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| The highlight of the day was news that the Eastern Stonechat present at Ashton's Flash, Cheshire since 23rd December has been identified as a
Siberian Stonechat through DNA analysis, whilst the absence of white at the base of the tail indicates that it is of the nominate form maurus;
West Siberian Stonechat. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Wexford, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), two each of Richard's Pipit, Yellow-browed Warbler, Glossy Ibis and Lapland Bunting, three of Rough-legged Buzzard and Green-winged Teal, five Great Grey Shrike, six Shorelarks and seven Ring-necked Ducks. |
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Daily news summaries
Catch up with RBA's daily birdnews summaries. Browse ten days at a time, or choose a date to read summaries from that day backwards.
Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Sunday 19th January 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire,
American Buff-bellied Pipit and Pacific Diver Cornwall, Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk,
Eastern Stonechat in Cheshire, Snowy Owl in County Cork, Black Scoters in both Angus and Northumberland,
Richardson's Cackling Goose in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire,
Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon, Merseyside and County Wicklow, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire, Norfolk and West Yorkshire; the latter new-in at Anglers' Country Park. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Green-winged Teal (Suffolk), two each of Ring-billed Gull, Richard's Pipit, American Wigeon, Yellow-browed Warbler and Glossy Ibis, four of Rough-legged Buzzard and Lapland Bunting, five of Great Grey Shrike and Shorelark, and a total of 10 Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Saturday 18th January 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire,
American Buff-bellied Pipit in Cornwall, Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk,
Eastern Stonechat in Cheshire, Black Scoters in both Angus and Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Devon,
Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, and
Long-billed Dowitchers in Cumbria, Merseyside and County Wicklow. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two each of both Richard's Pipit and Glossy Ibis, three of Ring-billed Gull, Rough-legged Buzzard, Shorelark and Yellow-browed Warbler, six Green-winged Teals, seven Great Grey Shrikes, eight Lapland Buntings and 13 Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Friday 17th January 2020 | ||
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| Rarity highlights comprised an American Herring Gull in Co
Kerry, Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire,
Bonaparte's Gull in Co Wexford, Lesser Scaup in
Cornwall, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Long-billed
Dowitcher in Merseyside, Lesser Yellowlegs in North
Yorkshire and Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk. The best of the rest included American Wigeon (Aberdeenshire), Todd's Canada Goose (Argyll), Glossy Ibis (Gwent), Purple Heron (Lancashire), Richard's Pipit (Somerset), Lapland Bunting (Cleveland), Yellow-browed Warbler (London and Somerset), Rough-legged Buzzards (Norfolk and South Yorkshire) and eight Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Thursday 16th January 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Pacific Diver in Cornwall,
Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail
and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Aberdeenshire,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon and
Bonaparte's Gull in County Wexford. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), American Wigeon (Gwent), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Surf Scoter (County Clare), Green-winged Teal (Suffolk), Glossy Ibis (West Sussex), two each of Rough-legged Buzzard and Yellow-browed Warbler, three Lapland Buntings, four Great Grey Shrikes, five Shorelarks and a total of eight Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Wednesday 15th January 2020 | ||
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All of today's rarities were long-stayers: Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, four Two-barred Crossbills together in Western Isles, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Norfolk (Blue-headed) and Northumberland, Eastern Stonechat sp in Cheshire, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon and Merseyside, Other news included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Glossy Ibis (Gwent), eight Great Grey Shrikes, two Ring-billed Gulls, two Rough-legged Buzzards, Black Brant (East Yorkshire), two American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teal and seven Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Tuesday 14th January 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised a Snowy Owl new in County Cork near Adrigole, the Black-throated Thrush still in Bedfordshire,
Eastern Yellow Wagtails in both Norfolk and Northumberland, Eastern Stonechat in Cheshire,
Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, and Long-billed Dowitchers in Cumbria, Devon and Merseyside. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Hoopoe (Clyde), Richard's Pipit (Somerset), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), Snow Goose (Western Isles), two each of both Rough-legged Buzzard and Great Grey Shrike, four Lapland Buntings, and a total of five Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Monday 13th January 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Black-throated Thrush
in Bedfordshire, Blue-headed Wagtails in Norfolk and Northumberland, Eastern Stonechat
in Cheshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon and Merseyside, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire and Norfolk. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Glossy Ibis (West Sussex), Snow Goose (Orkney Isles) and Kumlien's Gull (Leicestershire), two each of Rough-legged Buzzard, Yellow-browed Warbler and Green-winged Teal, three Great Grey Shrikes, five Ring-necked Ducks and six Lapland Buntings (all together in Kent). |
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Continuining rarities comprised Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Norfolk (Blue-headed) and Northumberland, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Black Scoter in Northumberland, King Eider in Highland, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Hampshire, American Buff-bellied Pipit and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Eastern Stonechat sp in Cheshire, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire and Long-billed Dowitchers in Merseyside and Co.Wicklow. A Ferruginous Duck was found at Blashford Lakes in Hampshire while the Norfolk bird remained. Other news included two Richard's Pipits, Purple Heron (Lancashire), six Great Grey Shrikes, four Rough-legged Buzzards, two Glossy Ibises, Green-winged Teal (Suffolk), two American Wigeon, Black Brant (Essex), Surf Scoter (Lothian), 14 Ring-necked Ducks, Ring-billed Gull (Co.Antrim), five Shorelarks and Black-bellied Dipper (Fife). |
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An adult Bonaparte's Gull was found at Clahane Strand in Co.Clare. The Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Norfolk (Blue-headed) and Northumberland, Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Eastern Stonechat sp in Cheshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon and Merseyside, and Lesser Scaup in both Cornwall and Co.Mayo all continued their stays. Other news included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Richard's Pipit (Somerset), seven Great Grey Shrikes, two Ring-billed Gulls, Kumlien's Gull (Leicestershire), three Rough-legged Buzzards, Black Brant (East Yorkshire), American Wigeon (Aberdeenshire), three Green-winged Teal, 11 Ring-necked Ducks, Little Auk (Western Isles) and seven Shorelarks. |
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