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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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| Tuesday 13th February 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Baikal Teal and Kentish Plover both still in Somerset, Pallid Harrier and two Ferruginous Ducks still in Norfolk, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, King Eider in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, and Lesser Scaups in County Armagh and Essex (5). | ||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 12th February 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Baikal Teal and Kentish Plover both still in Somerset, Black Scoter still in Norfolk, Red-breasted Geese in Essex, Hampshire, and Northumberland, Pallid Harriers between Carmarthenshire and Glamorgan and in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in East Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, King Eider in Lothian, White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, and Lesser Scaups in County Armagh, Essex (5), and Pembrokeshire. | ||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 11th February 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Baikal Teal and Kentish Plover both still in Somerset, Red-breasted Geese still in Argyll, Hampshire, and Norfolk, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, Long-billed Dowitcher and two Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, King Eider in Lothian, and Lesser Scaups in County Armagh, Clyde, Devon, Essex (5), and Pembrokeshire. | ||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 10th February 2024 | ||
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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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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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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. | ||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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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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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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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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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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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. | ||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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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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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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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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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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