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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 22nd February 2020 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Black-throated Thrush
still in Lincolnshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in both Norfolk and Northumberland,
Black Duck in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, both
Blue-winged Teal and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, White-billed Diver
on the Orkney Isles, and Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Galloway. Scarcities included Hoopoe (Hampshire), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), American Wigeon (County Wicklow), Lesser Snow Goose (Highland), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Yellow-browed Warbler (London), Shorelark (Norfolk), two Glossy Ibises, three Great Grey Shrikes, four Green-winged Teals, five Lapland Buntings (all together in Norfolk), and a total of seven Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 19th February 2020 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk, Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Essex, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Dunfries and Galloway and two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Western Isles.
Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Lapland Bunting, two Great Grey Shrikes, five Shorelarks, two Rough-legged Buzzards, a Surf Scoter, three Ring-necked Ducks, three Green-winged Teals, four Tundra Bean Geese, a Ring-billed Gull, a Kumlien's Gull, six Glaucous Gulls and 12 Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 18th February 2020 | ||
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| A Penduline Tit was at Titchfield Haven NNR, Hampshire, and a Ferruginous Duck was found at Old Moor RSPB, Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities included the Tengmalm's Owl in Shetland, Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Norfolk and Northumberland, Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Ferruginous Duck in Essex, Lesser Scaup in Dumfries and Galloway, Blue-winged Teal and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Yellow-browed Warbler, three Great Grey Shrikes, six Shorelarks, two Little Auks, a Leach's Petrel, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Surf Scoter, a Green-winged Teal, four Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, a Todd's Canada Goose, three Tundra Bean Geese, a Ring-billed Gull, 12 Glaucous Gulls and 14 Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Monday 17th February 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire, Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk,
West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Black Duck in Highland, both
Blue-winged Teal and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs
in North Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in Galloway, and Ferruginous Ducks in both Essex and West Yorkshire. Scarcities included Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Great Grey Shrike (Bedfordshire), Black Brant (Suffolk), two each of Hoopoe, Green-winged Teal and Kumlien's Gull, three Yellow-browed Warblers, five Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of seven Shorelarks. |
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| Sunday 16th February 2020 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire, a
Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk, American Herring Gull
in County Cork, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire, and Lesser Scaups in both County Antrim and Galloway. Scarcities included Surf Scoter (Lothian), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (London), Little Auk (Northumberland), two each of Hoopoe, Green-winged Teal and Kumlien's Gull, three Ring-billed Gulls, six Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of eight Lapland Buntings (together on the Orkney Isles). |
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| Saturday 15th February 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation that the Tengmalm's Owl is still
present on the Shetland Isles at Kergord. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Black-throated Thrush
still in Lincolnshire, Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk,
Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, both Blue-winged Teal and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, and Ferruginous Ducks in both Essex and Yorkshire. In County Antrim a
Lesser Scaup was confirmed at Portmore Lough where it had first been suspected on 9th January. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (London), Shorelark (Suffolk), Green-winged Teal (County Kerry), two each of Hoopoe, Ring-billed Gull, Ring-necked Duck, and Great Grey Shrike, and three Kumlien's Gulls. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 13th February 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Bonaparte's Gull in Devon at Northam Burrows whilst in South Yorkshire a
Ferruginous Duck arrived at Frickley. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in both Norfolk and Suffolk, Pacific Diver in County Cork, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wicklow, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Essex, Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Galloway, and two Richardson's Cackling Geese together on the Western Isles. Scarcities included Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Lapland Bunting (Devon), Lesser Snow Goose (Perth and Kinross), Ring-billed Gull (County Antrim), Grey Phalarope (East Yorkshire), two each of Hoopoe, Yellow-browed Warbler and Kumlien's Gull, five Great Grey Shrikes, and a total of seven Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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