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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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| Monday 4th April 2022 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll
on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, both Black-browed Albatross and Baikal Teal East Yorkshire, Red-breasted Goose and Dusky Warbler in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in West Sussex, and Lesser Scaups in County Cork, Clyde (2), and Essex. Scarcities included Pectoral Sandpiper (County Cork), Hoopoe (Devon), Great Grey Shrike (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (Dorset), two each of Spotted Crake and Little Auk, four Snow Geese, six Green-winged Teals, nine Ring-necked Ducks, and 16 Glossy Ibises. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 3rd April 2022 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Pacific Golden Plover in Suffolk at Carlton Marshes, with other arrivals including a
Lesser Scaup in Essex at Abberton Reservoir, and a White-billed Diver in Highland at Embo. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Black-browed Albatross and Baikal Teal both in East Yorkshire, Semipalmated Plover in County Cork, American Coot in County Wexford, Hume's Warbler in East Sussex, Dusky Warbler in Norfolk, Blue-winged Teals in both Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire, Bonaparte's Gull in West Sussex, King Eiders in Highland and Lothian, Lesser Scaups in County Cork and the Western Isles, and White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire (4) and Moray (5). Scarcities included Pectoral Sandpiper and Ring-billed Gull (County Cork), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Temminck's Stint (Essex then Kent), Snow Goose (Lancashire), Great Grey Shrike (Norfolk), Kumlien's Gull (Cambridgeshire), two Spotted Crakes, four Shorelarks, five Green-winged Teals, 28 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 31 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 1st April 2022 | ||
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| The identity of a Black Scoter off Rossbeigh, County Kerry was confirmed today, having first been found on 5th March.
Other lingering rarities seen today included the Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Dusky Warbler and Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Western Isles, Baikal Teal in Yorkshire, Blue-winged Teals in Cambridgeshire and Buckinghamshire, two Lesser Scaups in Clyde, King Eiders in Lothian and Highland and White-billed Divers in Shetland, Moray (two) and Aberdeenshire (two). Scarcity highlights included a Great Grey Shrike, four Shorelarks, a Temminck's Stint, two Spotted Crakes, 23 Glossy Ibises, an American Wigeon, four Green-winged Teals, six Ring-necked Ducks, a Tundra Bean Goose, two Snow Geese, a Ring-billed Gull, a Kumlien's Gull, eight Glaucous Gulls and 14 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Wednesday 30th March 2022 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the return of the Black-browed Albatross to Bempton Cliffs where it showed well in the afternoon and evening. Discoveries elsewhere included the
Ferruginous Duck back in Staffordshire at Belvide Reservoir, a White-billed Diver
on Unst, Shetland Isles, and best of all a Blue-winged Teal in Cambridgeshire at Berry
Fen; the third to be found in Britain and Ireland in three days. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Baikal Teal in East Yorkshire, Blue-winged Teal in Buckinghamshire, Bonaparte's Gull in West Sussex, Dusky Warbler Norfolk, and two Cackling Geese together on the Western Isles. Scarcities included Snow Goose and Kumlien's Gull (both Western Isles), Hoopoe and Spotted Crake (Devon), Temminck's Stint (Kent), Great Grey Shrike (North Yorkshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Dorset), four Green-winged Teals, five Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 14 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Tuesday 29th March 2022 | ||
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| The highlight of the day an Alpine Swift that flew west over Chilling, Hampshire this
evening; the first of the year. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Baikal Teal in East Yorkshire, Blue-winged Teals in Buckinghamshire and County Wexford, two Penduline Tits together in Somerset, Dusky Warbler in Norfolk, King Eider in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, Lesser Scaups in both Clyde (2) and Dumfries and Galloway. Scarcities included Spotted Crake (Devon), Temminck's Stint (Kent), Ring-billed Gull (Argyll), Yellow-browed Warbler (Dorset), two Hoopoes, three Great Grey Shrikes, four each of Shorelark and Green-winged Teal, eight Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 29 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Monday 28th March 2022 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of two Blue-winged Teals: a female in Buckinghamshire at Little Marlow, and a male at Tacumshin, County Wexford. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in both West Sussex and County Wexford, two Penduline Tits together in Somerset, Dusky Warblers in London and Norfolk, King Eider in Lothian, Lesser Scaup Dumfries and Galloway, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and County Wexford, and on the Western Isles Lesser Scaup, Richardson's Cackling Goose, and White-billed Diver. Scarcities included Hoopoe (Isles of Scilly), Spotted Crake (Devon), Temminck's Stint (Kent), American Wigeon (Isle of Man), Ring-billed Gull (County Cork), Yellow-browed Warbler (Dorset), Lapland Bunting (Norfolk), Snow Goose (Western Isles), two each of Serin and Great Grey Shrike, three Surf Scoters, five Shorelarks, six Green-winged Teals, nine Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 34 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Sunday 27th March 2022 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Dusky Warbler at Stiffkey, Norfolk, single White-billed Divers off Fair Isle, Shetland and North Ronaldsay, Orkney, and a Ross's Goose flew over near Thurso, Highland.
Lingering rarities still present included the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, Red-flanked Bluetail and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Baikal Teal in Yorkshire, Black Duck in County Mayo, two Lesser Scaups in Clyde, King Eiders in Highland and Lothian and Bonaparte's Gull in Sussex. |
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| Saturday 26th March 2022 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Bonaparte's Gull in Norfolk at Cantley, where recently a
Lesser Yellowlegs has been present, and a Red-flanked Bluetail in County Wexford on Great Saltee Island, with another reported at an undisclosed location in west Norfolk. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Baikal Teal in East Yorkshire, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in West Sussex, two Penduline Tits in Somerset, King Eider in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, and in Moray at least 13 White-billed Divers were logged. Scarcities included Temminck's Stint (Kent), Snow Goose (Lancashire), Great Grey Shrike (Cambridgeshire), Lapland Bunting (Conwy), Yellow-browed Warbler (Dorset), two each of Serin, Ring-billed Gull, Surf Scoter, and Kumlien's Gull, three Hoopoes, six Green-winged Teals, nine Ring-necked Ducks, 16 Shorelarks, and a total of 35 Glossy Ibises. Incoming spring migrants included 172 Garganey, eight Ospreys, seven Ring Ouzels, three each of both Whitethroat and House Martin, two Whinchats, Common Tern (Cambridgeshire), Redstart (East Sussex), Tree Pipit (Highland), Yellow Wagtail (Wiltshire), and Sedge Warbler (West Sussex). |
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