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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 19th June 2006 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the discovery of a Snowy Owl in coastal northwest Scotland at Scourie. Although at a typical latitude for British records of Snowy Owl if this bird chose to linger it would become the first twitchable Snowy Owl on the Scottish mainland in a decade. Elsewhere, a White-winged Black Tern put in a brief appearance at Snettisham, Norfolk before heading out over The Wash. On Shetland the Bee-eater, first reported last Wednesday, was relocated on Yell and showed into the evening. In East Yorkshire three Common Cranes near Aldbrough were notable. Belated confirmation was received that the first-summer harrier present at Whixall Moss, Shropshire for more than a week was a Montagu's Harrier - not a Pallid (or Hen) Harrier as previously suspected. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 14th June 2006 | ||
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| In Thrupp, Oxfordshire the Scops Owl continued singing for over an hour after dawn and resumed well before dusk. Although in the main elusive the bird was glimpsed on occasion and showed well at least once today. A Marsh Sandpiper at Dungeness, Kent was perhaps the same bird as that seen at Reculver, Kent briefly last Sunday. Found on Denge Marsh during the morning the bird became elusive during the afternoon. Elsewhere, in Co Wexford the Night Heron showed again at Tacumshin whilst on Shetland a small arrival of late drift migrants included a Marsh Warbler and a Red-backed Shrike on Unst and Red-backed Shrikes on both Whalsay and Mainland at Virkie. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 13th June 2006 | ||
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| The major news release tonight was of a singing male Scops Owl just outside Kidlington, Oxfordshire. The bird has been
on territory at Thrupp for at least three weeks when it was first noticed by inquisitive residents. There is a similar record of a singing Scops Owl in
southern England, at Dummer, Hampshire - 45 miles to the south of Kidlington - from 12th May until 14th July 1980. If the current bird remains until mid July
it will certainly prove to be a popular attraction, although - as was the case with the Dummer bird - gaining an acceptable view may prove
very difficult. Highlights elsewhere included a lingering Purple Heron at Old Moor, South Yorkshire and a Red-necked Phalarope at Eyebrook Reservoir, Leicestershire. In Scotland the singing Great Reed Warbler at Loch of Kinnordy, Angus showed only briefly whilst on Shetland a female Red-footed Falcon was located at Fladdabister. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 12th June 2006 | ||
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| Shetland hogged the rarities today with the outstanding highlight being a Paddyfield Warbler at Skaw on Whalsay. Elsewhere in the archipelago a
Red-footed Falcon paused briefly at Collafirth and on Fair Isle Short-toed
Lark, an Icterine Warbler and two Common Rosefinches were
all logged. Meanwhile, the Lesser Yellowlegs lingered at Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire and the Red-footed Falcon remained at Marston Vale, Bedfordshire video clip 1 video clip 2 (video from Stewartby Lake Country Park). A Red-breasted Flycatcher and a Serin at Portland Bill, Dorset, and a fine Red-backed Shrike at Elmley, Kent were the best of the rest from around England. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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