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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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| Monday 30th September 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Baird's Sandpiper at Carne, County Wexford, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Pilning Wetland, Gloucestershire, a Black-winged Stilt at Exminster Marshes, Devon and a White-billed Diver off Whitburn, County Durham, whilst the Forster's Tern returned to Poole Harbour, Dorset.
Lingering rarities included the Pale-legged Leaf Warbler, Arctic Warbler and Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Pechora Pipit and an Eastern Stonechat species in Shetland, Brown Shrike in Orkney, two Northern Harriers in County Wexford, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Baird's Sandpipers in County Wexford and County Donegal, Canvasback in Essex and Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 29th September 2024 | ||
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| The main discovery today were a Yelkouan Shearwater which flew past Berry Head, Devon.
Continuing rarities comprised of the elusive Pale-legged Leaf Warbler and Arctic Warbler still in East Yorkshire at Bempton Cliffs, Pechora Pipit in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Pallid Harriers in both Norfolk and East Yorkshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Eastern Stonechats in Lincolnshire and Norfolk, Baird's Sandpiper in County Donegal, Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire, and Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 28th September 2024 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Pechora Pipit at Quendale in Shetland, in Lincolnshire at Gibraltar Point there was a Blyth's Reed Warbler, an Arctic Warbler and Pallid Harrier were around Spurn in East Yorkshire, a Lesser Scaup at Balgray Resr in Clyde, a Red-flanked Bluetail at Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire, a Black Stork flew over Chichester Harbour, and a Blyth's Reed Warbler in Shetland at Haroldswick.
Continuing rarities comprised of the elusive Pale-legged Leaf Warbler still in East Yorkshire at Bempton Cliffs, Pallid Harriers in both Norfolk and East Yorkshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Eastern Stonechats in Lincolnshire, East Yorkshire, and Norfolk, two Northern Harriers and a Black Kite in County Wexford, Ross's Goose in Ayrshire, and Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire and County Donegal. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Friday 27th September 2024 | ||
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| A Pale-legged Leaf Warbler was identified at Bempton Cliffs RSPB, Yorkshire this evening, having been present since Wednesday, when it was initially identified as an Arctic Warbler, then, later, an Eastern Crowned Warbler. This is the second record for Britain, following one found dead in Scilly in 2016, with a further record of either Pale-legged or Sakhalin Leaf Warbler from Portland, Dorset in 2012.
In Cheshire, the Hudsonian Godwit reappeared, this time at Hale. New discoveries today included a Brown Booby past Fife Ness, Fife, single Baird's Sandpipers at Churchtown, County Wexford and Blanket Nook, County Donegal and a White-rumped Sandpiper at Lady's Island Lake, County Wexford. Other lingering rarities included the Brown Shrike in Orkney, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Scilly, Eastern Stonechats in Norfolk, Lincolnshire and Shetland, Northern Harrier and Black Kite in County Wexford, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire and Warwickshire and Spotted Sandpiper in Fife. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 26th September 2024 | ||
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| Discoveries today included late news of a 2nd Northern Harrier in County Wexford at Tacumshin, today at Tacumshin there was a Black Kite, a Ross's Goose in at Fail in Ayrshire, and a Brown Shrike at North Ronaldsay, Orkney.
Continuing rarities comprised an elusive Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler still in Northumberland, Pallid Harriers in both Norfolk and East Yorkshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife, Eastern Stonechats in Lincolnshire and Norfolk, Red-footed Falcon in Kent, and Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 25th September 2024 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Barolo Shearwater in Cornwall passing Mousehole, Spotted Sandpiper in Fife at Cameron Reservoir, an Eastern Stonechat species in Cleveland at Saltburn, and an Arctic Warbler on the Shetland Isles at Loch of Spiggie, Mainland.
Continuing rarities comprised an elusive Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler still in Northumberland, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Whiskered Tern in County Londonderry, Wilson's Phalarope in Essex, Western Bonelli's Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Greenish Warbler in Cleveland, Pallid Harriers in both Norfolk and East Yorkshire, Eastern Stonechats in Lincolnshire and Norfolk, Blyth's Reed Warblers on Shetland and the Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Red-footed Falcon in Kent, and Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 24th September 2024 | ||
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| In Shetland, a Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler was found in Maywick, whilst in Northumberland the Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler was rediscovered in Northumberland, and a Fea's Petrel flew past Long Nab in North Yorkshire. Other new rarities today consisted of Arctic Warbler in Crail, Fife, Paddyfield Warbler on St.Mary's, Scilly, Red-flanked Bluetail at Spurn, East Yorkshire, two Arctic Warblers in Burrafirth, Shetland, Lanceolated Warbler at Levenwick, Shetland, Dusky Warbler in Flamborough, East Yorkshire, Bonelli's Warbler on Tresco, Scilly, Blyth's Reed Warbler at Bornish, Western Isles, two Bonaparte's Gulls at Nethertown in County Wexford, Lanceolated Warbler at North Ronaldsay in Orkney, Fea's Petrel off Skellig Islands in County Kerry, Pallid Harrier in Welwick, East Yorkshire, and Baird's Sandpiper at Tacumshin, County Wexford.
Lingering rarities included the Whiskered Tern in County Derry, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, two Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire, Red-footed Falcon in Kent, Eastern Stonechat in Lincolnshire, Dusky Warbler in East Yorkshire, two Arctic Warblers in Shetland, Wilson's Phalarope in Essex, Greenish Warbler in Cleveland, Eastern Stonechat in Lothian, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, and a Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Monday 23rd September 2024 | ||
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| A Lanceolated Warbler was found on Fair Isle, Shetland (the 102nd record for the island), with a Dusky Warbler on Holy Island in Northumberland. Other discoveries included an Eastern Stonechat species at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire and both a Pallid Harrier and White-rumped Sandpiper in the Spurn recording area, Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities included the Lesser Grey Shrike, Wilson's Phalarope and Lesser Yellowlegs in Essex, Eastern Stonechats in Norfolk, Lothian and Shetland, Greenish Warbler in Cleveland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Dublin, Whiskered Tern in County Derry, Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk and Red-footed Falcon in Kent. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 22nd September 2024 | ||
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| In County Wexford, there was late news of a Northern Harrier in Tacumshin, whilst in Shetland an Isabelline Shrike sp was discovered on Foula, and an Eastern Stonechat at Bakkasetter. Other new discoveries included an Arctic Warbler and two American Buff-bellied Pipits on St Kilda, Western Isles, two Arctic Warblers and a Black Kite on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Greenish Warbler at Saltburn, Cleveland, Lesser Grey Shrike in Essex at Tollesbury, an Eastern Stonechat in Lothian at North Berwick, Pallid Harrier at Warham Greens, Norfolk, and a Western Bonelli's Warbler at Dungeness in Kent.
Lingering rarities included the Whiskered Tern in County Derry, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, two Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire, two Black Kites in Shetland, two Red-footed Falcons in Cleveland and Kent, Eastern Stonechat in Norfolk, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Western Isles, Dusky Warbler in East Yorkshire, Arctic Warbler in Shetland, Dusky Warbler at Spurn, East Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon in Kent and Cleveland, and Wilson's Phalarope at Old Hall Marshes in Essex. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 21st September 2024 | ||
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| In Northumberland, a Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler was found in Tynemouth, whilst in East Yorkshire an Eastern Olivaceous Warbler was discovered at Flamborough Head. Other new discoveries included Eastern Stonechats in both Norfolk at Kelling, and St Kilda, Western Isles, Arctic Warblers at Bigton, Shetland and Papa Westray, Orkney, Dusky Warbler at Spurn, East Yorkshire, Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk at Winterton, Red-footed Falcon at Hartlepool in Cleveland, Blyth's Reed Warblers at Blakeney Point, Norfolk, and Skaw, Shetland, Black Kite in Skewjack in Cornwall, and a Wilson's Phalarope at Old Hall Marshes in Essex.
Lingering rarities included the Whiskered Tern in County Derry, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, two Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire, Black Kite in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Orkney, and Red-footed Falcon in Kent. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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