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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 5th February 2007 | ||
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| Following the yesterday’s departure of the Pacific Diver from Farnham, North Yorkshire, today saw the Pembrokeshire individual follow suit with it leaving to the southwest mid morning. Other major rarities remained with highlights consisting of
Black-eared Kite in Norfolk, Barrow's Goldeneye in Forth, American Robin in West Yorkshire,
Black-throated Thrush in Argyll and Red-breasted Goose in Forth. Other long staying rarities still present today included the Black Scoter in Conwy, Forster's Tern in Co Galway, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, Cattle Egret in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk and both Long-billed Dowitcher and Ferruginous Duck in Kent. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 31st January 2007 | ||
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| Once again Yorkshire dominated the headlines with the both the Pacific Diver at Farnham and
American Robin at Bingley showing well throughout the day. The Gyr was seen again near Padstow, Cornwall and the
Black-throated Thrush remained on the Isle of Bute, Argyll but both birds proved very elusive today. Two White-billed Divers at Kirkabister, Shetland Isles was a new discovery, as was a Bonaparte's Gull on the Otter Estuary, Devon. Elsewhere, the Black-eared Kite remained at Snettisham, Norfolk as did the Bufflehead in Co Clare, Forster's Tern in Co Cork, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk and Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent and Co Louth. |
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| Tuesday 30th January 2007 | ||
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| For many birders the highlight of the day was the continued presence of both the
Pacific Diver at Farnham, North Yorkshire and American Robin at Bingley, West Yorkshire - two fantastic Nearctic rarities within twenty miles of each other! Breaking news came from Cornwall of a white morph Gyr at Stepper Point, Padstow where it has apparently been present for several weeks. Elsewhere, the Barrow's Goldeneye remained in Callander, Forth as did the Black-eared Kite at Snettisham, Norfolk, Black-throated Thrush on the Isle of Bute, Argyll, Bufflehead at Lough Atedaun, Co Clare and Forster's Terns in both Co Cork and Co Galway. |
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| Monday 29th January 2007 | ||
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| The highlight today was breaking news of a juvenile Pacific Diver - the North American form of Black-throated Diver,
pacifica - at Farnham, Knaresborough in North Yorkshire. This is the first record of this form
for both the British Isles and the Western Palearctic. The bird has been present at this site for over two weeks and,
after initially being presumed to be a Black-throated Diver, the exact identity was not realised until recent days. Despite attempts to suppress the
occurrence, news was broadcast widely this morning and allowed everyone the chance to see this extreme rarity. Pacific Diver is
not currently not classified as a full species by the British Ornithologists' Union but is granted
full species status by many other taxonomic authorities. An excellent selection of major rarities remaining in situ comprised the Black-throated Thrush on the Isle of Bute, Argyll, American Robin in Bingley, West Yorkshire, Black-eared Kite at Snettisham, Norfolk, Bufflehead in Co Clare and Forster's Tern in Co Galway, whilst a Penduline Tit was a new discovery at Swanscombe, Kent. Other over wintering American birds included Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent, Co Louth and Anglesey, Lesser Scaups in Oxon and Western Isles and the Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall. |
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