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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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| Thursday 2nd January 2020 | ||
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| A Bufflehead was discovered at Dinham Flats, Cornwall late morning (likely to be the bird seen at Stithians Reservoir 28 miles to the south-west yesterday).
Lingering rarities included the Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Norfolk and Northumberland, Desert Wheatear in Norfolk, Eastern Stonechats in Suffolk and Cheshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon and County Wicklow, Black Scoters in Angus and Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Black Duck in Highland and Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire. Scarcity highlights included three Yellow-browed Warblers, four Shorelarks, four Great Grey Shrikes, a Purple Heron, three Rough-legged Buzzards, a Glossy Ibis, a Little Auk, a Kumlien's Gull, two Ring-billed Gulls, ten Glaucous Gulls, 11 Iceland Gulls, two Surf Scoters, three Green-winged Teals, nine Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, 88 Tundra Bean Geese and 150 Taiga Bean Geese. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 1st January 2020 | ||
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| In Cornwall a Ross's Gull was on the sea off Portscatho before flying off, and a Bufflehead was discovered at Stithians Reservoir. The identity of the Eastern Yellow Wagtail at South Slob, County Wexford was confirmed, and a Desert Wheatear was present for a second day at Cart Gap, Norfolk.
Other lingering rarities included the Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Cornwall, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Northumberland and Norfolk, Eastern Stonechats in Cheshire and Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon, Northumberland, County Wicklow and County Wexford, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Western Isles and one in Argyll. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, two Richard's Pipits, five Shorelarks, six Great Grey Shrikes, eight Yellow-browed Warblers, 38 Lapland Buntings, a Purple Heron, four Glossy Ibises, five Rough-legged Buzzards, a Pomarine Skua, two Little Auks, two Surf Scoters, four Green-winged Teals, nine Ring-necked Ducks, five Black Brants, 34 Tundra Bean Geese, 152 Taiga Bean Geese, four Ring-billed Gulls, seven Iceland Gulls and 11 Glaucous Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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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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