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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 2nd April 2021 | ||
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| A Red-rumped Swallow was found on Portland, Dorset early afternoon.
Lingering rarities present today included the Northern Mockingbird in Devon, Double-crested Cormorant in County Kerry, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, King Eider in Orkney, Alpine Swift in Pembrokeshire, three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Dusky Warbler in Norfolk, Ashy-headed Wagtail in Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon and Spotted Sandpiper in Ayrshire. Scarcity highlights included a Serin, a Wryneck, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Lapland Bunting, two Great Grey Shrikes, four Hoopoes, five Little Buntings, a Rough-legged Buzzard, an American Wigeon, four Green-winged Teals, five Surf Scoters, 12 Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, two Snow Geese, three Tundra Bean Geese, two Glossy Ibises, a Kumlien's Gull, eight Glaucous Gulls and 22 Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 31st March 2021 | ||
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| A Bonaparte's Gull was found at Cahore Marsh, County Wexford.
Lingering rarities included the Northern Mockingbird in Devon, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Long-billed Dowitchers in Yorkshire and County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon and County Waterford, Bonaparte's Gull in Gloucestershire and two White-billed Divers in Shetland. Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Wryneck, two Hoopoes, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Yellow-browed Warblers, five Little Buntings, five Lapland Buntings, a Grey Phalarope, an American Wigeon, two Surf Scoters, four Green-winged Teal, ten Ring-necked Ducks, a Taiga Bean Goose, two Tundra Bean Geese, six Glossy Ibises, a Kumlien's Gull, a Ring-billed Gull, eight Glaucous Gulls and 21 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Tuesday 30th March 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Northern Mockingbird still in Devon, American Herring Gull still in Cornwall,
Pied-billed Grebe in Lancashire, Bonaparte's Gulls in both County Down and Gloucestershire,
Dusky Warbler in Merseyside, and three Penduline Tits still together in Somerset. Scarcities included American Wigeon (County Antrim), Surf Scoter (Conwy), Black Brant (County Dublin), Taiga Bean Goose (Suffolk), two each of Snow Goose and Yellow-browed Warbler, Great Grey Shrike, and Green-winged Teal, four of Little Bunting and Glossy Ibis, six Lapland Buntings, and a total of 13 Ring-necked Ducks. Incoming spring migrants included Garden Warbler (Somerset), Grasshopper Warbler (Dorset), two each of Pied Flycatcher, Little Tern, Reed Warbler, Hobby, and Whitethroat, three Cuckoo, six Common Terns, 10 Tree Pipits, 11 Redstarts, 23 Yellow Wagtails, 29 Sedge Warblers, 39 Garganey, 43 Ring Ouzels, and a total of 49 Ospreys. |
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| Monday 29th March 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Desert Wheatear in Weymouth, Dorset and a Blue-winged Teal at Steart, Somerset.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Northern Mockingbird in Devon, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Laughing Gull in Dorset, Bonaparte's Gull in Gloucestershire, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Dusky Warbler in Norfolk and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford. Scarcity highlights included a Shorelark, a Great Grey Shrike, two Hoopoes, two Yellow-browed Warblers, four Little Buntings, seven Lapland Buntings, an American Wigeon, three Green-winged Teal, 17 Ring-necked Ducks, a Taiga Bean Goose, a Tundra Bean Goose, a Black Brant, ten Glossy Ibises, six Glaucous Gulls and 21 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Friday 26th March 2021 | ||
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| A Bonaparte's Gull was discovered at Frampton Pools, Gloucestershire.
Lingering rarities still present included the Northern Mockingbird in Devon, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Pied-billed Grebe in Lancashire, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Spotted Sandpiper in Ayrshire and White-billed Diver in Orkney. Scarcity highlights included two Yellow-browed Warblers, four Little Buntings, four Lapland Buntings, two Green-winged Teal, 15 Ring-necked Ducks, a Tundra Bean Goose, a Glossy Ibis, a Kumlien's Gull, two Ring-billed Gulls, three Glaucous Gulls and 21 Iceland Gulls. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 24th March 2021 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Northern Mockingbird in
Devon at Exmouth, American Herring Gull in Cornwall at Newlyn, Laughing Gull
in Dorset again at Abbotsbury, Rustic Bunting in Surrey at Thursley
Common, and Spotted Sandpiper in Ayrshire at Croy. Scarcities included Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), American Wigeon (Cleveland), Great Grey Shrike (Suffolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (Buckinghamshire), two each of both Little Bunting and Glossy Ibis, five Green-winged Teals, nine Lapland Buntings, and a total of 23 Ring-necked Ducks. Incoming spring migrants included Hobby (Suffolk), Cuckoo (Dorset), Sedge Warbler (Somerset), House Martin (Wiltshire), three Common Terns, five Ring Ouzels, six Ospreys, seven Swallows, 11 each of Garganey and Willow Warblers, 22 White Wagtails, and 63 Wheatears. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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