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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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| Monday 17th May 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still in County Kerry,
Pacific Diver still in County Mayo, a Subalpine Warbler species new on the Shetland Isles on Foula, a
Red-footed Falcon in County Wexford at Tomhaggard briefly, Bonaparte's Gull still in Highland, Black Kites in both Highland and the Orkney Isles, King Eiders in Aberdeenshire and Highland, and territorial
Savi's Warblers in both Carmarthenshire and North Yorkshire. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler (Kent), Serin (Highland), Purple Heron (Isle of Wight), Long-tailed Skua (Western Isles), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall), Hoopoe (Norfolk), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Grey-headed Wagtail (Aberdeenshire), Kumlien's Gull (Leicestershire), four Temminck's Stints, and five each of both Golden Oriole and Glossy Ibis. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 15th May 2021 | ||
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| Devon featured an Eastern Subalpine Warbler on Lundy, a Laughing Gull over East Prawle and a Red-rumped Swallow at Man Sands, whilst a Black Kite flew over South Anston, Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities included the Calandra Lark, Hooded Merganser and Citrine Wagtail in Shetland, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Squacco Heron in Ceredigion, Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, Savi's Warblers in Yorkshire and Carmarthenshire, Snowy Owls in Orkney and Western Isles, Caspian Tern in Suffolk and Whiskered Tern in Dorset. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 13th May 2021 | ||
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| Incredible news today from Lincolnshire where an adult Egyptian Vulture was reported
as having flown west over Willingham by Stow. There are currently only two accepted British records of this
species: in Somerset in 1825 and Essex in 1868. Other rarities discovered today comprised a Squacco Heron in Ceredigion at Ynys-hir, a Thrush Nightingale in East Yorkshire at Spurn, Black Kite in Worcestershire at Bewdley, and Red-rumped Swallows in Devon at Dawlish and on South Uist, Western Isles. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were Calandra Lark, Pallid Harrier, and Hooded Merganser all on the Shetland Isles, Gull-billed Tern in County Donegal, Whiskered Tern in Dorset, Black Kite in Aberdeenshire, Savi's Warbler in North Yorkshire, Kentish Plover in Northumberland, and Bonaparte's Gulls in both Highland and Nottinghamshire. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike and Ring-necked Duck (both Cornwall), Serin and Grey-headed Wagtail (Norfolk), Golden Oriole and Hoopoe (East Yorkshire), Montagu's Harrier (County Dublin), Green-winged Teal (Western Isles), Shorelark (Orkney Isles), two each of Wryneck, Glossy Ibis, and migrant Dotterel, and a total of seven Temminck's Stints. |
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| Wednesday 12th May 2021 | ||
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| Discoveries today included both Pallid Harrier and Citrine Wagtail
on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles, an Alpine Swift in Dorset over Portland
and then Weymouth, a Black Kite in Derbyshire at Belper briefly, and a White-billed
Diver in Aberdeenshire at Slains. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised Calandra Lark, Rustic Bunting, Hooded Merganser, and White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Black Stork in Kent, Whiskered Tern in Dorset, Bonaparte's Gull in Nottinghamshire, Kentish Plover in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs on the Isles of Scilly, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, and Savi's Warblers in Bedfordshire, Carmarthenshire, and North Yorkshire. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (Cambridgeshire), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Cornwall), Little Bunting, Wryneck, and Lapland Bunting (Shetland), Serin (Hampshire), Purple Heron (Kent), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Grey-headed Wagtail (Ayrshire), Green-winged Teal (Fife), Long-tailed Skua (Devon), Kumlien's Gull (Leicestershire), two each of both Woodchat Shrike and Montagu's Harrier, three Hoopoes, four Glossy Ibises, four migrant Dotterel, and a total of five Temminck's Stints. |
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| Tuesday 11th May 2021 | ||
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| Rarities discovered today comprised a Gull-billed Tern in Argyll on Tiree, Great Reed Warbler in Norfolk at Holme,
Savi's Warbler in North Yorkshire at Heslington, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall at Hayle, a
Red-footed Falcon briefly in East Sussex, and Red-rumped Swallows in Hampshire at Titchfield Haven, and Kent at Samphire Hoe. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were Calandra Lark, Rustic Bunting, and Hooded Merganser all on the Shetland Isles, both American Herring Gull and Blue-winged Teal in Cornwall, Snowy Owl on the Orkney Isles, Black Stork in Kent, Whiskered Tern in Dorset, territorial Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, Kentish Plover in Northyumberland, Bonaparte's Gull in Nottinghamshire, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Yellowlegs on the Isles of Scilly, and Savi's Warblers in both Bedfordshire and Carmarthenshire. Scarcities included Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Cornwall), Serin (Dorset), Richard's Pipit and Montagu's Harrier (Norfolk), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Lapland Bunting (Western Isles), Yellow-browed Warbler (Shetland), two each of Woodchat Shrike, Little Bunting, Wryneck, and Ring-necked Duck, four of both Hoopoe and Glossy Ibis, five of Golden Oriole and Temminck's Stint, seven Grey-headed Wagtails, and a total of 16 migrant Dotterel. |
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| Monday 10th May 2021 | ||
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| Rarities discovered today comprised a Kentish Plover in Northumberland on Holy Island, a
Citrine Wagtail on the Shetland Isles briefly at Loch of Spiggie, a Red-rumped Swallow in Lincolnshire at Gibraltar Point, and
Red-footed Falcons seen in flight in both Norfolk and Suffolk. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were Calandra Lark, Rustic Bunting, and Hooded Merganser all still on Shetland, the mobile Black Stork in Kent, both Tawny Pipit and Whiskered Tern in Dorset, Blue-winged Teal in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs on the Isles of Scilly, and Bonaparte's Gulls in both Highland and Nottinghamshire. Scarcities included Little Bunting and Wryneck (Shetland), Serin (Dorset), Purple Heron (Norfolk), Red-backed Shrike (County Cork), Long-tailed Skua (East Sussex), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Ring-necked Duck (Cheshire), two each of Red-necked Phalarope and Lapland Bunting, three Woodchat Shrikes, four Temminck's Stints, five of Hoopoe and Grey-headed Wagtail, six Glossy Ibises, eight Golden Orioles, and a total of nine migrant Dotterel. |
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| Saturday 8th May 2021 | ||
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| A Calandra Lark was discovered on Fair Isle, Shetland. This will be the eighth record for the island, and the 22nd for Britain. A Red-throated Pipit was also on the island, with a Hooded Merganser on Stanevatstoe Loch, Mainland and a Rustic Bunting on Foula. Nearby, a Snowy Owl was on Papa Westray, Orkney, with, further south, a Bonaparte's Gull at Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire and a Red-rumped Swallow at Barnes, London.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Northern Mockingbird in Northumberland, Tawny Pipit in Dorset, Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Worcestershire, Hooded Merganser in Angus, Blue-winged Teal in Cornwall, Whiskered Tern in Dorset and White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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