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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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| Sunday 14th January 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Long-billed Dowitcher at Dungarvan, County Waterford and a Lesser Scaup at Loch Leven, Perth and Kinross.
Lingering rarities still present included the Northern Waterthrush and Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Pied-billed Grebe, Bufflehead and White-winged Scoter in County Galway, another White-winged Scoter in County Kerry, Baikal Teal in County Durham, Lesser Scaups in Devon, Somerset, Pembrokeshire (two) and County Sligo, another Red-breasted Goose in Northumberland, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Argyll, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Sussex and County Wexford, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Glamorgan/Carmarthenshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 13th January 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today consisted of a Bufflehead in County Galway on Inishmore, and a Lesser Scaup in Devon at Roadford Reservoir. Lingering rarities today comprised Northern Waterthrush and Red-breasted Goose both still in Essex, Baikal Teal still in County Durham, Pied-billed Grebe in County Mayo, Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan, Carmarthenshire, and Pembrokeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in East Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, two Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall, and Lesser Scaups in Devon (6), Somerset, and County Sligo. | ||
| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Friday 12th January 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Northern Waterthrush and Red-breasted Goose both still in Essex, Baikal Teal still in County Durham, Black Duck and Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Mayo, Pallid Harrier and two Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in East Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in County Antrim and Cornwall, and Lesser Scaups in Devon (4), Pembrokeshire (2), County Sligo, and Somerset. | ||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 11th January 2024 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised the Northern Waterthrush in Essex, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Black-throated Thrush still in East Yorkshire, Baikal Teal in County Durham, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk and Nottinghamshire, two Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Northumberland, two Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and County Louth, and Lesser Scaup in County Waterford. | ||
| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 10th January 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a late report of a Two-barred Crossbill seen yesterday in Dumfries and Galloway at Birkshaw Forest.
Elsewhere rarities comprised the Northern Waterthrush and Red-breasted Goose both still in Essex, Black-throated Thrush still in East Yorkshire, Baikal Teal in County Durham, Red-breasted Goose, Pallid Harrier, and two Ferruginous Ducks all in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, and Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Devon (5) and Pembrokeshire. |
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| Tuesday 9th January 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Black-throated Thrush reported briefly in Cheshire at Wilmslow where it had already been reported on 16th November 2023.
Elsewhere rarities comprised the Northern Waterthrush and Red-breasted Goose both still in Essex, Black-throated Thrush still in East Yorkshire, Baikal Teal in County Durham, Red-breasted Goose, Pallid Harrier, and two Ferruginous Ducks all n Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in Devon and Pembrokeshire (2), and White-billed Divers in Fife and Orkney (9). |
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| Monday 8th January 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Northern Waterthrush and Red-breasted Goose both still in Essex, White-winged Scoter and Pied-billed Grebe still together in County Galway, Black-throated Thrush in East Yorkshire, Baikal Teal in County Durham, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in East Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, and a Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall. | ||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 7th January 2024 | ||
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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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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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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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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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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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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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