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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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| Friday 29th October 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Isabelline Wheatear at Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk, a Subalpine Warbler species on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, three Lesser Scaups at Cargreen, Cornwall and a Long-billed Dowitcher at Loch Gruinart RSPB, Argyll.
Late news from yesterday concerned an Eyebrowed Thrush in a garden at Kincraig, Highland and a Semipalmated Plover at Black Rock, County Kerry. Lingering rarities still present included the Varied Thrush in Orkney, White-tailed Lapwing in Yorkshire, Semipalmated Plover in County Cork, Brown Shrike in Cornwall, Arctic Warbler in Cleveland, Olive-backed Pipit and Spotted Sandpiper in Scilly, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Derry, White-billed Diver in Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Somerset and Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire. Scarcity highlights included a Short-toed Lark, a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Richard's Pipit, a Wryneck, a Great Grey Shrike, two Rose-coloured Starlings, three Hoopoes, five Shorelarks, six Lapland Buntings, nine Yellow-browed Warblers, a Black Brant, a Green-winged Teal, three American Wigeon, four Surf Scoters, ten Ring-necked Ducks, 12 Glossy Ibises, a Pectoral Sandpiper, two Grey Phalaropes, two Little Auks, a Leach's Petrel, a Sabine's Gull, a Ring-billed Gull, two Glaucous Gulls, two Long-tailed Skuas, nine Pomarine Skuas and five Balearic Shearwaters. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 26th October 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today included single Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls at Northdale, Unst and Burn of Sound, Lerwick, both Shetland, a White-billed Diver off Cley, Norfolk and the White-winged Scoter reappeared off Musselburgh, Lothian.
Lingering rarities still present included the White-tailed Lapwing in Yorkshire, Brown Shrike in Cornwall, Red-flanked Bluetail in Shetland, Arctic Warbler in Cleveland, Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire, Lesser Scaup in Scilly and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll. Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Wryneck, a Marsh Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Great Grey Shrike, two Little Buntings, three Hoopoes, four Red-breasted Flycatchers, ten Lapland Buntings, 11 Yellow-browed Warblers, three Pectoral Sandpipers, four Grey Phalaropes, a Surf Scoter, an American Wigeon, three Green-winged Teals, eight Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Black Brant, a Snow Goose, a Tundra Bean Goose, nine Glossy Ibises, a Leach's Petrel, a Pomarine Skua, ten Little Auks, five Balearic Shearwaters and an Iceland Gull. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Monday 25th October 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Horned Lark on Dursey Island, County
Cork; the seventeenth Nearctic landbird to be located between Britain and
Ireland since 25th September. Other rarities in Ireland today comprised a Bonaparte's Gull in County Cork, Black Duck in County Mayo, and
Long-billed Dowitcher and Lesser Yellowlegs together in County Wexford. Rarities elsewhere included the White-tailed Lapwing still in East Yorkshire, Brown Shrike and Blyth's Reed Warbler in Cornwall, three Penduline Tits and a Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Arctic Warbler still in Cleveland, Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire, King Eiders in both Lothian and Moray, and at least five White-billed Divers along the coast between Lothian and Norfolk. On the Isles of Scilly the Lesser Scaup relocated to Tresco and the Hoopoe to Bryher, whilst on St Mary's Spotted Sandpiper, Red-throated Pipit, Red-breasted Flycatcher, two Little Buntings, and a total of six Yellow-browed Warblers. On the Shetland Isles Hume's Warbler, Western Bonelli's Warbler, Red-flanked Bluetail, American Golden Plover, and Red-breasted Flycatcher all remained on Mainland, and a Little Bunting was on Fair Isle. |
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| Saturday 23rd October 2021 | ||
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| New rarities today comprised in Cornwall a Brown Shrike at Pendeen and a
Radde's Warbler at Cadgwith, a Pallid Harrier in Kent at Abbot's Cliff, a
Radde's Warbler in Suffolk at Shingle Street, a King Eider in Lothian at Ravesheugh Bay, a
Ferruginous Duck briefly in Cambridgeshire at Needingworth Quarry, and White-billed Divers
in both County Durham and Fife (2). Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire, Semipalmated Plover in County Cork, Forster's Tern in County Louth, both Hume's Warbler and Red-flanked Bluetail on the Shetland Isles, Arctic Warbler in Cleveland, King Eider in Moray, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Ross's Goose in Angus, and Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire. Scarcities included Little Bunting (Shetland), Common Rosefinch and Black Brant (Dorset), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two each of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Rose-coloured Starling, Hoopoe, and Green-winged Teal, three of Pectoral Sandpiper and Sabine's Gull, four of American Golden Plover and Long-tailed Skua, eight Ring-necked Ducks, 11 Glossy Ibises, and 13 Lapland Buntings. Significant late news from Shetland yesterday concerned a Black-throated Thrush at Compass Head, Mainland. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 22nd October 2021 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Orkney Isles on North Ronaldsay, a
Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire at Belvide Reservoir, a Dusky Warbler
in Cornwall at Cagdwith, and and at least five White-billed Divers between Norfolk and the Orkney Isles. On the Shetland Isles Red-flanked Bluetail, Hume's Warbler, Western Bonelli's Warbler, and two Yellow-browed Warblers were all on Mainland, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on Unst, Little Bunting on Fair Isle, and Lapland Bunting on Out Skerries. On the Isles of Scilly Spotted Sandpiper and Lapland Bunting were both on St Mary's, Hoopoe on St Agnes, Red-breasted Flycatcher on Tresco, and Red-backed Shrike on Bryher, with two Richard's Pipits and eight Yellow-browed Warblers around the islands. Elsewhere lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire, Semipalmated Plover in County Cork, Pacific Golden Plover in County Kerry, Arctic Warbler in Cleveland, Blue-winged Teal in Cheshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Londonderry, Ross's Goose in Angus, and Dusky Warblers in both Fife and Lothian. Whilst scarcities included Little Bunting (East Yorkshire), Common Rosefinch (County Cork), Rough-legged Buzzard (Essex), Surf Scoter (Western Isles), Sabine's Gull (Cornwall), two American Golden Plover, Rose-coloured Starling, Great Shearwater and Green-winged Teal, three Shorelarks, four Pectoral Sandpipers, seven Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 21 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Thursday 21st October 2021 | ||
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| White-billed Divers were seen off Newbiggin, Northumberland, Hartlepool Headland, Cleveland and Winterton, Norfolk. A Ross's Goose was present for a 2nd day at Montrose Basin, Angus.
Lingering rarities still present today included the White-tailed Lapwing in Yorkshire, Semipalmated Plover in County Cork, Hume's Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Hornesmann's Arctic Redpoll in Shetland, Arctic Warbler in Cleveland, Dusky Warblers in Lothian and Fife, Spotted Sandpiper in Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and County Wicklow and Blue-winged Teal in Cheshire. Scarcity highlights included a Red-backed Shrike, a Hoopoe, a Wryneck, a Waxwing, two Shorelarks, two Rose-coloured Starlings, two Lapland Buntings, eight Yellow-browed Warblers, a Surf Scoter, two American Wigeon, eight Ring-necked Ducks, two Todd's Canada Geese, three Snow Geese, a Rough-legged Buzzard, 19 Glossy Ibises, a Ring-billed Gull, two Iceland Gulls, eight Glaucous Gulls, ten Sabine's Gulls, an American Golden Plover, three Pectoral Sandpipers, ten Grey Phalaropes, two Long-tailed Skuas, c49 Pomarine Skuas, two Great Shearwaters, four Balearic Shearwaters, four Leach's Petrels and 33 Little Auks. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 20th October 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today included Two-barred Greenish Warbler and White-tailed Lapwing
both still in East Yorkshire, Greater Yellowlegs still in Aberdeenshire,
American Buff-bellied Pipit on the Western Isles, Semipalmated Sandpiper
in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, Arctic Warbler in Cleveland,
Cackling Goose in Argyll, and Dusky Warblers in both Fife and Lothian. On the Shetland Isles Hume's Warbler, Greenish Warbler, and Yellow-browed Warbler were all on Mainland, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll and Yellow-browed Warbler on Unst, Surf Scoter on Fair Isle, and Ring-necked Duck on Yell. In Ireland Semipalmated Plover and Red-breasted Flycatcher were both in County Cork, Long-billed Dowitcher remained in County Londonderry, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wicklow, Glossy Ibis in County Waterford, and three American Golden Plovers. |
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