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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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| Friday 27th April 2007 | ||
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| New rarities found today came largely in the shape of White-billed Divers
in the northern isles. Three potentially new birds were found: one off Tiumpan
Head on Lewis; a second bird joined the one already present on North Ronaldsay,
Orkney; and one was seen flying up Mousa Sound on the Shetlands. It is difficult
to assess how much overlap of records is involved, but these sightings are
typical of the now regular early spring passage through the northern isles.
Elsewhere a Black Kite was found in County Limerick, with another
remaining on the Scillies throughout the day. Large numbers of Glossy Ibises
remained in Gloucestershire and Cornwall, and the Iberian Chiffchaff was
still on territory just outside Norwich in Norfolk.
Long-stayers included Lesser Scaup on Loch Leven in Perth & Kinross, Barrow's Goldeneye on Loch Venacher in Forth, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall and Laughing Gull in Devon. A Serin flew over Hurst Point in Hampshire and Hoopoes were in Hampshire, Norfolk and Hertfordshire, with a belated report of one in Suffolk yesterday. Two Eiders were a very unusual arrival at King George V Reservoir in London and there was an overland movement of Bar-tailed Godwits in the south east. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Monday 23rd April 2007 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a female Black-throated Thrush on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles. Elsewhere on Shetland lingering rarities included the
Killdeer, a King Eider and yesterday a White-billed Diver. Continuing spring rarities comprised a Red-breasted Flycatcher at Hilbre Island, Wirral, the territorial Iberian Chiffchaff at Colney, Norfolk and Glossy Ibises remaining at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire (17) and The Lizard, Cornwall (7) with a further bird reported yesterday at West Alvington, Devon. Winter birds hanging on included the Forster's Tern in Co Galway, Laughing Gull in Devon, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, King Eider in Moray and both White-billed Diver and American Herring Gull on the Western Isles. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 20th April 2007 | ||
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| Following the six Glossy Ibises seen yesterday in Co Kerry and three seen over Hayle, Cornwall this afternoon, this evening saw the exceptional arrival of 17
Glossy Ibises at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire. The last influx of this species was in September 2002, but the number currently present in the British Isles exceeds any recent records. Otherwise, the Barrow's Goldeneye remained in Forth, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, Laughing Gull in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Derry, King Eider in Moray, a White-billed Diver on Shetland Isles and an American Herring Gull was seen again at Polgigga, Cornwall. Migrants continued to arrive, particularly Ring Ouzels and Redstarts, with a Spotted Crake at Attenborough in Nottinghamshire and several scattered Dotterel being notable. Pomarine Skuas moved east along the English Channel between West Sussex and Kent. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 18th April 2007 | ||
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| The big surprise of the day was the unexpected reappearance of the
blue-ringed Glaucous-winged Gull at Beddington Sewage Farm in south-west
London. Last seen in south Wales in early March, its appearance in the London
area was not easily predicted. Unfortunately, it was only seen for about an hour
in mid afternoon and not subsequently, but hopefully it will reappear tomorrow.
A Red-rumped Swallow was found at Dublin in the morning, but otherwise it was another day dominated by arriving common migrants with more small arrivals at south coast sites. Ring Ouzels again featured highly and scarce migrants included a Serin at Portland in Dorset, and Hoopoes at Felixstowe in Suffolk, near Pratt's Bottom on the London/Kent border and at Poolewe in Highland. Shorelarks remained on Cape Clear in County Cork and at Snettisham and Cley, both in Norfolk. The King Eider was seen again in Moray and long staying rarities included the Barrow's Goldeneye in Forth, the Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, the Forster's Tern in County Galway, the Long-billed Dowitcher in County Louth and the Laughing Gull in Devon. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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