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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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| Wednesday 27th May 2020 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Whiskered Tern at Titchfield Haven, Hampshire, a Collared Pratincole at Tramore, County Waterford, single Blyth's Reed Warblers at Cley, Norfolk and Ventnor, Isle of Wight, single Bee-eaters also at Ventnor and at The Naze, Essex and South Foreland, Kent and a Lesser Scaup on Loch Sandary, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities included the Squacco Heron in Norfolk, Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, Savi's Warbler in Kent and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Antrim. Scarcity highlights included an Icterine Warbler, a Bluethroat, a Woodchat Shrike, three Red-backed Shrikes, three Golden Orioles, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Glossy Ibis, two Purple Herons, seven Honey Buzzards, three Roseate Terns, two Iceland Gulls and two Glaucous Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 26th May 2020 | ||
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| Rarities discovered today were, in Norfolk, both a Squacco Heron and a
Red-footed Falcon at Hickling Broad, and a further Red-footed Falcon
flew over Cley, whilst a Black Kite flew over Arundel, West Sussex, and on the Shetland Isles two
Bee-eaters arrived at Wester Quarff, Mainland. Lingering rarities confirmed as a still present were the territorial Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Antrim, and a Red-footed Falcon in Kent. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Cornwall), Marsh Warbler (Kent), Hoopoe (Nottinghamshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), two each of both Serin and Common Rosefinch, and four of Golden Oriole and Red-backed Shrike. Significant late news concerned a Little Swift on 24th May at Potteric Carr, South Yorkshire. |
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| Monday 25th May 2020 | ||
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| A White-chinned Petrel, the first for Britain and the Western Palearctic, was photographed over the Scapa Flow, Orkney, this morning.
Other new doscoveries included a Terek Sandpiper at Musselburgh, Lothian, a Hooded Merganser at Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, a Bee-eater over South Foreland, Kent, a Black Kite over Streatham, London and a Red-footed Falcon at Horse Shoe Point, Lincolnshire. Lingering rarities included the Collared Pratincole in Gloucestershire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Antrim, Citrine Wagtail in Orkney, Savi's Warbler in Kent and Iberian Chiffchaff in London. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Serin, a Short-toed Lark, a Common Rosefinch, two Golden Orioles, two Bluethroats, seven Red-backed Shrikes, a Red-necked Phalarope, three Temminck's Stints, two Purple Herons, seven Honey Buzzards, a Roseate Tern, two Pomarine Skuas and an Iceland Gull. |
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| Sunday 24th May 2020 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Red-footed Falcon over Pegwell Bay, Kent, a Bee-eater at Boskednan, Cornwall, a White-billed Diver off Unst, Shetland and Black Kites over Woodford Green, London and Ashdown Forest, Sussex. Late news from yesterday concerned a Blyth's Reed Warbler near Budleigh Salterton, Devon.
Lingering rarities included the Collared Pratincole in Gloucestershire, Iberian Chiffchaff in London and Red-footed Falcon in Kent. Scarcity highlights included a Serin, a Wryneck, a Grey-headed Wagtail, two Bluethroats, two Hoopoes, two Golden Orioles, four Red-backed Shrikes, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, two Dotterel, two Red-necked Phalaropes, two Purple Herons, six Honey Buzzards, a Sabine's Gull, an Iceland Gull, two Roseate Terns, two Balearic Shearwaters, four Long-tailed Skuas and eight Pomarine Skuas. |
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| Saturday 23rd May 2020 | ||
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| Rarities discovered today comprised a Long-billed Dowitcher in County Antrim at Belfast Lough, and in Kent a
Red-footed Falcon at Sandwich Bay and two Bee-eaters together at St
Margaret's at Cliffe. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Collared Pratincole in Gloucestershire at Northwick Warth, Squacco Heron in Dorset at Lodmoor, Little Bittern in County Dublin at Knock Lake, and the territorial Iberian Chiffchaff in London at Ponders End. Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Nottinghamshire), Hoopoe (Greater Manchester), Temminck's Stint (East Yorkshire), two each of Golden Oriole, Purple Heron and migrant Red-necked Phalarope, three Bluethroats, seven Red-backed Shrikes, and a total of 15 Long-tailed Skuas. |
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| Friday 22nd May 2020 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Broad-billed Sandpiper at Middleton Lakes RSPB, Staffordshire, a Red-throated Pipit at West Runton, Norfolk, a Black Kite at Boughton Street, Kent and a Red-rumped Swallow at Spurn, Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities included the Squacco Heron in Dorset, Little Bittern in County Dublin, Collared Pratincole in Gloucestershire, Citrine Wagtail in Orkney, Iberian Chiffchaff in London and two Bee-eaters in Cornwall. Scarcity highlights included a Short-toed Lark, a Bluethroat, a Golden Oriole, two Hoopoes, two Common Rosefinches, four Red-backed Shrikes, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, a Temminck's Stint, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Corncrake, two Honey Buzzards, a Glossy Ibis, two Purple Herons, an American Wigeon, two Balearic Shearwaters, four Pomarine Skuas and an Iceland Gull. |
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| Thursday 21st May 2020 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Collared Pratincole at New Passage, Gloucestershire, a Squacco Heron at Lodmoor RSPB, Dorset, a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Hale, Cheshire, Red-footed Falcons at East Chevington and Holy Island, both Northumberland and two Bee-eaters over Sennen Cove, Cornwall.
Lingerting rarities included the Little Bittern in County Dublin, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Red-footed Falcons in Surrey and Yorkshire and Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk. Scarcity highlights included an Icterine Warbler, two Golden Orioles, two Bluethroats, five Red-backed Shrikes, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Temminck's Stint, a Glossy Ibis, two Purple Herons, a Montagu's Harrier, two Honey Buzzards, a Corncrake, an American Wigeon, an Iceland Gull and a Glaucous Gull. |
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| Wednesday 20th May 2020 | ||
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| Rarities discovered today comprised a Great Reed Warbler in Cornwall at Caerthillian Cove, a brief Subalpine Warbler
species in Suffolk at Landguard, Red-footed Falcon in Kent at Oare Marshes, and in East Yorkshire Bee-eaters
flew over Flamborough Head, Kilnsea (2) and Sunk Island. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Little Bittern in County Dublin, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Red-footed Falcon in Somerset, and territorial Iberian Chiffchaffs in both London and Suffolk. Scarcities included Red-spotted Bluethroat (Pembrokeshire), Short-toed Lark and Red-backed Shrike (Isles of Scilly), Serin (Cornwall), Purple Heron, Montagu's Harrier and Corncrake (Norfolk), Night Heron (Hampshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Pectoral Sandpiper (Merseyside), Temminck's Stint (Dorset), Glossy Ibis (Cambridgeshire), two Woodchat Shrikes (Cornwall and Norfolk), three Golden Orioles, and four migrant Dotterel. |
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| Monday 18th May 2020 | ||
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| The 16th Solitary Sandpiper for the Isles of Scilly was discovered at Porth Hellick Pool, where it remained all day.
Other new discoveries included a Terek Sandpiper at Alkborough, Lincolnshire, an Iberian Chiffchaff at Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk, a Bonaparte's Gull at Baleshare, Western Isles, a Red-footed Falcon at Thursley Common, Surrey, a Red-rumped Swallow at Horsey Island, Essex and an Alpine Swift at Llandudno, Conwy. Lingering rarities included the Little Bittern in County Dublin, Iberian Chiffchaff in London and single Red-footed Falcons in Northamptonshire, Somerset and Yorkshire. Scarcity highlights included a Golden Oriole, a Richard's Pipit, three Hoopoes, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Red-necked Phalarope, five Temminck's Stints, a Montagu's Harrier, two Honey Buzzards, six Pomarine Skuas, a Glaucous Gull and three Iceland Gulls. |
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