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| Saturday 2nd January 2021 | ||
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Another Bufflehead was found east of Kinsale in Co.Cork while the bird in Co.Down remained. Other lingering rarities included the Sociable Lapwing in Cornwall, Eastern Black Redstart in Norfolk, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Argyll, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and Dusky Warblers in Kent and Merseyside. The two King Eiders were still in Co.Donegal and the lone female remained in Shetland. Among the day's other highlights were Rough-legged Buzzard (Suffolk), two Little Buntings (Surrey), Richard's Pipit (Sussex), two Rose-coloured Starlings, Shorelark (Northumberland), 12 Yellow-browed Warblers, 12 Waxwings, seven Ring-billed Gulls, seven Green-winged Teal, 13 Ring-necked Ducks, seven Taiga Bean Geese, 64 Tundra Bean Geese, Snow Goose (Western Isles), two Black Brants, two Grey Phalaropes, 12 Glaucous Gulls, two Kumlien's Gulls, 42 Iceland Gulls and seven Glossy Ibises. |
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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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| Friday 1st January 2021 | ||
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| A King Eider was discovered at Ham Voe, Foula, Shetland today, whilst an Eastern Black Redstart was present for a second day at Snettisham RSPB, Norfolk.
Lingering rarities today included the Sociable Lapwing in Cornwall, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Dusky Warblers in Cheshire, Kent (two) and Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire, Devon and County Waterford, Bufflehead in County Down, Hooded Merganser in Suffolk, Black Duck and Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Mayo (with two of the latter still in Western Isles) and King Eider in Moray. Scarcity highlights included a Shorelark, a Great Grey Shrike, a Rose-coloured Starling, two Little Buntings, two Richard's Pipits, eight Yellow-browed Warblers, 17 Waxwings, 21 Lapland Buntings, a Little Auk, a Grey Phalarope, five Glossy Ibises, a Snow Goose, two Black Brants, six Taiga Bean Geese, 65 Tundra Bean Geese, three Surf Scoters, four Green-winged Teal, 18 Ring-necked Ducks, a Kumlien's Gull, four Ring-billed Gulls, 18 Glaucous Gulls and 40 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Thursday 31st December 2020 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Sociable Lapwing still in Cornwall, Rustic Bunting
in Surrey, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Dusky Warbler in Devon,
Hooded Merganser in Suffolk, and two White-billed Divers together on the Shetland Isles. Scarcities included Little Bunting (Surrey), Richard's Pipit (West Sussex), Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), Green-winged Teal (County Kerry), Kumlien's Gull (Cambridgeshire), two Ring-billed Gulls, three each of American Wigeon, Shorelark, and Yellow-browed Warbler, six Waxwings, nine Lapland Buntings, and a total of 10 Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Wednesday 30th December 2020 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Dusky Warbler at Lakeside in Doncaster, Yorkshire, a Lesser Scaup at Knockaderry Reservoir, County Waterford and four White-billed Divers in Shetland.
Lingering rarities included the Sociable Lapwing in Cornwall, Belted Kingfisher in County Cork, Hooded Merganser in Suffolk, Black Duck and Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Mayo, two King Eiders in County Donegal and one in Pembrokeshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire and County Waterford, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk and Dusky Warbler in Cheshire. Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Great Grey Shrike, two Little Buntings, six Waxwings, seven Yellow-browed Warblers, seven Lapland Buntings, two Rough-legged Buzzards, a Pomarine Skua, four Grey Phalaropes, three Glossy Ibises, three Surf Scoters, four Green-winged Teal, nine Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, three Black Brants, 59 Tundra Bean Geese, a Kumlien's Gull, two Ring-billed Gulls, 21 Glaucous Gulls and 37 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Tuesday 29th December 2020 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Sociable Lapwing in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire, Hooded Merganser in Suffolk, Bufflehead in County Down, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Rustic Bunting in Surrey and Dusky Warbler in Devon.
Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Lapland Bunting, two Richard's Pipits, two Little Buntings, six Yellow-browed Warblers, six Waxwings, an American Golden Plover, four Grey Phalaropes, a Little Auk, a Pomarine Skua, two Surf Scoters, two Green-winged Teal, 12 Ring-necked Ducks, two Black Brants, 44 Tundra Bean Geese, six Glossy Ibises, two Ring-billed Gulls, 19 Glaucous Gulls and 34 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Monday 28th December 2020 | ||
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News was received on the continued presence of the Sociable Lapwing in Cornwall, Pacific Golden Plover in Moray, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Eastern Yellow Wagtail and Hooded Merganser in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, and the Dusky Warblers in Cheshire and Devon. Other highlights today included Ring-billed Gull (Co.Wicklow), two Little Buntings (Surrey), two Richard's Pipits, Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), nine Waxwings, three Yellow-browed Warblers, Great Grey Shrike (Surrey), two Green-winged Teal, three Surf Scoters, 10 Ring-necked Ducks, four Black Brants, 52 Tundra Bean Geese, Leach's Petrel (Cornwall), four Grey Phalaropes, Kumlien's Gull (Co.Galway), 10 Glaucous Gulls, 26 Iceland Gulls and three Glossy Ibises. |
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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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| 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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