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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 7th May 2007 | ||
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| A Laughing Gull on Benbecula, Western Isles was a new discovery as was a brief
Black Kite in Northamptonshire, whilst another Black Kite lingered around Aylmerton, Norfolk for much of the day. A Pallas's Warbler at Freiston Shore, Lincolnshire represented a great spring find. The Wilson's Phalarope in Cambridgeshire continued to perform, as did Bonaparte's Gulls in both Oxfordshire and Co Wexford. The Red-rumped Swallow was seen again in Lincolnshire and the probable Balearic Woodchat Shrike remained in Cornwall. Long-staying rarities included the Iberian Chiffchaff still on territory in Norfolk and the seventeen Glossy Ibises and the Marbled Duck together in Gloucestershire. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 4th May 2007 | ||
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| Star find today was a smart female Wilson's Phalarope at Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire. Discovered early in the day this super bird attracted many admirers into the evening. Elsewhere, a
Subalpine Warbler was trapped on Bardsey Island, Gwynedd whilst on the Isles of Scilly news broke of a
Bee-eater on St Agnes. A Red-footed Falcon in the New Forest, Hampshire and a
Black Kite near Threekingham. Lincolnshire were both seen only briefly. Several rarities found earlier in the week seem likely to linger until the Bank Holiday weekend with Bonaparte's Gulls still in Oxon and Co Wexford, Red-footed Falcon in Kent, Iberian Chiffchaff in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Herefordshire, King Eider in Moray, Laughing Gull in Devon and seventeen Glossy Ibises still in Gloucestershire. In the Northern Isles the Eastern Subalpine Warbler remained on North Ronaldsay, Orkney as did a White-billed Diver on the Western Isles where late news for yesterday concerned a Subalpine Warbler on Vatersay and a report of a Snowy Owl again on Lewis. |
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| Monday 30th April 2007 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a male Blue Rock Thrush at Selsey Bill, West
Sussex; watched flying in off the sea during an early morning seawatch it fed for twenty minutes before departing to the north. Observers searching for this
later in the day bird located a Glossy Ibis that showed into the evening.
Glossy Ibises elsewhere included sixteen still in Gloucestershire with a
further seven in Cornwall and singles in both Devon and Lancashire. Other new rarities included a Bonaparte's Gull on the Axe Estuary, Devon, a male Eastern Subalpine Warbler on North Ronaldsay, Orkney and three White-billed Divers on Shetland Isles. The Black Kite on the Wirral and Whiskered Tern in Co Cork both lingered overnight whilst other long-staying rarities included Iberian Chiffchaff and Black Kite in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Herefordshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, Laughing Gull in Devon and American Herring Gull on Western Isles with single drake Lesser Scaups in Leciestershire, Western Isles and Perth and Kinross. |
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| Sunday 29th April 2007 | ||
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| Once again the adult Egyptian Vulture made an appearance in Norfolk being seen over Warham late morning before again disappearing. Birders searching the area that general area located at least one
Black Kite and a Rough-legged Buzzard whilst at Colney the Iberian Chiffchaff
remained. Further Black Kites were noted at West Moors Dorset, Kemsing Down Kent, St Mary's Isles of Scilly, Beachy Head East Sussex, Wedmore Somerset Mildenhall, Lakenheath Suffolk and Barnston Wirral. In Co Cork a Whiskered Tern arrived at Lough Beg and an American Herring Gull was discovered at Youghal whilst additional new rarities in England comprised brief encounters of Red-throated Pipit at Porthgwarra, Cornwall, Glossy Ibis at Braunton, Devon and White Pelican at Barnes, London. A host of lingering rarities in England included at total of 22 Glossy Ibises in Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Lancashire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Herefordshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, Laughing Gull in Devon and Lesser Scaup in Leicestershire. In Scotland King Eider and Lesser Scaup remained as did Forster's Tern and Lesser Yellowlegs in Ireland. |
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| Saturday 28th April 2007 | ||
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| Hot news today was the discovery of an adult Egyptian Vulture in Norfolk at Scoulton near Watton. Found grounded in a field early morning it soon took off and departed north-northeast but was not seen again by dusk. This represents the third acceptable British record and the first since 1868. Other new rarities consisted of a Lesser Yellowlegs near Kenchester, Herefordshire, two brief Red-rumped Swallows at Pett Levels, East Sussex, a Bonaparte's Gull at Tacumshin, Co Wexford, an American Herring Gull on Tresco, Isles of Scilly and fly-over Black Kites in both Dorset and Kent. The Iberian Chiffchaff remained in Norfolk as did the Black Kite on the Isles of Scilly, seven Glossy Ibises and Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall and eight Glossy Ibises and a Marbled Duck together in Gloucestershire. On the Shetland Isles the Killdeer was seen again along with two White-billed Divers and a King Eider. |
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