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| Monday 16th December 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Bufflehead still in Shetland, Baikal Teal and Kentish Plover both still in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher again in Norfolk, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull and a Black Kite reported in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in County Clare, County Cork, and Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire (three together), London, and Warwickshire. | ||
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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 15th December 2024 | ||
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| No new rarities were found today, but a bit if belated news concerned a West Siberian Stonechat at Icklesham in Sussex in November.
The Grey-headed Lapwing remained in Northumberland and the Baikal Teal remained present in Somerset. Other lingering rarities included the Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Red-breasted Goose in Cumbria, Lesser Scaups in County Donegal, County Cork, Staffordshire and Essex, Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire and Warwickshire, and Hume's Warbler in Cornwall. |
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| Saturday 14th December 2024 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Hume's Warbler in Cornwall at Newlyn, a Lesser Scaup in County Cork at Lough Clubir, and a White-billed Diver at South Nesting Bay, Shetland.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Grey-headed Lapwing in Northumberland, both American Coot and Bufflehead in Shetland, Baikal Teal and Kentish Plover in Somerset, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Lesser Scaup Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire (2), Lincolnshire, and Warwickshire. |
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| Friday 13th December 2024 | ||
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| One new rarity was found today, a Penduline Tit at Ouse Fen in Cambridgeshire.
The Grey-headed Lapwing remained in Northumberland and seems to be settling down and the Baikal Teal was again present in Somerset. Other lingering rarities included the American Coot in Shetland, Lesser Scaups in County Wexford (two), Staffordshire and Cambridgeshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire, Warwickshire and Lincolnshire, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and County Cork, and Hume's Warbler in Kent. |
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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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| 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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| 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. | ||
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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. | ||
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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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| 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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