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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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| Thursday 5th August 2021 | ||
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| A Black Stork flew over Beeley Moor, Derbyshire, whilst a second Pacific Golden Plover joined the long staying individual at Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire.
Lingering rarities still present included the Elegant Tern in Merseyside, Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plover in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cheshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in Suffolk and County Dublin, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and four Wilson's Petrels from the Scilly pelagic. Scarcity highlights included four Rose-coloured Starlings, two Purple Herons, an American Wigeon, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Temminck's Stint, two Honey Buzzards, two Long-tailed Skuas, seven Pomarine Skuas, 21 Great Shearwaters and 50 Cory's Shearwaters. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 4th August 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Pacific Golden Plover at Wells, Norfolk, a White-rumped Sandpiper on Swords Estuary, County Dublin and a Black Kite over Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex.
Lingering rarities still present included the Elegant Tern in Merseyside, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cheshire, Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Suffolk, Black-winged Stilt in Devon, Forster's Tern in County Louth and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Temminck's Stint, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Purple Heron, two Glossy Ibises, a Surf Scoter, three Honey Buzzards, a Cory's Shearwater and a Leach's Petrel. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 3rd August 2021 | ||
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| The stand-out report of the day was a pale morph Booted Eagle over-flying Carlton
Marshes, Suffolk. Confirmed rarities today comprised the Western Sandpiper still in County Waterford, Black-browed Albatross still in East Yorkshire, Elegant Tern in Merseyside, Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cheshire, Black-winged Stilt in Devon, Bonaparte's Gulls in both Kent and the Shetland Isles, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk and Suffolk, and two Wilson's Petrels at sea off Isles of Scilly. In Ireland the Forster's Tern returned to County Louth, where it was first noted in 2006. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Cornwall), Purple Heron and Pectoral Sandpiper (both Suffolk), Temminck's Stint (Lincolnshire), Long-tailed Skua (Shetland), Glaucous Gull (County Londonderry), two Glossy Ibises, and a total of four Great Shearwaters. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 2nd August 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Caspian Tern at Dungeness RSPB, Kent and two Wilson's Petrels off Aran islands, County Galway.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Elegant Tern in Merseyside, Western Sandpiper in County Waterford, Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk, Suffolk and County Wexford, Black-winged Stilt in Devon, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and two Wilson's Petrels from the Scilly pelagic. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Purple Heron, a Glossy Ibis, two Pectoral Sandpipers, two Honey Buzzards, a Cory's Shearwater, three Long-tailed Skuas, seven Pomarine Skuas and a Glaucous Gull. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 1st August 2021 | ||
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| In Merseyside, the Elegant Tern appeared at Formby Point mid evening. Other new discoveries included a Ferruginous Duck at Foxcote Reservoir, Buckinghamshire, a Wilson's Petrel in Cornwall off Penzance from a boat and a White-rumped Sandpiper at Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire, Black-winged Stilt in Devon, White-rumped Sandpipers in Yorkshire and County Wexford, Bonaparte's Gulls in Shetland and Kent and another Wilson's Petrel off Scilly. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Common Rosefinch, a Rose-coloured Starling, two Pectoral Sandpipers, a Glossy Ibis, a Glaucous Gull, nine Great Shearwaters, ten Cory's Shearwaters, up to 20 Long-tailed Skuas and 27 Pomarine Skuas. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 30th July 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a White-rumped Sandpiper at Annagh Beach, County Mayo and at least six Wilson's Petrels from the evening Scilly pelagic.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Western Sandpiper in Norfolk, Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Elegant Tern in Anglesey, Least Tern in County Dublin, Long-billed Dowitchers in Cheshire and Norfolk, Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire, Black-winged Stilt in Devon and Bonaparte's Gull in Shetland. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Red-necked Phalarope, six Glossy Ibises, a Great Shearwater, a Cory's Shearwater and a Long-tailed Skua. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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