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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 16th July 2007 | ||
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| The Roller in East Yorkshire again stole the limelight, proving elusive during the day between Skeffling and Easington before finally settling near Sammy's Point in the evening. News broke of a lingering
Black Kite present at Nocton Heath, Lincolnshire for at least two days. Lingering rarities consisted of the Hudsonian Whimbrel on Walney Island Cumbria, Glossy Ibis at Marshside Merseyside and the Bonaparte's Gull on South Uist Western Isles. Otherwise, scattered Balearic Shearwaters, Spoonbills and Roseate Terns featured prominently with Pectoral Sandpipers recorded at two sites. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 15th July 2007 | ||
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| The late afternoon discovery of a Roller at Easington, East Yorkshire proved to be the highlight of the day; initially proving elusive it eventually showed well. In Lincolnshire a brief
Squacco Heron was reported at Caythorpe and an evening pelagic off the Isles of Scilly recorded four
Wilson's Petrels. The Long-billed Dowitcher remained on the Hayle Estuary, Cornwall as did the Hudsonian Whimbrel at Walney Island, Cumbria and the Glossy Ibis at Marshside, Merseyside. Disappointingly, the Dark-eyed Junco could not be found in Langham, Norfolk. |
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| Saturday 14th July 2007 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an unseasonal Dark-eyed Junco in Langham, Norfolk. Found visiting the gardens of keen birders, access was hastily arranged and several hundred visiting birders were able to see this county first. In Northumberland a frustratingly mobile Caspian Tern visited Big Waters, Bothal Pond and Blyth but did not linger anywhere. In Cornwall a Long-billed Dowitcher arrived on the Hayle Estuary whilst a Lesser Yellowlegs was found at Rogerstown Estuary, Co Dublin and an Alpine Swift flew over Tidworth, Wiltshire. A Pacific Golden Plover was present briefly on the remote Monach Isles, Western Isles. The Hudsonian Whimbrel remained on Walney Island, Cumbria as did both the Glossy Ibis at Marshside, Merseyside and Ferruginous Duck at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset. |
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| Tuesday 10th July 2007 | ||
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| With no new rarities being found it was long-staying rarities that proved the highlights today. The
Glossy Ibis appeared again at Marshside Merseyside, the Great White Egret remained by Loch Lomond Clyde as the did the
Bonaparte's Gull on South Uist Western Isles. In North Yorkshire the Spotted Sandpiper was seen again at Wykeham Lakes but access to this site is being denied. Late news concerned the Killdeer remaining at Virkie, Shetland Isles until yesterday at least, and constituting the first summer record of this species in the British Isles. |
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| Monday 9th July 2007 | ||
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| The most notable discovery today was a Whiskered Tern present briefly at Machrihanish, Argyll. In Co Clare a
Wilson's Petrel was seen from Bridges of Ross. The Hudsonian Whimbrel remained on Walney Island Cumbria as did the Subalpine Warbler on Isle of May Fife, Lesser Yellowlegs at Broad Lough Co Wicklow and Bonaparate's Gull on South Uist Western Isles. Late news from yesterday concerned a Great White Egret near Barcombe Mills, East Sussex. |
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| Sunday 8th July 2007 | ||
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| A quiet day with highlights being several long-staying rarities. In Cumbria the
Hudsonian Whimbrel was still on Walney Island as was the Subalpine Warbler on Isle of May Fife,
Bonaparte's Gull on South Uist Western Isles and Great White Egret at Loch Lomond Clyde. Balearic Shearwaters were again prominent off the English south coast with over 80 seen from Portland Bill, Dorset. |
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