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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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| Friday 5th March 2021 | ||
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| The third Pied-billed Grebe for Lancashire was present for its second day at Dolphinholme.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Belted Kingfisher in County Cork, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Dusky Warbler in Gloucestershire, Black Scoter in Highland and King Eider in Shetland. Scarcity highlights included a Great Grey Shrike, two Little Buntings, nine Lapland Buntings, four Glossy Ibises, five Surf Scoters, five Ring-necked Ducks, two Tundra Bean Geese, two Black Brants, a Pomarine Skua, a Kumlien's Gull, two Ring-billed Gulls, six Glaucous Gulls and 18 Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 3rd March 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Northern Mockingbird still in Devon at Exmouth,
Black Duck still in County Mayo on The Mullet, Rustic Bunting in Surrey at Thursley Common,
King Eider on the Shetland Isles on Yell, and a Dusky Warbler reported in Lancashire at Leighton Moss. Scarcities included Lapland Bunting (East Yorkshire), two each of both Little Bunting and Green-winged Teal, three Surf Scoters (together in Highland), five Waxwings, six Ring-billed Gulls (all adults), and a total of seven Ring-necked Ducks. Incoming spring migrants included House Martin on Anglesey, two Swallows, five Wheatears, nine Little Ringed Plovers, nine White Wagtails, and 20 Sand Martins. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 2nd March 2021 | ||
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| A Bonaparte's Gull and a White-billed Diver were both found in Bantry Bay, County Cork, with a King Eider in Hascosay Sound, Shetland and a Richardson's Cackling Goose at Mersehead RSPB, Dumfries and Galloway.
Lingering rarities included the Northern Mockingbird in Devon, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, King Eider in Vaila Sound, Shetland, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Dusky Warbler in Merseyside, Spotted Sandpiper in Ayrshire and Long-billed Dowitcher in Yorkshire. Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, three Little Buntings, eight Waxwings, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Grey Phalarope, a Glossy Ibis, three Ring-necked Ducks, six Surf Scoters, three Tundra Bean Geese, a Ring-billed Gull, five Glaucous Gulls and 16 Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 28th February 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Bonaparte's Gull in Gloucestershire at Slimbridge. Rarities elsewhere comprised the
Northern Mockingbird still in Devon, Rustic Bunting still in Surrey,
White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, and two Dusky Warblers still together in Merseyside. Scarcities included Ring-billed Gull (County Fermanagh), Shorelark (Lothian), Lapland Bunting (Kent), Green-winged Teal (County Tipperary), Little Auk (Moray), Black Brant (Dorset), Kumlien's Gull (Cambridgeshire), Grey Phalarope and Great Grey Shrike (both Hampshire), two Little Buntings, three Glossy Ibises, four each of both Surf Scoter and Waxwing, and a total of seven Ring-necked Ducks. Incoming spring migrants included Garganey (Cambridgeshire), eight Wheatears, and 14 Sand Martins. |
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| Saturday 27th February 2021 | ||
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| A White-billed Diver was found off Burravoe, Yell, Shetland, with another lingering nearby in South Nesting Bay, Mainland. Other long staying rarities seen today included the Northern Mockingbird in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Yorkshire, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Dusky Warbler in Merseyside, Hooded Merganser in Suffolk and two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Western Isles.
Scarcity highlights included a Shorelark, a Yellow-browed Warbler, two Little Buntings, three Great Grey Shrikes, four Waxwings, nine Lapland Buntings, a Grey Phalarope, three Glossy Ibises, a Green-winged Teal, five Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, five Tundra Bean Geese, three Ring-billed Gulls, 11 Glaucous Gulls and 18 Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 25th February 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Black Scoter back in Northumberland at Cheswick Sands, the
Northern Mockingbird still in Devon, White-winged Scoter still in Lothian,
Bufflehead still in Warwickshire, Rustic Bunting still in Surrey, and a Dusky Warbler still in Merseyside. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Dorset), Surf Scoter and Shorelark (Lothian), Great Grey Shrike (Hampshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Essex), Black Brant (Dorset), two Little Buntings, three Ring-billed Gulls, five Glossy Ibises, seven Waxwings, and a total of 10 Ring-necked Ducks. Incoming spring migrants included Little Ringed Plover (Derbyshire), Wheatear (Isle of Wight), eight Sand Martins, and 14 White Wagtails (Isles of Scilly). |
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| Wednesday 24th February 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Bufflehead still in Warwickshire at Coton,
the Rustic Bunting still in Surrey at Thursley Common, Dusky Warbler in Merseyside at Ainsdale, and two
White-billed Divers together on the Shetland Isles in Bluemull Sound. Scarcities included Little Bunting (Surrey), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Shorelark (Lothian), Kumlien's Gull (Cambridgeshire), two each of Rose-coloured Starling, Surf Scoter, Green-winged Teal, and Lapland Bunting, four Waxwings, six Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of nine Glossy Ibises. Incoming spring migrants included Garganey (Cheshire), Ring Ouzel (East Yorkshire), Wheatear (Somerset), three Sand Martins (together in Cambridgeshire), and 10 White Wagtails. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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