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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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| Wednesday 3rd January 2007 | ||
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| Sensational belated news concerned a third-winter Glaucous-winged Gull present at Hempsted, Gloucestershire on both the 15th and 16th December. Initially photographed on a landfill site and then, remarkably, trapped there in a cannon net during routine gull ringing activities the following day. Unfortunately the news was not released until today but although the bird has been looked for since it seems quite likely that it may still be present in the general vicinity. This is first British and second or third Western Palearctic record of this species. The juvenile Ivory Gull in Ayrshire was again relocated inland near Irvine but unfortunately appeared in ill health and was taken into care. Elsewhere the Black-eared Kite continued to roam Norfolk (today revisiting Snettisham), the Ross’s Gull remained in Argyll as did the Penduline Tit in London, the Bonaparte’s Gull in Angus and the Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 1st January 2007 | ||
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| The first day of the new year started well with 24 rarities reported from around the British Isles including a brief
Ross's Gull at Landguard, Suffolk and a White-billed Diver in Dunmanus Bay, Co Cork.
Major rarities included the Black-eared Kite in Norfolk, Snowy Owl on
Western Isles, Ross's Gull in Argyll, two Red-breasted Geese
in Lincolnshire and Barrow's Goldeneyes in both Co Down and Forth. Of the rest, a
Penduline Tit in Norfolk, Red-throated Pipit in Co Dublin, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and the
Falcated Duck in Devon were most notable.
Whilst the seven Ring-necked Ducks, four American Wigeons and five Ring-billed Gulls reported are standard January fare, Sabine's Gull, Manx Shearwaters, Garden Warbler, Turtle Dove and Garganey certainly are not. |
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| Sunday 31st December 2006 | ||
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| The final day of the year brought reports of many over wintering rarities, including the
Black-eared Kite in Norfolk, Barrow's Goldeneye in Forth, Ross's Gull in Argyll,
Bonaparte's Gull in Angus, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, Red-throated Pipit
in Co Dublin and Falcated Duck in Devon. A new Yellow-browed Warbler was discovered at Nanjizal, Cornwall - one of at least ten so far this winter - and a storm-blown Grey Phalarope arrived at Topsham, Devon. The Rose-coloured Starling was seen again at Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire. |
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| Saturday 30th December 2006 | ||
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| The Black-eared Kite around Cley, Norfolk and the Barrow’s Goldeneye at Callander, Forth headlined the cast of long-staying rarities. Elsewhere, notable winter passerines included the Red-throated Pipit in Co Dublin, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Aberdeenshire and single Yellow-browed Warblers in Cornwall, Hampshire, Glamorgan and Somerset. Several North American vagrants remained with Bonaparte's Gulls in Angus and the Isles of Scilly, Lesser Scaups in Co Down and Western Isles, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Co Cork and Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent. |
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| Friday 29th December 2006 | ||
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| The only new rarity discovered on a busy winter day was an American Golden Plover at Blennerville, Co Kerry. Elsewhere in Ireland both the
Red-throated Pipit and Blue-winged Teal remained in Co Dublin. In Scotland long-staying rarities comprised the Ross's Gull in Argyll, Barrow's Goldeneye in Forth and Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Aberdeenshire. In England the Black-eared Kite spent the day between Cley and Morston, Norfolk, the Penduline Tit showed again briefly in London, the two Red-breasted Geese remained in Lincolnshire as did the Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall. Of several Caspian Gulls reported, a first-winter in Lothian - found in Belhaven Bay yesterday and present there again this afternoon - will represent the first documented record for Scotland when accepted. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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