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| Friday 18th February 2022 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Cackling Geese in Western Isles (two) and County Sligo, Lesser Scaup in Dorset, King Eider in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan and White-billed Diver in Shetland.
Scarcity highlights included seven Waxwings, a Little Auk, an American Wigeon, a Surf Scoter, two Green-winged Teals, five Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, three Snow Geese, three Tundra Bean Geese, 24 Glossy Ibises, a Kumlien's Gull, 12 Glaucous Gulls and 18 Iceland Gulls. |
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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 17th February 2022 | ||
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A drake Ferruginous Duck was found in County Tyrone at Ballysaggart Lough. Lingering rarities included the American Robin in Sussex, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Baikal Teal in Somerset, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, 4 Lesser Scaups in Clyde (three) and Scilly, single Red-breasted Geese in Lincolnshire, Argyll, Norfolk and Essex, Cackling Goose in County Sligo, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, American Coot in County Wexford, King Eider in Highlands, Spotted Sandpiper in Glamorgan, Hume's Warbler in Sussex and 3 Penduline Tits in Somerset. Scarcities included Little Bunting, 3 Yellow-browed Warblers, 2 Snow Geese, 3 Green-winged Teals, 3 Ring-billed Gulls, 22 Iceland Gulls, 14 Glaucous Gulls, 16 Shorelarks, 21 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 21 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Wednesday 16th February 2022 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still in County Leitrim,
American Robin and Hume's Warbler both still in East Sussex, Ross's Gull in Aberdeeshire,
Baikal Teals in East Yorkshire and Somerset, Red-breasted Geese in Essex, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk, three
Cackling Geese together on the Western Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk,
King Eider in Highland, and, Lesser Scaup in Ayrshire. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Norfolk), Little Bunting (East Sussex), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Hoopoe (County Down), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Snow Goose (County Sligo), Black Brant (East Yorkshire), two Kumlien's Gulls, three Green-winged Teals, four Waxwings, seven Glossy Ibises, nine Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 12 Shorelarks. |
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| Tuesday 15th February 2022 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still in County Leitrim, both
American Robin and Hume's Warbler still in East Sussex, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire,
American Coot in County Wexford, Ross's Gull in Aberdeenshire, Baikal Teal in Somerset, both Pacific Diver and Bonaparte's Gull
in Glamorgan, Ross's Goose in Clyde, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Red-breasted Geese in Lincolnshire and Norfolk,
Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, King Eider in Highland, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Clare and County Sligo, and
Lesser Scaups in both Ayrshire and Clyde (3). Scarcities included Little Bunting (East Sussex), American Wigeon (Nottinghamshire), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), Great Grey Shrike (Conwy), Green-winged Teal (Highland), two each of Ring-necked Duck, Snow Geese, and Kumlien's Gull, four Shorelarks, and a total of 26 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Monday 14th February 2022 | ||
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Big news of the day was the finding of a Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim at Doon Lough late in the afternoon. Lingering rarities included the American Robin in Sussex, Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Ross's Gull in Aberdeenshire, Baikal Teal in Somerset, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, 8 Lesser Scaups in Clyde (three), Argyll (four) and Dorset, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, single Red-breasted Geese in Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Essex, Cackling Goose in County Sligo, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, Hume's Warbler in Sussex, Kentish Plover in Somerset and 3 Penduline Tits in Somerset. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark, Little Bunting, American Wigeon, Yellow-browed Warbler, 3 Snow Geese, 2 Green-winged Teals, Ring-billed Gull, 13 Shorelarks, 16 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 16 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Sunday 13th February 2022 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both American Robin and Hume's Warbler still in East Sussex,
Belted Kingfisher and Long-billed Dowitcher in Lancashire, Baikal Teal
and Kentish Plover in Somerset, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, American Coot
in County Wexford, Pacific Diver and Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Ross's Gull
in Aberdeenshire, Ross's Goose in Clyde, Black Duck and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo,
Red-breasted Geese in Essex, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham,
Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in both County Galway and Suffolk,
Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Mayo, County Sligo (2), and the Western Isles, and
Lesser Scaups in Argyll (3) County Armagh, Clyde (3), and the Western Isles (4). Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Norfolk), Serin (Hertfordshire), Little Bunting (East Sussex), Lapland Bunting (Western Isles), American Wigeon (Nottinghamshire), two each of both Black Brant and Yellow-browed Warbler, three Kumlien's Gulls, four Snow Geese, five Green-winged Teals, six Ring-billed Gulls, 11 Shorelarks, 18 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 45 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Saturday 12th February 2022 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both American Robin and Hume's Warbler still in East Sussex,
Belted Kingfisher and Long-billed Dowitcher in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing
in Lincolnshire, American Coots in both County Kerry and County Wexford,
Ross's Gull in Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver and Bonaparte's Gull
in Glamorgan, Baikal Teals in both East Yorkshire and Somerset, Ross's Goose
in Clyde, Black Duck and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo,
Hume's Warbler and Dusky Warbler in Kent, Red-breasted Geese in Essex, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk,
Kentish Plover and three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire,
White-billed Divers in both Aberdeenshire and Northumberland, and Lesser Scaups in County Armagh, Ayrshire, Clyde (3), and Dorset. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Norfolk), Little Bunting (East Sussex), American Wigeon (Nottinghamshire), Snow Goose (County Sligo), Great Grey Shrike (Derbyshire), two each of Yellow-browed Warbler and Kumlien's Gull, three Green-winged Teals, four Waxwings, seven Ring-billed Gulls, 13 Shorelarks, 19 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 33 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 11th February 2022 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both the American Robin and Hume's Warbler
still in East Sussex, Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, American Coot in County Wexford,
Baikal Teal and three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Ross's Gull
in Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll,
Red-beasted Geese in Essex, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham,
King Eider in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire,
White-billed Divers in Northumberland and the Shetland Isles, and Lesser Scaups in Clyde (3), Dorset, and the Western Isles. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Norfolk), Little Bunting (East Sussex), two each of American Wigeon, Great Grey Shrike, Yellow-browed Warbler, Black Brant, and Kumlien's Gull, three Surf Scoters, four Waxwings, five of Ring-billed Gull and Snow Goose, six Green-winged Teals, seven Shorelarks, 17 Ring-necked Ducks, 24 Glossy Ibises, and 45 Lapland Buntings (all together in East Yorkshire). |
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| Thursday 10th February 2022 | ||
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| An adult Bonaparte's Gull was present in Lytchett Bay, Dorset for its second day.
Lingering rarities included the American Robin in Sussex (present for at least its 3rd week), Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, American Coot in County Wexford, Ross's Gull in Aberdeenshire, single Baikal Teals in Somerset and Yorkshire, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Lesser Scaups in Clyde (three), Argyll (two) and Dorset, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, single Red-breasted Geese in Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Essex, two Cackling Geese in Western Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, Hume's Warbler in Sussex, Dusky Warbler in Kent and three Penduline Tits in Somerset. Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Great Grey Shrike, 14 Shorelarks, 50 Lapland Buntings, 43 Glossy Ibises, an American Wigeon, a Surf Scoter, four Green-winged Teal, 28 Ring-necked Ducks, two Black Brants, three Snow Geese, 16 Tundra Bean Geese, a Kumlien's Gull, four Ring-billed Gulls, eight Glaucous Gulls and 15 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Wednesday 9th February 2022 | ||
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| In Cornwall, a Ross's Gull was at Trevone and a Pacific Golden Plover was at Porthgwarra.
Lingering rarities included the American Robin and Hume's Warbler in Sussex, another Ross's Gull again in Aberdeenshire, single American Coots in County Kerry and County Wexford, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, White-billed Divers in Northumberland and Orkney, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Scaups in Argyll (three), Clyde (three), Ayrshire, Dorset and Scilly, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, Red-breasted Geese in Essex and Norfolk, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset and Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk. Scarcity highlights included a Serin, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Great Grey Shrike, four Waxwings, 14 Shorelarks, 41 Glossy Ibises, an American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teals, three Surf Scoters, 17 Ring-necked Ducks, a Snow Goose, a Black Brant, nine Tundra Bean Geese, a Little Auk, a Kumlien's Gull, three Ring-billed Gulls, nine Glaucous Gulls and 17 Iceland Gulls. |
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