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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 19th September 2020 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Pallid Harrier over Penzance, Cornwall and a Red-throated Pipit over Kilnsea, Yorkshire, whilst there were reports of a Bonelli's Warbler species at Holkham, Norfolk and of a second Long-billed Dowitcher at Anthorn, Cumbria.
Lingering rarities included the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in Western Isles, Brown Shrike and Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cornwall, Baird's Sandpipers in Cornwall, Highland and Orkney, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Shetland, Greenish Warbler in Yorkshire, Blue-winged Teal in Western Isles, Black Duck in Highland and Lammergeier in Derbyshire. Scarcity highlights included a Short-toed Lark, a Melodious Warbler, a Grey-headed Wagtail, a Woodchat Shrike, two Red-backed Shrikes, two Common Rosefinches, two Rose-coloured Starlings, four Barred Warblers, five Little Buntings, six Red-breasted Flycatchers, 11 Wrynecks, at least 58 Lapland Buntings, an American Golden Plover, six Buff-breasted Sandpipers, 11 Dotterel, 16 Pectoral Sandpipers, a Leach's Petrel, three Sabine's Gulls, a Great Shearwater, two Cory's Shearwaters, eight Balearic Shearwaters, five Long-tailed Skuas, 13 Pomarine Skuas, two Surf Scoters, ten Glossy Ibises and two Honey Buzzards. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 18th September 2020 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Brown Shrike at Warham Greens, Norfolk, a Western Bonelli's Warbler on Out Skerries, Shetland, a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Kilnsea and a Greenish Warbler at Robin Hood's Bay, both Yorkshire, a Red-throated Pipit on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, a Citrine Wagtail at Tacumshin, County Wexford, a Blue-winged Teal at Ardvule, Western Isles, a White-rumped Sandpiper at Carrahane, County Kerry and a Wilson's Petrel off Cape Clear, County Cork.
Lingering rarities included the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in Western Isles, Swainson's Thrush in Orkney, Arctic Warbler in Shetland, Semipalmated Sandpiper and Baird's Sandpiper in Cornwall (with others of the former in County Cork and Western Isles and of the latter in Orkney and Highland), single Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Gloucestershire and County Cork, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, Spotted Sandpiper in Scilly and Lammergeier in Derbyshire. |
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| Thursday 17th September 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Swainson's Thrush at Swannay, Orkney Isles; the second Nearctic landbird of the
autumn in Britain. Elsewhere the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher remained on Tiree, Argyll, with other rarities today including the Lammergeier still in Derbyshire, Black Duck in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull in County Cork, Bee-eater in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and Arctic Warblers new at both East Hills, Norfolk, and on Unst, Shetland Isles. Nearctic waders today comprised one Spotted Sandpiper (Isles of Scilly), three each of both Baird's Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs, four Semipalmated Sandpipers, eight Pectoral Sandpipers, and a total of 11 Buff-breasted Sandpipers. Significant late news from yesterday concerned a Brown Booby reported passing Trevose Head, Cornwall. |
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| Monday 14th September 2020 | ||
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| Nearctic waders continued to dominate the headlines with Baird's Sandpipers in Cornwall, Highland, the Orkney Isles, and the Western Isles,
Lesser Yellowlegs in both County Londonderry and Norfolk, American Golden Plovers
on the Shetland Isles (2) and Kent, Spotted Sandpiper on Isles of Scilly,
Semipalmated Sandpiper in Argyll, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, seven
Buff-breasted Sandpipers, and a total of 18 Pectoral Sandpipers. Elsewhere rarities comprised the Lammergeier still in Derbyshire, Franklin's Gull in West Yorkshire, Pallid Harrier in West Sussex, Citrine Wagtail on Shetland Isles, Red-footed Falcon in East Sussex at Pett Level, and a Wilson's Petrel at sea off the Isles of Scilly. Significant late news concerned the Sora that was still present yesterday off Devon on Lundy. |
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| Sunday 13th September 2020 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Rosscarbery, County Cork, a Lesser Yellowlegs on the Bann Estuary, County Derry, a Baird's Sandpiper on Baleshare, Western Isles, a Tawny Pipit at Porthgwarra, Cornwall and a Greenish Warbler at Mizen Head, County Cork.
Lingering rarities included the Franklin's Gull in Yorkshire, Semipalmated Sandpipers in Cornwall, Argyll and Western Isles, Spotted Sandpiper in Scilly, Baird's Sandpipers in Cornwall and Orkney, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, Citrine Wagtail in Shetland, two Blue-winged Teals in Western Isles, Black Duck in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Pallid Harrier in West Sussex, Black Kite in Cornwall and Lammergeier in Derbyshire. Scarcity highlights included a Woodchat Shrike, a Red-backed Shrike, an Ortolan Bunting, two Melodious Warblers, two Icterine Warblers, two Rose-coloured Starlings, three Wrynecks, three Barred Warblers, 154 Lapland Buntings, a Cory's Shearwater, two Pomarine Skuas, three Sabine's Gulls, six Leach's Petrels, nine Roseate Terns, a Spotted Crake, four Honey Buzzards, a Temminck's Stint, two Grey Phalaropes, two American Golden Plovers, two Dotterel, 14 Buff-breasted Sandpipers, 21 Pectoral Sandpipers, a Purple Heron, eight Glossy Ibises, a Ring-necked Duck and a Ring-billed Gull. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 12th September 2020 | ||
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| A Sora was discovered on Lundy Island, Devon, late afternoon.
The only other new rarity discovered today was a Bonaparte's Gull at Loghill, County Sligo. In West Yorkshire the Franklin's Gull was relocated at Redcar Tarn, and the identity of the Semipalmated Sandpiper near Keillmore, Argyll was confirmed. Lingering rarities included Semipalmated Sandpiper and Baird's Sandpiper in Cornwall (with another of the former in Western Isles and one of the latter in Orkney), Spotted Sandpiper in Scilly, Pallid Harrier in West Sussex, Black Kite in Cornwall, Lammergeier in Derbyshire, Citrine Wagtail in Shetland and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, an Ortolan Bunting, a Barred Warbler, three Red-backed Shrikes, three Rose-coloured Starlings, five Wrynecks, 40 Lapland Buntings, a Dotterel, a Temminck's Stint, an American Golden Plover, two Grey Phalaropes, ten Buff-breasted Sandpipers, 17 Pectoral Sandpipers, a Honey Buzzard, a Purple Heron, five Glossy Ibises, a Ring-necked Duck, three Sabine's Gulls, 12 Roseate Terns, six Balearic Shearwaters, nine Leach's Petrels, a Pomarine Skuas and ten Long-tailed Skuas. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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