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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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| Tuesday 14th September 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today included Green Warbler, White-tailed Lapwing, and
Black-browed Albatross all still in East Yorkshire, Black Scoter still in Angus,
Snowy Owl on the Western Isles, Black Stork in Lincolnshire, Western Bonelli's Warbler and
Balearic Woodchat Shrike on the Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gulls in both County Down and Kent, and on the Shetland Isles two
Arctic Warblers still together on Mainland, and a Blyth's Reed Warbler new-in on Fair Isle. Nearctic waders comprised Baird's Sandpiper still in County Cork, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, three Buff-breasted Sandpipers, and a total of 23 Pectoral Sandpipers. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike, Melodious Warbler, Marsh Warbler, and Hoopoe (Shetland), Bluethroat and Sabine's Gull (East Yorkshire), Ring-billed Gull (County Louth), Spotted Crake (Dorset), Surf Scoter (Angus), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall), Cory's Shearwater (Suffolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (Norfolk), Lapland Bunting (Western Isles), two Rose-coloured Starlings, three each of both Ortolan Bunting and Barred Warbler, four of Common Rosefinch and Red-backed Shrike, seven Dotterel, eight of Glossy Ibis and Long-tailed Skua, and 23 Wrynecks. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 13th September 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today included the Green Warbler, White-tailed Lapwing, and
Black-browed Albatross all still in East Yorkshire, Western Bonelli's Warbler
and Balearic Woodchat Shrike on the Isles of Scilly, two Arctic Warblers together on the Shetland Isles at Quendale,
Forster's Tern still in County Louth, Black Stork still in Lincolnshire,
Black Scoter in Angus, King Eider on Shetland, and a fly-over Black Kite in Kent. Nearctic waders today comprised a Lesser Yellowlegs new in Suffolk at Shelley, a Baird's Sandpiper in County Kerry at Cashen, three Buff-breasted Sandpipers, and a total of 13 Pectoral Sandpipers. Other scarcities included Woodchat Shrike, Bluethroat, Hoopoe (Shetland), Lapland Bunting (East Yorkshire), two each of Little Bunting, Marsh Warbler, Rose-coloured Starling, and Surf Scoter, three of Red-backed Shrike and Sabine's Gull, four of Ortolan Bunting and Common Rosefinch, six Dotterel, 10 Long-tailed Skuas, 11 Barred Warblers, 12 Glossy Ibises, and 16 Wrynecks. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 10th September 2021 | ||
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| In Yorkshire, the Green Warbler remained at Buckton, the Black-browed Albatross remained at Bempton and the White-tailed Lapwing remained at Blacktoft.
New discoveries today included a Collared Flycatcher on Fair Isle and an Arctic Warbler at Boddam, both Shetland, a Gull-billed Tern at Snettisham, Norfolk, a Thrush Nightingale at Calf of Man, Isle of Man, a Citrine Wagtail at Aikerness, Orkney, a Baird's Sandpiper at Blennerville, County Kerry, a Bee-eater on St Mary's, Scilly and a Baltic Gull at Thrybergh Country Park, Yorkshire. A Western Rufous Turtle Dove was on North Ronaldsay, Orkney for a second day. Other lingering rarities included the Balearic Woodchat Shrike and Western Bonelli's Warbler in Scilly, Snowy Owl in Western Isles, Black Stork in Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Baird's Sandpiper in County Cork and Bonaparte's Gulls in County Down and Kent. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 8th September 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised White-tailed Lapwing and Arctic Warbler
both still in East Yorkshire, now two Western Bonelli's Warblers on the Isles of Scilly,
Forster's Tern still in County Louth, Black Stork in Lincolnshire,
Baird's Sandpiper in County Cork, Lesser Yellowlegs on the Orkney Isles,
Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and King Eider on the Shetland Isles. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike and Marsh Warbler (Isles of Scilly), Ortolan Bunting (County Cork), White-winged Black Tern (Hampshire), Purple Heron (Kent), Sabine's Gull (East Yorkshire), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), two each of Red-backed Shrike, Rose-coloured Starling, and Long-tailed Skua, three Melodious Warblers, five Pectoral Sandpipers, six Barred Warblers, 19 Common Rosefinches, and a total of 24 Wrynecks. A first-winter Lesser Grey Shrike at Galley Head, County Cork was seen to be bearing a colour-ring that showed it was a captive-bred that had been released in Spain. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 7th September 2021 | ||
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| New today were a Lesser Yellowlegs on the Orkney Isles on North Ronaldsay, and a
White-rumped Sandpiper in Forth at Skinflats, whilst other Nearctic waders comprised
single Baird's Sandpipers still in both County Cork and County Kerry, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, and seven Pectoral
Sandpipers. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the White-tailed Lapwing, Black-browed Albatross and Arctic Warbler all in East Yorkshire, Western Bonelli's Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Black Stork in Lincolnshire, Black Scoter in Angus, and on Orkney a Fea's/Desertas Petrel was seen again. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Scilly), Bluethroat (Gloucestershire), Sabine's Gull (Highland), Great Shearwater (Western Isles), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall), three each of both Red-backed Shrike and Glossy Ibis, five Barred Warblers, six Dotterel, 14 Common Rosefinches, and a total of 18 Wrynecks. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 6th September 2021 | ||
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| Discoveries today included an Eleonora's Falcon briefly in Norfolk at Gayton, an
Arctic Warbler in East Yorkshire at Kilnsea, a Baird's Sandpiper in County Kerry at Waterville, and
Fea's/Desertas Petrels passing both the Orkney Isles and the Western Isles. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both the White-tailed Lapwing and Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire, Western Bonelli's Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Black Stork in Lincolnshire, and Bonaparte's Gull in County Cork. Scarcities included Bluethroat (Gloucestershire), Woodchat Shrike (Scilly), Melodious Warbler and Marsh Warbler (Shetland), Rose-coloured Starling and Lapland Bunting (Orkney), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), Sabine's Gull (Lothian), Long-tailed Skua (Kent), Red-breasted Flycatcher and two Ortolan Buntings (Dorset), two each of Pectoral Sandpiper, Dotterel and Spotted Crake, three Surf Scoters, four Glossy Ibises, five Red-backed Shrikes, seven Barred Warblers, and a total of 20 Common Rosefinches. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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