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| New discoveries today included a Black-winged Stilt at Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire, a Red-breasted Goose at Callernish, Western Isles, a Lesser Scaup at Dunham Massey Park, Greater Manchester and a White-billed Diver off Burghead, Moray.
Lingering rarities still present included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Bonaparte's Gull in Carmarthenshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Norfolk and Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan and Clyde, two Ferruginous Ducks in Cheshire and one in Warwickshire, four White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and Pallid Harriers in Scilly and Glamorgan. |
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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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| Sunday 7th April 2024 | ||
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| An Alpine Swift was found in West Sussex at Southbourne, Double-crested Cormorant in County Sligo at Colgagh Lough, and Bonaparte's Gull in Carmarthenshire at Sandy Water Park.
Lingering rarities included the Slate-coloured Junco in Dorset, Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Ferruginous Duck in Cheshire, Lesser Scaups in County Armagh and Glamorgan, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wicklow and Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, County Louth, and East Yorkshire, and Forster's Tern in Dorset. |
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| Saturday 6th April 2024 | ||
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| A Slate-coloured Junco was found in Dorset at Gillingham, Alpine Swift in Somerset at Sea Mills, Pallid Harrier on Scilly at St Martins, five White-billed Divers in Moray at Cullen, and Ferruginous Duck in Kent at Whetsted.
Lingering rarities included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Bufflehead in Perth and Kinross, Ferruginous Ducks in Somerset, and Cheshire (two), Lesser Scaups in Essex, Cheshire, Clyde, and Glamorgan, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, and Forster's Tern in Dorset. |
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| Friday 5th April 2024 | ||
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| A Lesser Scaup was a new discovery on Loch Bee, South Uist, Western Isles today.
Lingering rarities included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Bufflehead in Perth and Kinross, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, Lesser Scaups in Essex and Glamorgan, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and County Louth, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wicklow, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan /Carmarthenshire and two White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire. |
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| Thursday 4th April 2024 | ||
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| A Lesser Scaup was found at Old Hall Marshes, Essex today, whilst the Long-billed Dowitcher returned to Sanday, Orkney.
Lingering rarities included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Bufflehead in Perth and Kinross, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan, Cheshire, Cumbria (two) and Clyde, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Black Kite in Nottinghamshire, Pied-billed Grebe in County Galway, two White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and Red-breasted Goose in Argyll. |
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| Wednesday 3rd April 2024 | ||
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| The highlights of the day were the discoveries of a Black Kite in Nottinghamshire at Langford and a Ferruginous Duck at Westhay Moor, Somerset .
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Bufflehead in Perth and Kinross, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Pallid Harrier between Carmarthenshire and Glamorgan, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Norfolk and County Wicklow, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, and two Ferruginous Ducks together in Cheshire. |
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| Tuesday 2nd April 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Myrtle Warbler still in Ayrshire, Forster's Tern still in Dorset, Bufflehead in Perth and Kinross, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Norfolk and County Wicklow, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and County Louth, and Lesser Scaups in Cumbria (2), Glamorgan, and County Waterford. | ||
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| Monday 1st April 2024 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in Shetland, Bufflehead in Perth and Kinross, Lesser Scaups in Essex, County Waterford, Glamorgan and Cumbria (two), Forster's Tern in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and County Louth and Pied-billed Grebe in County Galway. | ||
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| Sunday 31st March 2024 | ||
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| A total of three White-winged Scoters have now been identified at Brandon Bay in County Kerry, a drake Lesser Scaup was confirmed at Cardiff Bay Wetlands in Glamorgan, an Alpine Swift flew over Palm Bay at Margate in east Kent, a Black Kite was seen over Hampstead in London and at Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, the total of White-billed Divers rose to eight.
Lingering rarities included the Red-flanked Bluetail on Fair Isle, Shetland, the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, the Forster's Tern in Dorset, the Bufflehead in Kinross, the Pacific Diver in County Cork, the Pallid Harrier in Carmarthenshire, Coue's Arctic Redpoll, Red-breasted Goose and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk with other Long-billed Dowitchers in County Wicklow and County Wexford, two Lesser Scaups in Cumbria, two Ferrugninous Ducks in Cheshire and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and County Louth. |
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| Saturday 30th March 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included two Ferruginous Ducks at Woolston Eyes NR, Cheshire, a Forster's Tern at Arne RSPB in Dorset, a Black Kite at Stainton in South Yorkshire, and another White-billed Diver joined the two off Portsoy, Aberdeenshire.
Other lingering rarities included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Rustic Bunting and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Bufflehead in Kinross Lesser Scaups in Essex (two), County Armagh, and Clyde, Long-billed Dowitchers in East Sussex, County Wicklow, and Norfolk, and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. |
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