Rough-legged Buzzards, a Glossy Ibis, a Green-winged Teal, a Surf Scoter, eight Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, seven Taiga Bean Geese, 14 Tundra Bean Geese, two Pomarine Skuas, a Ring-billed Gulls, two Glaucous Gulls and eight Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 22nd December 2019 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Black-throated Thrush at Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail at Prestwick Carr, Northumberland, Eastern Stonechat sp at Hollesley, Suffolk, White-winged Scoter at Fisherrow, Lothian, Black Scoter at Goswick, Northumberland and single Long-billed Dowitchers at Topsham, Devon and Cresswell, Northumberland.
Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Yellow-browed Warbler, four Shorelarks, four Great Grey Shrikes, eight Lapland Buntings, two Rough-legged Buzzards, two Glossy Ibises, a Green-winged Teal, three Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, a Tundra Bean Goose, 12 Taiga Bean Geese, a Pomarine Skua, three Little Auks, three Ring-billed Gulls, three Glaucous Gulls and three Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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