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| A Lesser Scaup was found at Lough Neagh, County Armagh.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Carmarthenshire, White-winged Scoter in County Galway, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, Kentish Plover and Baikal Teal in Somerset, Lesser Scaups in Essex(five), Western Isles, and Clyde, Red-breasted Geese in Hampshire, Lancashire, Norfolk and Northumberland, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim and White-billed Diver in Essex. |
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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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| Friday 9th February 2024 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Sociable Lapwing in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitchers in Sussex and Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, Kentish Plover and Baikal Teal in Somerset, Lesser Scaups in Essex (four) and Pembrokeshire, Red-breasted Geese in Hampshire, Norfolk and Northumberland, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim and White-billed Diver in Essex. | ||
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| Thursday 8th February 2024 | ||
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| A White-billed Diver flew south past Skelwick, Orkney this afternoon.
Rarities today comprised the Sociable Lapwing in Cornwall, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Baikal Teal and Kentish Plover both still in Somerset, Red-breasted Geese in Hampshire, Lancashire, and Northumberland, White-billed Diver in Essex, and Lesser Scaups in Essex(3) and Pembrokeshire. |
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| Wednesday 7th February 2024 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire at Keyhaven, and a Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk at Breydon Water.
Lingering rarities still present today comprised the Sociable Lapwing in Cornwall, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Baikal Teal and Kentish Plover in Somerset, Red-breasted Geese in Norfolk and Northumberland, Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan, Norfolk, and Pembrokeshire, White-billed Diver in Essex, Long-billed Dowitcher in East Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Cornwall, and Lesser Scaups in Clyde, Essex (5), Pembrokeshire, and the Western Isles. |
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| Tuesday 6th February 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Baikal Teal and Kentish Plover both still in Somerset, Red-breasted Goose and Pallid Harrier still in Norfolk, Pallid Harrier in Carmarthenshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in East Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, King Eider in Lothian, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Cornwall, and four Lesser Scaups still together in Essex. | ||
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| Monday 5th February 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was news of now five Lesser Scaups together in Essex at Abberton Reservoir.
Rarities elsewhere comprised the Sociable Lapwing still in Cornwall, Double-crested Cormorant still in County Leitrim, White-winged Scoter still in County Kerry, Baikal Teal in Somerset, Red-breasted Geese in both Norfolk and Northumberland, Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan and Norfolk, King Eider in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, and Lesser Scaup in Pembrokeshire. |
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| Sunday 4th February 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of at least three Lesser Scaups together in Essex at Abberton Reservoir whilst in Cornwall two Azorean Yellow-legged Gulls were identified at Mousehole.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Sociable Lapwing in Cornwall, Baikal Teal and Kentish Plover in Somerset, Red-breasted Geese in Essex (2), Norfolk (2), and Northumberland, Penduline Tit in County Cork, Pallid Harriers in Carmarthenshire, Norfolk, and Pembrokeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in East Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Ferruginous Duck in Nottinghamshire, and Lesser Scaups in both Devon and Pembrokeshire. |
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| Saturday 3rd February 2024 | ||
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| A Cackling Goose was found at Lunt, Lancashire this morning.
Lingering rarities still present included the Sociable Lapwing in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Black Scoter and two Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk (with further Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire and Warwickshire), Baikal Teal and Kentish Plover in Somerset, Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in West Sussex, Red-beasted Goose in Northumberland and two further Red-breasted Geese and a Pallid Harrier in Norfolk. |
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| Friday 2nd February 2024 | ||
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| A Long-billed Dowitcher was found at Carlton Marshes, Suffolk this afternoon.
Lingering rarities still present included the Sociable Lapwing in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Black Scoter and two Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk (with further Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire, Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire), Baikal Teal in Somerset, Lesser Scaup in Pembrokeshire, Red-beasted Goose in Northumberland and two further Red-breasted Geese and a Pallid Harrier in Norfolk. |
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| Thursday 1st February 2024 | ||
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| The star find today was a Sociable Lapwing in Cornwall at Ruan Lanihorne on the Fal Estuary, a Red-breasted Goose was found in Norfolk at King's Lynn, Double-crested Cormorant in County Wexford at Slade, White-billed Diver on Shetland at Unst off Skaw.
Continuing rarities today comprised the Black Scoter and three Red-breasted Geese in Norfolk(2) and Northumberland, Baikal Teal in Somerset, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk, Glamorgan, and Pembrokeshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire and Hampshire, six Lesser Scaup Devon(5) and Pembrokeshire, and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire. |
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