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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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| Sunday 11th July 2021 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Least Tern in County Down, Elegant Tern in Anglesey, Short-billed Dowitcher and Caspian Tern in County Cork, Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Derry, two Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk, King Eider in Shetland and Red-footed Falcon in Wiltshire.
Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, a Marsh Warbler, three Rose-coloured Starlings, two Glossy Ibises, a Honey Buzzard, a Leach's Petrel, a Pomarine Skua, two Long-tailed Skuas and two Balearic Shearwaters. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 9th July 2021 | ||
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| In Yorkshire, the Black-browed Albatross returned to Bempton Cliffs RSPB, whilst a Black Stork was a new arrival in Kent at Worth Marsh this evening.
Lingering rarities included the Elegant Tern in Anglesey, Least Tern in County Dublin, Short-billed Dowitcher in County Cork, two Black-winged Stilts in both East Sussex and Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull and King Eider in Shetland and Red-footed Falcon in Wiltshire. Scarcity highlights included a Golden Oriole, a Red-backed Shrike, a Common Rosefinch, six Rose-coloured Starlings, a Surf Scoter, three Glossy Ibises, a Long-tailed Skua and an Iceland Gull. |
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| Thursday 8th July 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Elegant Tern still on Anglesey, Black Scoter
still in Aberdeenshire, a Red-footed Falcon new in Wiltshire at Langford Lakes, both
Bonaparte's Gull and King Eider still on the Shetland Isles on Unst, an
Aquatic Warbler reported in Kent at Cliffe, and in Norfolk an Alpine Swift
at Cromer, two Black-winged Stilts still at Hickling Broad, and the mobile flock of nine
Bee-eaters showed again. Scarcities included Red-backed Shrike (East Yorkshire), Long-tailed Skua (Shetland Isles), Iceland Gull (Isles of Scilly), and a total of five Rose-coloured Starlings. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 7th July 2021 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Elegant Tern
on Anglesey, Short-billed Dowitcher in County Cork, Western Rufous Turtle Dove in East Yorkshire,
Red-footed Falcon on the Isles of Scilly, and two Black-winged Stilts
together in Norfolk. Scarcities included four Rose-coloured Starlings, Glossy Ibis (Oxfordshire), and Iceland Gull (Isles of Scilly). |
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| Monday 5th July 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Alpine Swift at Broom GPs, Bedfordshire and a Bee-eater over Morston, Norfolk.
Lingering rarities included the Elegant Tern in Anglesey, Black-browed Albatross and Western Rufous Turtle Dove in Yorkshire, Short-billed Dowitcher in County Cork, Pacific Golden Plover and two Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk and Red-footed Falcon in Scilly. Scarcity highlights included a Serin, four Rose-coloured Starlings, a Honey Buzzard, a Long-tailed Skua, four Balearic Shearwaters, a Glaucous Gull and two Iceland Gulls. |
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| Saturday 3rd July 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Short-billed Dowitcher in County Cork at Clonakilty whilst nearby an
albatross species flew past Cape Clear, whilst in Norfolk a Pacific Golden Plover
joined the two Black-winged Stilts at Hickling Broad, and the flock of nine Bee-eaters flew over Sheringham. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Western Rufous Turtle Dove in East Yorkshire, Least Tern in County Dublin, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, and Red-footed Falcon on the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included Glossy Ibis (Oxfordshire), Long-tailed Skua (Shetland Isles), and a total of six Rose-coloured Starlings. |
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| Friday 2nd July 2021 | ||
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| A Western Rufous Turtle Dove was an unexpected discovery at Easington, East Yorkshire today. In West Yorkshire a Caspian Tern visited Fairburn Ings YWT before relocating to St Aidan's RSPB, whilst, elsewhere, Bee-eaters were at Cromer (nine) and Stiffkey, Norfolk and Iken, Suffolk (two) and a Black Kite flew over Studland, Dorset.
Lingering rarities included the Great Reed Warbler in Nottinghamshire, White-spotted Bluethroat in Gloucestershire, two Caspian Terns in East Yorkshire, two Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk, King Eider and Bonaparte's Gull in Shetland and Red-footed Falcon in Scilly. Scarcity highlights included a Serin, a Grey-headed Wagtail, five Rose-coloured Starlings, a Montagu's Harrier, two Honey Buzzards, a Glossy Ibis, three Roseate Terns, four Pomarine Skuas and an Iceland Gull. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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