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| Sunday 27th December 2020 | ||
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With no new rarities to report today, it was another roll call of long-stayers, namely the Sociable Lapwing in Cornwall, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Bufflehead in Co.Down, Pacific Golden Plover in Moray, Eastern Yellow Wagtail and Hooded Merganser in Suffolk, Rustic Bunting in Surrey and Dusky Warbler in Devon. Storm Bella had little effect other than forcing a Leach's Petrel into Langstone Harbour (Hampshire), depositing three new Grey Phalaropes around the coast and perhaps playing a part in pushing three Little Auks past Little Ormes Head (Conwy). Other national news included two Ring-billed Gulls, three Little Buntings, Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), Great Grey Shrike (Surrey), three Waxwings (Highland), five Yellow-browed Warblers, 13 Ring-necked Ducks, six Glossy Ibises, 18 Iceland Gulls, 10 Glaucous Gulls, two Pomarine Skuas, four Taiga Bean Geese (Norfolk), 50 Tundra Bean Geese and three Black Brant. |
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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 26th December 2020 | ||
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A female Hooded Merganser was found at Staverton Pools in Suffolk and a White-billed Diver was seen off South Ronaldsay (Orkney). Cornwall's Sociable Lapwing was relocated at Bude. The Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire and Dusky Warbler in Cheshire all continued their stays. The rest of the day's highlights included three Little Buntings, Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), Great Grey Shrike (Surrey), two Waxwings (Highland), four Ring-billed Gulls, six Taiga Bean Geese (Norfolk), American Wigeon (Co.Offaly), two Green-winged Teal, four Ring-necked Ducks, Black Brant (Essex) and three Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 25th December 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Eastern Yellow Wagtail still in Suffolk,
Kentish Plover still in Somerset, and in County Wexford a Bonaparte's Gull
was new at Rosslare. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (West Sussex), Little Bunting (Isles of Scilly), Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), American Wigeon (County Offaly), Green-winged Teal (County Kerry), Glossy Ibis (Dorset), Grey Phalarope (Norfolk), Black Brant (East Yorkshire), two each of both Ring-billed Gull and Great Grey Shrike, four Waxwings, five of Ring-necked Duck and Yellow-browed Warbler, and 13 Lapland Buntings (all together in Fife). |
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| Thursday 24th December 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Bufflehead still in County Down, Black Duck
in County Mayo, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Pacific Golden Plover in Moray,
Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Dusky Warbler in Devon, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher
in Cumbria, and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Waterford. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (West Sussex), Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), Surf Scoter (Carmartheshire), Great Grey Shrike (Hampshire), two each of Ring-billed Gull, Green-winged Teal, and Grey Phalarope, three Little Buntings, six Yellow-browed Warblers, seven of Ring-necked Duck and Glossy Ibis, and a total of 12 Waxwings. |
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| Wednesday 23rd December 2020 | ||
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It was just the long-stayers to keep us all busy today, with the Bufflehead in Co.Down, Black Duck and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Co.Mayo, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon and Western Isles, Rustic Bunting in Surrey and Dusky Warbler in Cheshire all still present. Other national highlights included Rough-legged Buzzard (Moray), Richard's Pipit (Kent), two Little Buntings, Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), three Green-winged Teal, two American Wigeon, four Ring-necked Ducks, three Glossy Ibises, three Black Brants and Todd's Canada Goose. |
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| Tuesday 22nd December 2020 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Double-crested Cormorant in County Kerry, Belted Kingfisher in County Cork, Bufflehead in County Down, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Black Duck and Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Mayo, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire and County Waterford, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, Rustic Bunting in Surrey and single Dusky Warblers in Cheshire and Merseyside.
Scarcity highlights included two Little Buntings, five Lapland Buntings, six Yellow-browed Warblers, 21 Waxwings, seven Glossy Ibises, a Grey Phalarope, two Little Auks, a Surf Scoter, an American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teal, 14 Ring-necked Ducks, two Todd's Canada Geese, two Black Brants, 55 Tundra Bean Geese, a Ring-billed Gull, ten Glaucous Gulls and 28 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Monday 21st December 2020 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Belted Kingfisher in County Cork, Bufflehead in County Down, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Western Isles and single Dusky Warblers in Cheshire and Devon.
Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Rose-coloured Starling, 11 Waxwings, a Leach's Petrel, a Grey Phalarope, a Pomarine Skua, four Glossy Ibises, two Green-winged Teal, five Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, 31 Tundra Bean Geese, seven Glaucous Gulls and 20 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Sunday 20th December 2020 | ||
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| A Bufflehead flew past Aghada, County Cork, and a Dusky Warbler was at Astbury Mere, Cheshire.
Lingering rarities included the Double-crested Cormorant in County Kerry, Belted Kingfisher in County Cork, Bufflehead in County Down, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Suffolk and Somerset, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, single Dusky Warblers in Kent, Devon and Cornwall, Black Scoter in Northumberland and Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire. Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Shorelark, two Little Buntings, two Great Grey Shrikes, three Yellow-browed Warblers, 11 Waxwings, 34 Lapland Buntings, a Pomarine Skua, a Grey Phalarope, six Glossy Ibises, two American Wigeon, nine Ring-necked Ducks, four Black Brants, 52 Tundra Bean Geese, three Ring-billed Gulls, 14 Glaucous Gulls and 22 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Saturday 19th December 2020 | ||
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In Ireland, the Double-crested Cormorant in Co.Kerry and Belted Kingfisher in Co.Cork both continued their stays. The Black Scoter in Northumberland, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Suffolk and Somerset, and Rustic Bunting in Surrey were also seen today. Two Dusky Warblers remained in Kent and the Cornish bird was also still present. Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, North Yorkshire and Co.Waterford. Other highlights included two Ring-billed Gulls, Richard's Pipit (Sussex), Little Bunting (Surrey), two Rose-coloured Starlings, 19 Waxwings, Great Grey Shrike (Suffolk), two American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teal, seven Ring-necked Ducks, Grey Phalarope (Dorset) and three Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 18th December 2020 | ||
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| Rarity highlights comprised the Belted Kingfisher in Co
Cork, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Black Scoter
in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire and Co
Waterford, two Dusky Warblers in Kent and Bonaparte's
Gull in Argyll. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (West Sussex), Little Buntings (Nottinghamshire, Shetland and West Sussex), Rose-coloured Starlings (Anglesey and Devon), American Wigeon (Co Antrim), Black Brant (Co Derry), three Green-winged Teals, at least six Glossy Ibises, seven Ring-necked Ducks and a flock of 11 Waxwings (Moray). |
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