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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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| Friday 13th September 2024 | ||
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| Long-billed Dowitchers were found at Dawlish Warren, Devon and on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, a Lesser Yellowlegs was at Vange Marshes, Essex and a Black-winged Stilt was found at Ouse Fen, Cambridgshire.
Lingering rarities included the Steppe Grey Shrike in Lothian, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire and Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire and Cambridgshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 12th September 2024 | ||
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| A Ferruginous Duck was found at West Deeping in Lincolnshire, and Fea's Petrel sp in Scilly and Orkney.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Steppe Grey Shrike in Lothian, Greenish Warbler in County Durham, two Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 11th September 2024 | ||
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| A Baird's Sandpiper was found at Ferriter's Cove in County Kerry.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Steppe Grey Shrike in Lothian, Greenish Warbler in County Durham, Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire (two) and Cambridgeshire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire and Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 10th September 2024 | ||
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| A Swainson's Thrush was found on St.Kilda, Western Isles today, a South Polar Skua at Brandon Bay, County Kerry, and two Fea's Petrel species flew past Kilcummin Head, County Mayo, one also flew past Anderby Creek, Lincolnshire. Other new discoveries included a Steppe Grey Shrike at Dunbar, Lothian, and a Pallid Harrier at Portland Bill, Dorset.
Lingering rarities included the Brown Booby briefly in Kent, Canvasback in Essex, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire and Cambridgeshire, Booted Warbler in Orkney, Greenish Warbler in County Durham, and Lesser Yellowlegs in South Yorkshire. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Monday 9th September 2024 | ||
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| A Scopoli's Shearwater flew past Bridges of Ross, County Clare, as did a Fea's Petrel species at Strathy Point, Highland. Other new discoveries included a Long-billed Dowitcher at Martin Mere, Lancashire, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Adwick Washlands, Yorkshire and a Red-footed Falcon at Kilnsea, Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities included the Canvasback in Essex, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, three Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire and one in Cambridgeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Booted Warbler in Orkney, Greenish Warblers in County Durham and Lothian and Pallid Harrier in Cleveland. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 8th September 2024 | ||
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| A Brown Booby flew past Sandwich Bay, Kent. Other new discoveries included a Booted Warbler on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, a Greenish Warbler at Flamborough, Yorkshire, a Lesser Yellowlegs at St Aidan's RSPB, Yorkshire, a Long-billed Dowitcher at The Cull, County Wexford and two Ferruginous Ducks at Shawell, Leicestershire.
Lingering rarities included the Canvasback in Essex, two Ferruginous Ducks in Cambridgshire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire, Wilson's Phalarope in Merseyside, Dusky Warbler in Orkney, Greenish Warbler in Lothian and Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 7th September 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Little Crake was found at Cotswold Water Park in Wiltshire, three Blyth's Reed Warblers, two at Valyie in Shetland, and one at Flamborough in East Yorkshire, a Baird's Sandpiper at Ferrybridge in Dorset, four Greenish Warblers, one at Tarbat Ness in Highland, one at Tynemouth in Northumberland, and two in Lothian, one at Skateraw, the other at Thorntonloch, a Red-flanked Bluetail at Holme NOA in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper at Saltholme in Cleveland, White-billed Diver flew past Skaw, Shetland, a Tawny Pipit flew over Corton in Suffolk and a Dusky Warbler at North Ronaldsay, Orkney.
Lingering rarities included the Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Wilson's Phal in Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitchers in County Down and Orkney, Blue-winged Teal and Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, and a Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Friday 6th September 2024 | ||
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| A Citrine Wagtail was found on Blakeney Point, Norfolk, a White-billed Diver flew past Eyemouth, Borders, a Pallid Harrier was present at Spurn, East Yorkshire, and a Long-billed Dowitcher was found on Sanday, Orkney
Lingering rarities included the Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Wilson's Phal in Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Down, Greenish Warbler in Borders, Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk and County Dublin, and a Blyth's Reed Warbler in Shetland. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 5th September 2024 | ||
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| A Wilson's Phalarope was found at Marshside RSPB, Merseyside mid afternoon, whilst a Blyth's Reed Warbler was at Holkham, Norfolk and a Greenish Warbler was at Kilnsea, Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities included the Canvasback in Essex, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Hudsonian Godwit in Flintshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cornwall, Baird's Sandpiper in Lincolnshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk (two) and County Wexford, and a Blyth's Reed Warbler in Shetland. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 4th September 2024 | ||
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| In Shetland an Arctic Warbler was found on Whalsay and a Blyth's Reed Warbler was found on Unst. A Scopoli's Shearwater flew past Kilcummin Head in County Mayo, a Pallid Harrier flew over Scaling Dam Reservoir in North Yorkshire and a Black Kite flew over South Foreland in Kent. In Norfolk there were two Red-rumped Swalllows briefly near Holt this morning and in Cambridgeshire a female Ferruginous Duck was found at Ouse Fen.
The Hudsonian Godwit was seen again on the Dee Estuary in Flintshire and the Canvasback was still frequenting Abberton Reservoir in Essex. Other lingering rarities included Greenish Warblers in Shetland, Lothian, East Yorkshire and County Durham, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cornwall, Baird's Sandpiper in Lincolnshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Down, Bonaparte's Gull in Argyll, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire and Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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