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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 28th November 2020 | ||
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| A Dusky Warbler was trapped and ringed at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset.
Lingering rarities included the Sociable Lapwing in Cornwall, Crag Martin in Kent, Hudsonian Godwit in Fife, Pied-billed Grebe in Shropshire, Pacific Golden Plover in Moray, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Waterford, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Dusky Warbler in Scilly and two King Eiders in County Donegal. Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Barred Warbler, a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Richard's Pipit, two Little Buntings, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Rose-coloured Starlings, three Waxwings, 30 Lapland Buntings, a Little Auk, a Grey Phalarope, nine Glossy Ibises, a Surf Scoter, two American Wigeon, three Green-winged Teal, four Ring-necked Ducks, a Tundra Bean Goose, two Black Brants, eight Glaucous Gulls and 18 Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 27th November 2020 | ||
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| The first Sociable Lapwing in Britain since 2008 was discovered at St Buryan, Cornwall today. A Rustic Bunting was present for its second day at Thursley Common, Surrey, joining the long staying Little Bunting, a Radde's Warbler was at Easington, Yorkshire, a Bonaparte's Gull was at Budle Bay, Northumberland and a Red-flanked Bluetail was present in Norfolk but the location has not been disclosed.
Lingering rarities included the Crag Martin in Kent, Hudsonian Godwit in Fife, Pied-billed Grebe in Shropshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, Dusky Warblers in Essex and Scilly, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, White-billed Diver in Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk and Yorkshire and Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria. Scarcity highlights included a Barred Warbler, a Pallas's Warbler, a Bluethroat, a Shorelark, a Parrot Crossbill, two Little Buntings, two Rose-coloured Starlings, two Great Grey Shrikes, three Waxwings, ten Lapland Buntings, a Grey Phalarope, three Little Auks, six Glossy Ibises, two Green-winged Teal, two Surf Scoters, four Ring-necked Ducks, 19 Tundra Bean Geese, ten Iceland Gulls and 15 Glaucous Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 26th November 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Pied-billed Grebe in Shropshire at Chelmarsh Reservoir. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still at an undisclosed site in County Kerry, the Hudsonian Godwit still in Fife, Crag Martin in Kent, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in both Cumbria and North Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, North Yorkshire and County Waterford, King Eider in County Donegal (2) and Pembrokeshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, four White-billed Divers together on the Orkney Isles, and Dusky Warblers in each of Cornwall, Essex and the Isles of Scilly (4). Scarcities included Barred Warbler (County Durham), Ring-necked Duck (Glamorgan), Grey Phalarope (Merseyside), Green-winged Teal (County Kerry), Black-bellied Dipper (Shetland Isles), two each of both Red-breasted Flycatcher and Rose-coloured Starling, three of Pallas's Warbler and Little Bunting, four of Great Grey Shrike and Waxwing, nine Glossy Ibises, and a total of 16 Lapland Buntings. Significant late news concerned a Black-throated Thrush present yesterday in Weybourne, Norfolk. |
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| Tuesday 24th November 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Pallid Harrier on the Shetland Isles at Laxo, Mainland. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Crag Martin still in Kent at Kingsdown, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup on Shetland, two Dusky Warblers together on the Isles of Scilly, and single White-billed Divers on both the Orkney Isles and Shetland. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler and Serin (both in Dorset), Shorelark (East Sussex), Waxwing (Lothian), Grey Phalarope (Merseyside), two each of both Little Bunting and Rose-coloured Starling, three Ring-necked Ducks (together in Hertfordshire), four Great Grey Shrikes, seven Lapland Buntings, and a total of 10 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 20th November 2020 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Hooded Merganser at Forfar Loch, Angus, a Red-throated Pipit at Huntspill, Somerset and a Dusky Warbler at Lower Moors, Scilly.
Lingering rarities included the Desert Wheatear and Dusky Warbler in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Yorkshire and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Waterford and Yorkshire. Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Little Bunting, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Shorelark, a Waxwing, two Great Grey Shrikes, five Lapland Buntings, an American Wigeon, two Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, six Glossy Ibises, four Little Auks, a Kumlien's Gull, three Glaucous Gulls and seven Iceland Gulls. |
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| Thursday 19th November 2020 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Hudsonian Godwit in Fife, Greater Yellowlegs and Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Northumberland, Desert Wheatear in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler in Nottinghamshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Waterford and Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria.
Scarcity highlights included a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Richard's Pipit, a Hoopoe, two Rose-coloured Starlings, two Waxwings, four Great Grey Shrikes, four Lapland Buntings, 14 Glossy Ibises, four Grey Phalaropes, six Leach's Petrels, ten Little Auks, a Kumlien's Gulls, 14 Iceland Gulls, six Glaucous Gulls, two Sabine's Gulls, 30 Pomarine Skuas, a Surf Scoter, an American Wigeon, four Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Black Brant, three Snow Geese and five Tundra Bean Geese. |
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