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| Friday 7th January 2022 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Lesser Scaup at Abbotsbury Swannery, Dorset and a Long-billed Dowitcher at Fluke Hall, Lancashire.
Lingering rarities still present included the Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Scilly, King Eider in Shetland, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, Penduline Tit in Somerset, Hume's Warbler in Kent and single Dusky Warblers in Kent and London. |
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Daily news summaries
Catch up with RBA's daily birdnews summaries. Browse ten days at a time, or choose a date to read summaries from that day backwards.
Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Thursday 6th January 2022 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, American Buff-bellied Pipit
in Devon, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham,
Hume's Warbler in Kent, three Penduline Tits together in Somerset,
Dusky Warblers in both Kent and London, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, and
Lesser Scaups in Ayrshire, Devon, and the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Oxfordshire), Little Bunting (London), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Yellow-browed Warbler (Cambridgeshire), Grey Phalarope (Norfolk), Black Brant (Kent), two Ring-billed Gulls, three Green-winged Teals, four Snow Geese, five Lapland Buntings, eight Shorelarks, 10 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 34 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Wednesday 5th January 2022 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing still in Lincolnshire,
White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Northern Harrier in County Offaly,
Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon,
Hume's Warbler in Kent, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, three
Penduline Tits together in Somerset, King Eider and White-billed Dver on the Shetland Isles, Spotted Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly,
Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire,
Cackling Geese in Lancashire and the Western Isles (3), and Lesser Scaups
in Ayrshire, County Cork, Devon, and Scilly. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Grey Phalarope (Shetland), two each of Little Bunting, Great Grey Shrike, Yellow-browed Warbler, Waxwing, Black Brant, and Kumlien's Gull, three Ring-billed Gulls, four of both Surf Scoter and Snow Goose, five Green-winged Teals, nine Shorelarks, 21 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 43 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Tuesday 4th January 2022 | ||
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| Two major rarities were discovered today but both were dead: an adult Allen's Gallinule in County Galway on Inishmore is the first record for Ireland, and a Black-throated Thrush
in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. In Cornwall a Pacific Diver at Charlestown was presumably a returning adult whilst the juvenile remained today in Glamorgan. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Spotted Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, three Penduline Tits together in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, and Lesser Scaups in Ayrshire, County Cork, and Devon (2). Scarcities comprised Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Yellow-browed Warbler (Cambridgeshire), Leach's Petrel (Hampshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two each of Little Bunting, Great Grey Shrike, and Black Brant, three of Ring-billed Gull, Lapland Bunting, and Grey Phalarope, four Green-winged Teals, 12 Shorelarks, 20 Ring-necked Ducks, and 48 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Monday 3rd January 2022 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire,
White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Northern Harrier in County Offaly,
American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan,
Black Scoter in Northumberland, Hume's Warbler in Kent, three Penduline Tits
together in Somerset, Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Spotted Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly,
Lesser Yellowlegs in County Galway, Dusky Warblers in both London and North Yorkshire,
Cackling Geese in County Sligo and the Western Isles, and Lesser Scaups in Argyll (3), Ayrshire, County Cork, and Devon (2). Scarcities included Little Bunting (London), Surf Scoter (Scilly), Leach's Petrel (Gloucestershire), Lapland Bunting (Northumberland), Kumlien's Gull (Cambridgeshire), two each of Great Grey Shrike, Yellow-browed Warbler, and Black Brant, three of Ring-billed Gull, Shorelark, Green-winged Teal, and Grey Phalarope, 14 Waxwings, 18 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 69 Glossy Ibises. Significant news from yesterday concerned a Brown Booby in East Sussex at Hove that was taken into care, and in Somerset a male Baikal Teal at Greylake. |
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| Sunday 2nd January 2022 | ||
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| A female Hooded Merganser was discovered at Tollesbury Wick EWT, Essex.
Lingering rarities included the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Dusky Warblers in Kent and London, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Ferruginous Ducks in Staffordshire and Hampshire, Lesser Scaups in Devon and Ayrshire, two Red-breasted Geese in Essex, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim and Spotted Sandpiper in Scilly. |
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| Saturday 1st January 2022 | ||
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| Lingering rarities present into the new year included the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Scilly, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Scaups in Western Isles, Argyll (two), Ayrshire, Devon (two), Scilly and County Cork, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Hume's Warber in Kent, three Penduline Tits in Somerset and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Carlow.
Scarcity highlights included two Richard's Pipits, two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Waxwings, two Lapland Buntings, four Shorelarks, a Surf Scoter, an American Wigeon, five Green-winged Teals, 18 Ring-necked Ducks, two Black Brants, 15 Tundra Bean Geese, 98 Taiga Bean Geese, 54 Glossy Ibises, six Pomarine Skuas, three Ring-billed Gulls, seven Glaucous Gulls and 13 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Friday 31st December 2021 | ||
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| In Ireland, the adult Egyptian Vulture reappeared, this time in County Roscommon, after going undetected for over four months. The White-tailed Lapwing also reappeared in Lincolnshire at East Halton Skitter, 19 miles east of Blacktoft Sands RSPB where it was last reported on 16th December, as did a Red-breasted Goose at Holliwell Point, Essex which was last seen on 25th November.
New discoveries today included a Red-flanked Bluetail near Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham and a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll at Baltasound, Unst, Shetland. Other lingering rarities still present included the Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Rustic Bunting in County Down, three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Hume's Warbler and Dusky Warbler in Kent, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Scaups in Ayrshire and Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and Spotted Sandpiper in Scilly. |
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| Wednesday 29th December 2021 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Belted Kingfisher
in Lancashire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan,
Rustic Bunting in County Down, Hume's Warbler in Kent, two Penduline Tits
together in Somerset, Dusky Warblers in both Kent and North Yorkshire,
Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire and Surrey, and Lesser Scaups in Argyll (2), County Cork, and Devon (2). Scarcities included Little Bunting (London), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Hoopoe (Cornwall), Black Brant (Essex), two each of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Waxwing, three Ring-billed Gulls, 12 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 32 Glossy Ibises. |
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