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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 19th July 2021 | ||
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| The Egyptian Vulture reappeared today, being seen over Avoca in County Wicklow early evening.
New discoveries today included a Fea's or Desertas Petrel off Kilcummin Head, County Mayo, a Pacific Golden Plover at Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire and a White-rumped Sandpiper at Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk. Lingering rarities included the Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Elegant Tern in Anglesey, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcity highlights included two Rose-coloured Starlings, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Temminck's Stint, two Honey Buzzards, a Long-tailed Skua, a Pomarine Skua and two Balearic Shearwaters. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 17th July 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of the White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk at Cley, whilst a Bee-eater in Cornwall was at Nanquidno and later Sennen. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Elegant Tern on Anglesey, Pacific Golden Plover in Norfolk, both Black Stork and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Bonaparte's Gull on the Shetland Isles, and the Red-footed Falcon in Wiltshire. Scarcities included Purple Heron in Cambridgeshire, Rose-coloured Starling on the Western Isles, both Pectoral Sandpiper and Glossy Ibis in Norfolk, Montagu's Harrier in County Cork, and the Long-tailed Skua still on territory on Shetland. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 16th July 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the Bonaparte's Gull that returned to Oare Marshes, Kent for a ninth summer, a
Kentish Plover was confirmed in West Sussex at Pagham Harbour, and a Red-footed Falcon
was reported in Hampshire at Beaulieu. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Elegant Tern on Anglesey, the Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plover in Norfolk, Black Stork in Kent, Black Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Red-footed Falcon in Wiltshire, both Bonaparte's Gull and King Eider on the Shetland Isles, but in County Donegal the Egyptian Vulture was not seen all day. Scarcities included Golden Oriole (Kent), Cory's Shearwater (County Donegal), Pectoral Sandpiper (Norfolk), Grey Phalarope (Anglesey), two Glossy Ibises, and three Rose-coloured Starlings. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 13th July 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Least Tern still in County Dublin, Elegant Tern still on Anglesey, Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire, a
Black Stork in Kent at Minster Marshes (this bird perhaps having been in
that county since 9th May), Red-footed Falcon still in Wiltshire, a Black Kite in Suffolk over Wangford briefly, and
a Baltic Gull showed again in Oxfordshire. Scarcities included two each of both Pectoral Sandpiper and Glossy Ibis, and a total of six Rose-coloured Starlings. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 12th July 2021 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire,
Elegant Tern on Anglesey, Short-billed Dowitcher in County Cork, Snowy Owl
on the Western Isles, Red-footed Falcon in Wiltshire, and Bonaparte's Gull
in County Derry. Scarities included two Long-tailed Skuas, three Glossy Ibises, and four Rose-coloured Starlings. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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