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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 29th November 2024 | ||
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| Today's new rarities were a Red-rumped Swallow at Aber-Ogwen, Gwynedd, a White-rumped Sandpiper at Barns Ness, Lothian, a White-billed Diver off Eday, Orkney, and a Hume's Warbler at Titchwell, Norfolk.
Lingering rarities today comprised both the American Coot and Bufflehead still in Shetland, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Donegal, White-rumped Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Dusky Warbler on Scilly, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Fife. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 28th November 2024 | ||
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| Today's new rarities were a Hume's Warbler at Weymouth, Dorset, and a Black Kite near Sevenscore, Kent.
Lingering rarities today comprised both the American Coot and Bufflehead still in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and County Cork, and Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 27th November 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both the American Coot and Bufflehead still in Shetland, Northern Harrier and Pallid Harrier still together in County Cork, two Richardson's Cackling Geese together in County Donegal, and Lesser Scaups remained in both County Wexford and Staffordshire. | ||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 26th November 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an American Coot in Shetland at Loch of Spiggie, Mainland; new for the year and the first in Britain since 2017.
Discoveries elsewhere included a Laughing Gull in Ayrshire at Maidens (another first for the year)m and reports of a Bonaparte's Gull on the Isle of Wight at Alverstone, and in Norfolk two Ferruginous Ducks together at Filby Broad. Continuing rarities comprised the Canvasback still in Essex, Penduline Tit, Pallid Harrier, and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, two Richardson's Cackling Geese together in County Donegal, Lesser Scaups in County Clare and Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in London and Warwickshire. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 25th November 2024 | ||
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| A Penduline Tit was found at Titchwell RSPB in Norfolk, and a White-billed Diver flew past Strumble Head in Pembrokeshire.
Lingering rarities included the Canvasback in Essex, Bufflehead in Shetland, Lesser Scaups in Cambridgeshire, Staffordshire and County Clare, Ferruginous Ducks in London and Warwickshire, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Donegal, Northern Harrier and Pallid Harrier in County Cork, another Pallid Harrier in Pembrokeshire, Hume's Warbler in Yorkshire, Dusky Warbler in Scilly, Penduline Tit in Cheshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk and White-rumped Sandpiper in Gloucestershire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 24th November 2024 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Northern Harrier in County Cork, Pallid Harrier and White-rumped Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Hume's Warbler in Yorkshire, Dusky Warbler in Scilly, Bufflehead in Shetland, Lesser Scaups in Cambridgeshire, Staffordshire and Fife, Ferruginous Ducks in London and Warwickshire, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Donegal and Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall. | ||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 23rd November 2024 | ||
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| Today's only new rarity was late news of a Hornemann's Redpoll was found at Whalsay, Shetland.
Lingering rarities included the Hume's Warbler in Yorkshire, Bufflehead on Shetland, Lesser Scaups in Cambridgeshire, Staffordshire, and County Clare, Dusky Warbler on Scilly, Ferruginous Duck in London, and White-rumped Sandpipers in Pembrokeshire and Orkney. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Friday 22nd November 2024 | ||
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| A White-billed Diver was found off Papa Westray, Orkney today, and a Lesser Scaup was discovered at Ardcloony, County Clare
Lingering rarities included the Hume's Warbler in Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Northern Harrier and Pallid Harrier in County Cork, Bufflehead on Shetland, Lesser Scaups in Cambridgeshire, Fife, County Wexford, and Devon, Ferruginous Ducks in London, Hertfordshire (two) and Warwickshire, and Pallid Harriers in County Cork, Pembrokeshire, and Norfolk. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 21st November 2024 | ||
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| A White-rumped Sandpiper was found at Birsay Bay, Orkney today.
Lingering rarities included the Hume's Warbler in Yorkshire, Dusky Warbler in Scilly, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in London, Lesser Scaups in Cambridgeshire and Staffordshire, Ferruginous Ducks in London, Hertfordshire (two) and Warwickshire (two), Red-breasted Goose in Argyll, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Donegal and Pallid Harriers in County Cork and Norfolk. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 20th November 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Bufflehead still on the Shetland Isles, Canvasback still in Essex, Northern Harrier and Pallid Harrier together in County Cork, Hume's Warbler in East Yorkshire, Dusky Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Pallid Harrier and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, White-billed Diver in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire, London, and Warwickshire. | ||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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