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| Sunday 13th December 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Hudsonian Godwit still in Fife, Bufflehead in County Down,
Franklin's Gull in North Yorkshire, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, three
Penduline Tits together in Somerset, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in both Somerset and Suffolk, and
Dusky Warblers in Cambridgeshire, Devon and Kent (2). Scarcities included Little Bunting (Surrey), Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), American Wigeon (Highland), two each of both Richard's Pipit and Great Grey Shrike, three of Ring-necked Duck, Yellow-browed Warbler, and Black Brant, five of Glossy Ibis and Lapland Bunting, and a total of 21 Waxwings. |
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Daily news summaries
Catch up with RBA's daily birdnews summaries. Browse ten days at a time, or choose a date to read summaries from that day backwards.
Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Saturday 12th December 2020 | ||
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An adult Franklin's Gull made a brief appearance at North Duffield Carrs in North Yorkshire. Dusky Warblers were new at Aldreth in Cambridgeshire and Exwick in Devon. Still present were the Belted Kingfisher in Co.Cork, Bufflehead in Co.Down, Pied-billed Grebe in Shropshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Suffolk and Somerset, King Eider in Pembrokeshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in North Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, and four Penduline Tits in Somerset. Dusky Warblers remained in Cornwall, Kent (two) and Merseyside. Other news included two Ring-billed Gulls, two Little Buntings, two Richard's Pipits, two Rose-coloured Starlings, five Great Grey Shrikes, 14 Waxwings, two Surf Scoters (both Lothian), Green-winged Teal (Dorset), American Wigeon (Orkney), six Ring-necked Ducks, two Black Brant, Todd's Canada Goose (Northumberland) and 10 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 11th December 2020 | ||
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| Two Dusky Warblers were discovered in Kent today, one at Dungeness RSPB and one on the Isle of Thanet at Minster.
Lingering rarities present today included the Hudsonian Godwit in Fife, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Bufflehead in County Down, Pied-billed Grebe in Shropshire, Snowy Owl in Western Isles, Eastern Yellow Wagtail and four Penduline Tits in Somerset, Rustic Bunting in Somerset and another Dusky Warbler in Merseyside. Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Great Grey Shrike, two Little Buntings, six Yellow-browed Warblers, nine Lapland Buntings, six Glossy Ibises, a Green-winged Teal, two Surf Scoters, seven Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Black Brant, 27 Tundra Bean Geese, a Little Auk, a Pomarine Skua, a Ring-billed Gull, 11 Glaucous Gulls and 26 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Thursday 10th December 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Pallid Harrier on the Shetland Isles at Kergord, Mainland, whilst
in Northumberland a White-billed Diver flew past Boulmer. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Hudsonian Godwit in Fife, Bufflehead in County Down, Pied-billed Grebe in Shropshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, King Eider in Pembrokeshire, three Penduline Tits together in Somerset, Dusky Warbler in both Merseyside and Isles of Scilly, and Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Somerset and Suffolk. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (West Sussex), Green-winged Teal (Dorset), Black Brant (East Yorkshire), Kumlien's Gull (Cornwall), two each of both Rose-coloured Starling and Grey Phalarope, three of Little Bunting, Ring-billed Gull, and Great Grey Shrike, five Yellow-browed Warblers, 10 of Ring-necked Duck and Waxwing, 11 Glossy Ibises, and a total of 14 Lapland Buntings. Late news from yesterday concerned the Sociable Lapwing still present in Cornwall. |
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| Wednesday 9th December 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still in County Kerry,
Bufflehead in County Down, Pied-billed Grebe in Shropshire, Black Duck in Highland,
Black Scoter in Northumberland, King Eider in Pembrokeshire, Rustic Bunting in Surrey,
Dusky Warblers in both Cornwall and Merseyside, two Richardson's Cackling Geese
together on the Western Isles, and in Somerset three Penduline Tits,
Eastern Yellow Wagtail, and Kentish Plover. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (West Sussex), Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Hoopoe (Gwent), two each of Great Grey Shrike, Surf Scoter, Green-winged Teal, and Black Brant, three of both Little Bunting and Yellow-browed Warbler, six of Ring-necked Duck and Glossy Ibis, 10 Waxwings, and a total of 31 Lapland Buntings. |
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| Tuesday 8th December 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Pied-billed Grebe still in Shropshire, Bufflehead
in County Down, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Penduline Tits in both Nottinghamshire and Somerset (3), King Eider in Pembrokeshire,
Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in North Yorkshire, and
Richardson's Cackling Geese in both Argyll and Western Isles (2). Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (West Sussex), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Rough-legged Buzzard (Moray), Hoopoe (Gwent), Green-winged Teal (Western Isles), two each of Little Bunting, Rose-coloured Starling, and Grey Phalarope, three Great Grey Shrikes, five Yellow-browed Warblers, six Ring-necked Ducks, eight Waxwings, nine Glossy Ibises, and a total of 12 Lapland Buntings. |
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| Monday 7th December 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Rustic Bunting in Fife at Kingsbarns, whilst a Lesser Yellowlegs was new on South Uist, Western Isles. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still present in County Kerry, Belted Kingfisher still in County Cork, Hudsonian Godwit still in Fife, Pied-billed Grebe in Shropshire, Bufflehead in County Down, Pacific Golden Plover in Moray, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Penduline Tits in Nottinghamshire (2) and Somerset (4), Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Waterford, and Dusky Warblers in both Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (West Sussex), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Hoopoe (Gwent), Surf Scoter (Western Isles), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Green-winged Teal (Dorset), two each of both Little Bunting and Ring-necked Duck, three Rose-coloured Starlings, four Glossy Ibises, seven Yellow-browed Warblers, and 14 each of Waxwing and Lapland Bunting. |
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| Sunday 6th December 2020 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was news of Gyr, Black Duck and Richardson's Cackling Goose all in County Mayo on The Mullet, and in England five
Penduline Tits comprising four together in Somerset at Steart and one in Nottinghamshire at Langford Lowfields. Rarities elsewhere were the Double-crested Cormorant still in County Kerry, both Belted Kingfisher and Pacific Diver in County Cork, Sociable Lapwing in Cornwall, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Pied-billed Grebe in Shropeshire, Bufflehead County in Down, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in both Somerset and Suffolk, Dusky Warblers in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, King Eider in Pembrokeshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Dublin, and Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Scilly), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Cornwall), Richard's Pipit (West Sussex), Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), Rough-legged Buzzard (North Yorkshire), Surf Scoter (County Cork), Lesser Snow Goose (Highland), Grey Phalarope (Northumberland), Kumlien's Gull (Orkney Isles), two each of Little Bunting, Ring-billed Gull, American Wigeon, and Green-winged Teal, three of both Black Brant and Waxwing, seven of Ring-necked Duck and Glossy Ibis, nine Yellow-browed Warblers, and a total of 15 Lapland Buntings. |
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| Saturday 5th December 2020 | ||
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An adult drake Bufflehead was found at Quoile Pondage in Co.Down. Otherwise, a Dusky Warbler at Donna Nook in Lincolnshire was the only new rarity found today. The assemblage of continuing rarities included the Double-crested Cormorant in Co.Kerry, Belted Kingfisher in Co.Cork, Hudsonian Godwit in Fife, Pied-billed Grebe in Shropshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk and North Yorkshire, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, and Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Suffolk and Somerset. The best of the other national news included Richard's Pipit (Sussex), two Little Buntings, Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Great Grey Shrike (Suffolk), American Wigeon (Northumberland), two Green-winged Teal, seven Ring-necked Ducks, three Black Brants and 12 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 4th December 2020 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Crag Martin in Kent, Sociable Lapwing and Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Belted Kingfisher in County Cork, Pied-billed Grebe in Shropshire, King Eider in Pembrokeshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Somerset, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Dusky Warbler in Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Yorkshire and County Waterford and Spotted Sandpiper in County Dublin.
Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Richard's Pipit, a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Great Grey Shrike, two Rose-coloured Starlings, three Lapland Buntings, five Yellow-browed Warblers, six Waxwings, seven Glossy Ibises, 12 Little Auks, eight Ring-necked Ducks, two Black Brants, a Taiga Bean Goose, 23 Tundra Bean Geese, a Ring-billed Gull, three Glaucous Gulls and seven Iceland Gulls. |
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