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| Saturday 22nd January 2022 | ||
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| A Lesser Scaup was found at Lough Gara, County Sligo, and a King Eider was off Nairn, Highland.
Lingering rarities still present included single American Coots in County Wexford and County Kerry, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, single Hume's Warblers in Kent and Sussex, Dusky Warbler in Kent, three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Forster's Tern in County Clare, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, White-billed Diver in Orkney, single Baikal Teals in Somerset and Yorkshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Scaups in Ayrshire and Western Isles (two), Red-breasted Goose in Essex, single Richardson's Cackling Geese in Lancashire and County Sligo, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, single Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, County Wexford and County Galway and Kentish Plover in Somerset. |
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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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| Friday 21st January 2022 | ||
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| A second Lesser Scaup joined the long staying bird on Lough Ennell, County Westmeath.
Lingering rarities seen today included an American Coot in County Kerry (a second bird in the county, present for over a week), single Baikal Teals in Somerset and Yorkshire, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Semipalmated Plover in County Cork, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, single Pacific Divers in Glamorgan and County Cork, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, single Hume's Warblers in Kent and Sussex, Dusky Warbler in Kent, three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, White-winged Scoter in Lothian and single Lesser Scaups in Ayrshire and Western Isles. Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Little Bunting, a Waxwing, a Hoopoe, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Great Grey Shrike, two Yellow-browed Warblers, 15 Shorelarks, 40 Lapland Buntings, two American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teals, seven Surf Scoters, ten Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Black Brant, 13 Tundra Bean Geese, 35 Glossy Ibises, a Kumlien's Gull, four Ring-billed Gulls, five Glaucous Gulls and eight Iceland Gulls. |
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| Thursday 20th January 2022 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Black Duck at Strontian, Highland, a Cackling Goose at Doonbeg, County Clare and a White-billed Diver off Papa Westray, Orkney.
Lingering rarities still present included single American Coots in County Wexford and County Kerry, single Baikal Teals in Somerset and Yorkshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Pacific Divers in Glamorgan and County Cork, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Semipalmated Plover also in County Cork, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, Hume's Warbler in Sussex, Bonaparte's Gull in Somerset and two Cackling Geese in Western Isles. Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Hoopoe, a Pallas's Warbler, two Yellow-browed Warblers, three Great Grey Shrikes, 11 Shorelarks, two American Wigeon, three Surf Scoters, 20 Ring-necked Ducks, a Snow Goose, two Black Brants, 15 Tundra Bean Geese, 44 Glossy Ibises, a Little Auk, a Pomarine Skua, a Kumlien's Gull, five Ring-billed Gulls, seven Iceland Gulls and 14 Glaucous Gulls. |
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| Wednesday 19th January 2022 | ||
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| Rarities included White-tailed Lapwing still in Lincolnshire, both Semipalmated Plover and Pacific Diver together in County Cork,
American Coot in County Kerry, Baikal Teal and three Penduline Tits in Somerset,
Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham,
Hume's Warbler in East Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Dusky Warblers in both Cornwall and Kent,
White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles, and Lesser Scaups in Ayrshire, Isles of Scilly, and the Western Isles. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Oxfordshire), Hoopoe (Warwickshire), Kumlien's Gull (Cambridgeshire), Richard's Pipit and Great Grey Shrike (North Yorkshire), two each of American Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, Yellow-browed Warbler, and Shorelark, three of Surf Scoter and Black Brant, four Ring-billed Gulls, 14 Ring-necked Ducks, 15 Lapland Buntings, and a total of 40 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Tuesday 18th January 2022 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised White-tailed Lapwing and Red-breasted Goose both still in Lincolnshire,
White-winged Scoter in Lothian, American Coot in County Kerry, Baikal
Teal, Kenitsh Plover, and three Penduline Tits in Somerset, American Buff-bellied Pipit
in Devon, Hume's Warbler and Dusky Warbler in Kent, Red-flanked Bluetail
in County Durham, Lesser Scaup in County Westmeath, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both County Galway and Suffolk. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Oxfordshire), Little Bunting (London), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Hoopoe (Warwickshire), Great Grey Shrike (Highland), Black Brant (Norfolk), two each of Richard's Pipit, Yellow-browed Warbler, and American Wigeon, three of Snow Goose and Green-winged Teal, four Ring-billed Gulls, five Surf Scoters, 12 Ring-necked Ducks, 16 Shorelarks, 31 Lapland Buntings, and a total of 49 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Monday 17th January 2022 | ||
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Lingering rarities still present included American Coots in County Wexford and County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, Hume’s Warblers in Kent and East Sussex, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire and Baikal Teal in Somerset. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler, two Richard’s Pipits, Waxwing, 15 Shorelarks, 3 Ring-necked Ducks, 2 Green-winged Teals, Grey Phalarope, 5 Lapland Buntings, 33 Glossy Ibises, 4 Surf Scoters, Snow Goose, 3 Yellow-browed Warblers, 12 Iceland Gulls, 6 Glaucous Gulls, 3 Great Grey Shrikes and a Ring-billed Gull |
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| Sunday 16th January 2022 | ||
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Discoveries today included a Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk at Minsmere, and in Worcestershire a Ferruginous Duck at Ripple. Rarities elsewhere comprised the White-tailed Lapwing still in Lincolnshire, White-winged Scoter and King Eider again together in Lothian, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Baikal Teal and three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, Hume's Warblers in both East Sussex and Kent, Dusky Warblers in Kent and North Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, Richardson's Cackling Geese in Merseyside and County Sligo (2), and Lesser Scaups in Ayshire, County Cork, County Westmeath, and the Western Isles (2). Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Oxfordshire), Little Bunting (London), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Richard's Pipit (North Yorkshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Somerset), Green-winged Teal (Staffordshire), Black Brant (Dorset), Kumlien's Gull (Cambridgeshire), Dotterel and Waxwing (Northumberland), two each of Ring-billed Gull and Grey Phalarope, three of American Wigeon, Snow Goose, and Great Grey Shrike, five Surf Scoters, 12 Shorelarks, 13 Lapland Buntings, 18 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 49 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Saturday 15th January 2022 | ||
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New rarities included White-billed Diver in South Nesting Bay on mainland Shetland, Arctic Redpoll in County Clare at Moveen, Snowy Owl on Westray, Orkney and a Hume’s Warbler in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Lingering rarities still present included the Baikal Teal in Somerset, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, American Coot in County Kerry, Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, two Lesser Scaups in Dorset and Western Isles plus Dusky Warbler in Kent. Scarcities included a Pallas's Warbler, Richard’s Pipit, 5 Waxwings, 13 Shorelarks, 59 Little Auks, 16 Ring-necked Ducks, 3 Green-winged Teals, 2 Grey Phalaropes, 5 Lapland Buntings, 46 Glossy Ibises, 5 Surf Scoters, 6 Snow Geese, 16 Iceland Gulls, 10 Glaucous Gulls, 2 Great Grey Shrikes, 2 Little Buntings and 5 Ring-billed Gulls. |
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| Friday 14th January 2022 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised White-tailed Lapwing and Red-breasted Goose
both still in Lincolnshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, American Coot
and Lesser Yellowlegs together in County Wexford, Baikal Teals
in both East Yorkshire and Somerset, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, both Hume's Warbler and
Dusky Warbler in Kent, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, three
Penduline Tits together in Somerset, Ferruginous Duck in Surrey, and
Lesser Scaups in Argyll (2), Ayrshire, Dorset (2) and Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Oxfordshire), Little Bunting (West Sussex), Hoopoe (Cambridgeshire), Richard's Pipit (North Yorkshire), Lapland Bunting (Norfolk), Snow Goose (Lancashire), Green-winged Teal (Dumfries and Galloway), Grey Phalarope (North Yorkshire), Black Brant (Kent), two Great Grey Shrikes, three Yellow-browed Warblers, four Ring-billed Gulls, 10 Surf Scoters, 12 Ring-necked Ducks, 14 Shorelarks, and a total of 53 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Thursday 13th January 2022 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the White-tailed Lapwing still in Lincolnshire,
Baikal Teals still in both East Yorkshire and Somerset, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan,
American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, Red-breasted Geese in both
Essex and Lincolnshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, Hume's Warbler and
Dusky Warbler in Kent, three Penduline Tits together in Somerset,
Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, Richardson's Cackling Geese in Lancashire and County Sligo (2), and
Lesser Scaups in Ayrshire, Dorset and Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Oxfordshire), Little Bunting (London), Richard's Pipit (North Yorkshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Hoopoe (Cambridgeshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Somerset), Waxwing (Lancashire), two each of Ring-billed Gull, Snow Goose, Kumlien's Gull, and Grey Phalarope, three of Surf Scoter and Green-winged Teal, four Great Grey Shrikes, 10 Shorelarks, 19 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 62 Glossy Ibises. |
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