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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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| Sunday 8th March 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Forster's Tern in County Galway,
Black Scoter in Northumberland, Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire,
West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Blue-winged Teal in Devon,
Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Wexford,
Ferruginous Duck in West Midlands, and single Long-billed Dowitchers in County Wexford, County Wicklow and Devon. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (London), Snow Goose (Western Isles), Black Brant (Dorset), two each of both Green-winged Teal and Kumlien's Gull, three Glossy Ibises, four Ring-billed Gulls, eight Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 12 Great Grey Shrikes. Spring migrants included 15 Sand Martins, four Garganey and a Wheatear (Somerset). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 5th March 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Black-throated
Thrushes in both Bedfordshire and Lincolnshire, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire,
American Herring Gulls in both County Cork and County Sligo, Lesser Yellowlegs North Yorkshire,
Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wicklow, Ferruginous Duck in the West Midlands, and a
White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles where recently a Snowy Owl has been present on Eday. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), Yellow-browed Warbler (London), Ring-billed Gull and Kumlien's Gull (Cornwall), two each of Rough-legged Buzzard, Surf Scoter, American Wigeon, Ring-necked Duck and Glossy Ibis, three Green-winged Teals, five Shorelarks, and a total of six Great Grey Shrikes. Spring migrants included the second Wheatear of the spring (Gloucestershire), the second Sand Martin (Isles of Scilly), and a Garganey; the latter one of nine logged so far this year of which at least six had over-wintered. Other apparent migrant arrivals since the middle of February include Swallow (2), Willow Warbler (2), House Martin (3) and White Wagtail (4). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 4th March 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll,
Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire,
Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Bonaparte's Gull in County Wexford, and
Ferruginous Ducks in both Hampshire and West Midlands. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), Richard's Pipit (East Yorkshire), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Glossy Ibis (Gwent), two each of Surf Scoter, American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal and Lapland Bunting, three Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of seven Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 3rd March 2020 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Tengmalm's Owl
on the Shetland Isles, both Steller's Eider and White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles,
Pacific Diver in County Cork, Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire,
West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, two Penduline Tits in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon,
Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, and Ferruginous Duck in the West Midlands. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), Richard's Pipit (East Yorkshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Moray), Ring-billed Gull (County Wicklow), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Black Brant (Suffolk), Snow Goose (Western Isles), Yellow-browed Warbler (Wiltshire) and Glossy Ibis (Gwent), three each of both Ring-necked Duck and Green-winged Teal, five Shorelarks, seven Lapland Buntings, and a total of nine Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 2nd March 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation that the Tengmalm's Owl is still on the Shetland Isles where it was relocated on Mainland at Lea Gardens, Tresta. Last month this bird was trapped and ringed and determined
to be a first-winter so it is not the individual that was present in the same garden last winter. Rarities elsewhere comprised the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Penduline Tit in Dorset, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in West Midlands, and both Blue-winged Teal and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), Yellow-browed Warbler (London), Black-bellied Dipper (Northamptonshire), two each of American Wigeon, Surf Scoter and Kumlien's Gull, three of Ring-necked Duck and Lapland Bunting, four of Ring-billed Gull and Shorelark, five Green-winged Teals, and a total of nine Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 1st March 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, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Ferruginous Ducks in West Midlands and Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon and County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire and Pacific Diver in County Cork.
Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Black-bellied Dipper, two Yellow-browed Warblers, four Lapland Buntings, five Shorelarks, ten Great Grey Shrikes, a Surf Scoter, two American Wigeon, four Green-winged Teals, seven Ring-necked Ducks, a Glossy Ibis, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Black Brant, seven Tundra Bean Geese, two Pomarine Skuas, a Kumlien's Gull, five Ring-billed Gulls, 23 Glaucous Gulls and 27 Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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