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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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| Thursday 24th September 2020 | ||
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| Discoveries today were headlined by an Eastern Stonechat species in Cleveland at South Gare and a
Lesser Yellowlegs on North Uist, Western Isles. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Bobolink in County Donegal, Rustic Bunting on the Shetland Isles, a Blue-winged Teal on the Western Isles, both Baird's Sandpiper and Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cornwall, and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, whilst the Franklin's Gull was reported again in West Yorkshire at Redcar Tarn. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Shetland Isles), Purple Heron (Somerset), Cory's Shearwater (County Mayo), Ring-necked Duck (Cambridgeshire), Dotterel and Corncrake (Isles of Scilly), two each of Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Rose-coloured Starling, Little Bunting, Barred Warbler, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Common Rosefinch and Wryneck, three of both American Golden Plover and Sabine's Gull, four of Glossy Ibis and Long-tailed Skua, eight Pectoral Sandpipers, and a total of 52 Lapland Buntings. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 22nd September 2020 | ||
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| New rarities discovered today comprised a Paddyfield Warbler in Cornwall at Porthgwarra, a
Laughing Gull in Highland at Littleferry, Spotted Sandpiper in Argyll on Tiree, Red-throated Pipit
on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's, Rustic Bunting on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles, and in Kent a
Red-rumped Swallow flew over North Foreland. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in Argyll, Bobolink in County Donegal, Brown Shrike in Norfolk, Tawny Pipit in Cornwall, Arctic Warbler in Kent, Greenish Warbler in East Yorkshire, Blyth's Reed Warbler still in Essex, Baird's Sandpipers in both Cornwall and Orkney, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Galway, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Gwent and Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, and two Blue-winged Teals together on the Western Isles. Scarcities included Little Bunting (East Yorkshire), Ortolan Bunting (Scilly), American Golden Plover (County Galway), Ring-necked Duck (Cambridgeshire), Spotted Crake (Somerset), two each of both Red-breasted Flycatcher, Rose-coloured Starling and Common Rosefinch, three of Barred Warbler and Red-backed Shrike, four Buff-breasted Sandpipers, five Glossy Ibis, nine Pectoral Sandpipers, and a total of 17 Wrynecks. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 20th September 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a large petrel species - presumed to be a White-chinned Petrel
- off Cley, Norfolk on up to three occasions during the day. This follows a White-chinned Petrel photographed on the Orkney Isles on 25th May this year and a possible sighting on the Shetland Isles on 14th September. A Bobolink on Fanad Head, County Donegal is the third Nearctic landbird to be discovered this autumn whilst other discoveries today included a brief Great Snipe on Bryher, Isles of Scilly, an Arctic Warbler in Kent at Ramsgate, Baird's Sandpiper in County Wexford at Nethertown, Black Kite in Pembrokeshire at Dowrog Common, and five Blue-winged Teals on the Western Isles including four together on Lewis. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher in Argyll, Brown Shrike in Norfolk, Black Duck in Highland, both Pallid Harrier and Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, Lesser Yellowlegs in both County Cork and Norfolk, and Baird's Sandpipers in Cornwall, Highland and Orkney. The Lammergeier was noted again, this time in Leicestershire at Thornton. |
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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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| 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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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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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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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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