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| Discoveries today included a Baikal Teal new in County Durham at Bishop Middleham, a Pied-billed Grebe in County Galway on Inishmore, and a Pallid Harrier in County Cork at Ballynamona although it transpires it was actually first seen there in November 2023.
Elsewhere, lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Northern Waterthrush and Canvasback both in Essex, White-winged Scoter in County Galway, Black-throated Thrush in East Yorkshire, Red-breasted Geese in Norfolk and Northumberland, Pallid Harriers in Carmarthenshire/Glamorgan and Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in East Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and East Yorkshire, two Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, and Lesser Scaups in Devon (4), Somerset, Pembrokeshire, and the Western Isles. |
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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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| Saturday 6th January 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today consisted of a Pallid Harrier at Castlemartin Corse in Pembrokeshire, Baikal Teal at Catcott Lows NR in Somerset, and White-winged Scoter at Inishmore in County Galway.
Lingering rarities included the Northern Waterthrush and Canvasback in Essex, Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Lesser Scaups in Devon (five), Somerset, Pembrokeshire, and County Waterford, two Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk (two), Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, and two Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall. |
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| Friday 5th January 2024 | ||
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| A Lesser Yellowlegs was a new discovery at Fleetwood in Lancashire.
Lingering rarities included the Northern Waterthrush and Canvasback in Essex, Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Lesser Scaups in Devon (three), Somerset, Pembrokeshire, County Waterford and Western Isles, Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk (two) and Cambridgeshire, Red-breasted Geese in Essex, Norfolk and Northumberland, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Sussex and two Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall. |
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| Thursday 4th January 2024 | ||
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| The Northern Waterthrush remained in Essex at Heybridge today.
Other lingering rarities included the Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Red-breasted Geese in Norfolk, Essex, Northumberland and Lancashire, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Glamorgan, Canvasback in Essex, Lesser Scaups in Western Isles, Somerset, and Pembrokeshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire and Suffolk, and Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall (two) and County Antrim. |
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| Wednesday 3rd January 2024 | ||
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| A Northern Waterthrush in Essex at Heybridge was the clear highlight of today, with a new Lesser Scaup in County Armagh at Lough Neagh being notable
Lingering rarities included the Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Red-breasted Geese in Norfolk, Essex, Northumberland and Lancashire, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Carmarthenshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire and Suffolk, and Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall (two) and County Antrim. |
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| Tuesday 2nd January 2024 | ||
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| A Black-throated Thrush in East Yorkshire near Sheffield in an unknown location in a garden.
Lingering rarities included the Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, (two) Nottinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Red-breasted Geese in Essex and Lancashire, Pallid Harrier in Carmarthenshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall (two) and County Antrim. |
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| Monday 1st January 2024 | ||
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| New rarities found today included a Richardson's Cackling Goose at Cross Lough, County Mayo and a Lesser Scaup at Auchenreoch Loch, Dumfries and Galloway.
Lingering rarities included the Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Canvasback in Essex, Baikal Teal in Somerset, Lesser Scaups in Devon (seven), Somerset, Pembrokeshire (two) and County Waterford, Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk (two) and Nottinghamshire, Red-breasted Geese in Essex, Norfolk and Northumberland, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Sussex and Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall (two) and County Antrim. |
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| Sunday 31st December 2023 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Canvasback and Red-breasted Goose both still in Essex, Black-throated Thrush still in East Yorkshire, Red-breasted Goose, Pallid Harrier, and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Pallid Harrier still commuting between Carmarthenshire and Glamorgan, Long-billed Dowitcher in East Sussex, Kentish Plover and Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Lesser Scaup in Pembrokeshire, Ferruginous Duck in Nottinghamshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in County Antrim and Cornwall (3), and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and East Yorkshire. | ||
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| Saturday 30th December 2023 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Penduline Tit in Kent at Oare Marshes.
Elsewhere lingering rarities comprised the Canvasback still in Essex, both Baikal Teal and Kentish Plover in Somerset, Black-throated Thrush in East Yorkshire, Pallid Harrier and Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, Ferruginous Duck in Nottinghamshire, and Lesser Scaups in Pembrokeshire, Somerset, and the Western Isles. |
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| Friday 29th December 2023 | ||
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| Two first-winter Bonaparte's Gulls were confirmed as present in Cornwall today, one at Hayle this morning before joining the other at Marazion briefly at midday.
Other lingering rarities still present included the Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Canvasback in Essex, Baikal Teal in Somerset, Lesser Scaups in Devon (five), Somerset and Pembrokeshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Nottinghamshire, Red-breasted Geese in Essex and Norfolk, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Carmarthenshire/Glamorgan, Long-billed Dowitcher in Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and Lincolnshire and Kentish Plover in Somerset. |
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