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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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| Thursday 12th December 2024 | ||
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| The Baikal Teal returned to Greylake RSPB in Somerset for its third winter today.
Lingering rarities included the Grey-headed Lapwing in Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, American Coot and Bufflehead in Shetland, Lesser Scaups in Essex and County Wexford (two), Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire, Warwickshire and Lincolnshire, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Donegal, Pallid Harrier in County Cork, Hume's Warbler in Kent and Penduline Tit in Cheshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 11th December 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Pacific Diver in County Cork at Crookhaven; its eighth winter at this location.
Continuing rarities comprised both the American Coot and Bufflehead still in Shetland, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Pallid Harrier in County Cork, White-rumped Sandpiper in Suffolk, both White-billed Diver and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Cornwall, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Ferruginous Ducks in Lincolnshire and Warwickshire, and Lesser Scaups in Somerset, Staffordshire, and County Wexford. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 10th December 2024 | ||
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| Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Grey-headed Lapwing in Northumberland, American Coot in Shetland, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Pallid Harrier in Pembrokeshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Suffolk, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Scaups in Somerset and Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire, London, and Warwickshire. | ||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 9th December 2024 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Grey-headed Lapwing in Northumberland, White-rumped Sandpiper in Suffolk, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Dusky Warbler in Devon, American Coot in Shetland, Ferruginous Ducks in London, Warwickshire and Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaups in County Wexford and Staffordshire, Red-breasted Goose in Cumbria and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll. | ||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 8th December 2024 | ||
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| Maybe not surprisingly, with Storm Darragh bringing strong northerly winds down the east coast, the main focus of attention today was on Little Auks. Birds were recorded all along the east coast from Shetland to Kent, with maximum counts of 127 past Whitburn and 66 past Seaton Sluice in County Durham, 101 past Flamborough in East Yorkshire and 98 past Beadnell in Northumberland.
Lingering rarities included the American Coot in Shetland, Hume's Warbler in Kent, White-rumped Sandpiper in Suffolk, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Mayo, Pallid Harrier in Pembrokeshire, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire, Fife and County Wexford. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 7th December 2024 | ||
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| The new rarity today consisted of a White-billed Diver at Macduff in Aberdeenshire.
Elsewhere continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the American Coot in Shetland, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Dusky Warbler and White-rumped Sandpiper in Devon, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Lesser Scaups in Cambridgeshire and Staffordshire |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Friday 6th December 2024 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a White-rumped Sandpiper at Minsmere, Suffolk, a Ferruginous Duck at Bluntisham in Cambridgeshire and a Lesser Scaup at Blagdon Lake
Elsewhere continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Grey-headed Lapwing in Northumberland, American Coot in Shetland, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Dusky Warbler in Devon and Scilly, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Lesser Scaups in Cambridgeshire and Fife, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire and Warwickshire. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 5th December 2024 | ||
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| Astonishing news today of a Grey-headed Lapwing in Northumberland. Present at East Chevington for an hour in the monrning before flying off it is presumably the same individual as present in Northumberland on 1st-10th May 2023 before it relocated north and west through Fife and Moray until it reached North Uist, Western Isles on 26th-30th May.
Elsewhere continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the American Coot in Shetland, Hume's Warblers in both Kent and Norfolk, Dusky Warbler in Devon, Penduline Tit in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Cambridgeshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire and Warwickshire. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 4th December 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised American Coot, Bufflehead and King Eider all on Shetland, Double-crested Cormorant still in County Leitrim, Northern Harrier still in County Cork, Hume's Warbler still in Kent, Olive-backed Pipit still in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher still in Devon, Lesser Scaups in Fife, Somerset, and Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire (2), Lincolnshire, London, and Warwickshire (2). | ||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 3rd December 2024 | ||
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| Discoveries today included an Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall at Helston with a White-billed Diver reported passing Pendeen Watch, and in Devon a Dusky Warbler briefly at Dawlish Warren.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were both American Coot and Bufflehead on Shetland, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, Dusky Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Cornwall, Lesser Scaups in Cambridgeshire, Fife, Somerset, and Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire (2), London, and Warwickshire (2). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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