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| Friday 24th November 2023 | ||
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| New discoveries today consisted of a White-billed Diver flew past Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and a Pallid Swift at Olney, Buckinghamshire.
Lingering rarities included the Cape May Warbler in Scilly, Canvasback in Essex, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Lesser Scaup in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs' in Suffolk and Lincolnshire and White-rumped Sandpiper in Gloucestershire. |
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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 23rd November 2023 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Pallid Harrier on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire, a Red-breasted Goose on Dengie Marshes, Essex, a Dusky Warbler at Dungeness, Kent and a Bonaparte's Gull at Aughris Head, County Sligo.
Lingering rarities included the Cape May Warbler in Scilly, Canvasback in Essex, Lesser Scaup in Devon, Pallid Harrier and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs' in Suffolk and Lincolnshire and White-rumped Sandpiper in Gloucestershire. |
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| Wednesday 22nd November 2023 | ||
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| Two Ferruginous Ducks were found on Filby Broad, Norfolk.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Cape May Warbler in Scilly, Canvasback in Essex, Lesser Scaup in Devon, Long-billed Dowitchers in Sussex and Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs' in Lincolnshire and Suffolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Gloucestershire and Bufflehead in County Antrim. |
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| Tuesday 21st November 2023 | ||
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| A Ferruginous Duck was found near Ormesby, Norfolk this morning.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Cape May Warbler in Scilly, Hume's Warbler in Shetland, Canvasback in Essex, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitchers in Sussex and Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs' in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Gloucestershire and Pallid Swift and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk. |
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| Monday 20th November 2023 | ||
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| Lingering rarities today included the Cape May Warbler in Scilly, Red-headed Bunting in Yorkshire, Hume's Warbler in Shetland, Canvasback in Essex, Pallid Swift in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs' in Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Sussex and Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Devon and two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Argyll. | ||
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| Sunday 19th November 2023 | ||
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| Mega rarities today were the Red-headed Bunting still in East Yorkshire at Flamborough Head and the Canvasback still in Essex at Abberton Reservoir.
Lingering rarities elsewhere comprised Pallid Harrier, Pallid Swift, and Long-billed Dowitcher all in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Lesser Scaup on the Western Isles, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire. |
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| Saturday 18th November 2023 | ||
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| In Cornwall, a Brown Booby was at Jubilee Pool, Penzance briefly before it flew off. An Eastern Stonechat species was at Collessie, Fife, briefly.
Lingering rarities still present included the Canvasback in Essex, Bufflehead in County Antrim, Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall, Clyde, County Antrim and County Donegal, Lesser Yellowlegs' in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Sussex and Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Pallid Harrier and Pallid Swift in Norfolk and Hume's Warbler in Shetland. |
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| Friday 17th November 2023 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Olive-backed Pipit over Strathaven, Clyde and a Ferruginous Duck at Langtoft, Lincolnshire.
Lingering rarities included the Cape May Warbler in Scilly, Canvasback in Essex, Bufflehead in County Antrim, Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire, Lesser Scaups in Clyde and County Donegal, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Pallid Harrier and Pallid Swift in Norfolk and Hume's Warbler in Shetland. |
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| Thursday 16th November 2023 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Penduline Tit at Elmley NNR, Kent and a White-billed Diver at Skaw, Whalsay, Shetland.
Lingering rarities still present included the Canvasback in Essex, Cape May Warbler in Scilly, Red-headed Bunting in Yorkshire, Hume's Warbler in Shetland, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Pallid Harrier, Pallid Swift, Long-billed Dowitcher and Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, another of the latter in Northumberland, Bufflehead in County Antrim, Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire, King Eider in Western Isles, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire and single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. |
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| Wednesday 15th November 2023 | ||
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| Five White-billed Divers on Orkney flew past Papa Westray, and in England a Spotted Sandpiper was found in Cornwall at Looe.
Lingering rarities included the Hume's Warbler on Shetland, Cape May Warbler in Scilly, Canvasback in Essex, Long-billed Dowitcher in East Sussex, Bufflehead in County Antrim, White-rumped Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, East Yorkshire, and Lincolnshire and Pallid Harrier and Pallid Swift still in Norfolk. |
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