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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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| Thursday 26th July 2007 | ||
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| The Chimney Swift failed to make an appearance in York, but there were still
plenty of goodies on offer throughout Britain. In Suffolk, an adult Cattle Egret
was located at North Warren RSPB, but it was not seen after early afternoon. In Merseyside, the
White-rumped Sandpiper was relocated on Crosby Beach and nearby, the
Glossy Ibis remained at Marshside RSPB. In North Lancashire, the Lesser
Yellowlegs was present at Leighton Moss RSPB, but was extremely mobile over
a large area with Redshanks and Greenshanks.
Other bits and bobs included a Rose-coloured Starling in Cornwall, at Trewellard and Wryneck in Dorset, at West Bay. A dark-rumped Whimbrel was logged past Lowestoft, Suffolk, this evening - the Hudsonian Whimbrel was still on Walney Island, Cumbria yesterday. Another belated item of news from yesterday concerned a Snowy Owl reappearing on Lewis, Western Isles, after an absence from this island of over three months. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 25th July 2007 | ||
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| The Chimney Swift remained in York, North Yorkshire, but was seen
briefly on just a handful of occasions throughout the day.
Elsewhere, a Lesser Yellowlegs was at Leighton Moss, Lancashire for its second day and in Merseyside the Glossy Ibis remained at Marshside RSPB. A Great White Egret flew south past Spurn, East Yorkshire this afternoon and in Co Derry a Squacco Heron continued to show at Lough Beg. A Black Kite flew over the A1 near Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. A handful of Great Shearwaters were logged off the south coast of Ireland, with Cory's Shearwaters off Galley Head, Co Cork and Prawle Point, Devon. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Monday 23rd July 2007 | ||
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| Breaking news today came from the Orkney Islands where a White-winged Black Tern
was present for a second day at Loch of Tankerness, Mainland. In northwest England the Hudsonian Whimbrel was seen again on Walney Island, Cumbria whilst in Merseyside the White-rumped Sandpiper and Glossy Ibis remained at Seaforth and Marshside respectively. The Squacco Heron remained at Lough Beg Co.Derry as did the Black Kite at Nocton Heath Lincolnshire and one the Cattle Egrets at Grove Ferry Kent. |
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| Sunday 22nd July 2007 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the arrival of a White-rumped Sandpiper at Seaforth, Merseyside, complemented by the discovery of a
Pectoral Sandpiper alongside the long staying Glossy Ibis at nearby Marshside. The Squacco Heron remained at Lough Beg, Co Derry as did the Black Kite at Nocton Fen, Lincolnshire. In Kent both the Cattle Egrets were seen - along with a Temminck's Stint - at Grove Ferry. On the Shetland Isles the Killdeer and Lesser Grey Shrike remained at Virkie and Fair Isle respectively. Popular scarcities included two Night Herons together at Fairburn Ings West Yorkshire, a Temminck's Stint at Cley Norfolk and a Pectoral Sandpiper at Elmley Kent. An Icterine Warbler was an unseasonal find on the Farne Islands, Northumberland. |
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| Saturday 21st July 2007 | ||
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| Rare herons were the order of the day with the highlight being a Squacco Heron
at Lough Beg, Co Londonderry - only the second record for Northern Ireland and the first there since 1881. In Kent two
Cattle Egrets - an adult and a juvenile - were found together at Grove Ferry. The Black Kite continued to show well at Nocton Heath, Lincolnshire as did the Glossy Ibis at Marshside, Merseyside. The Lesser Yellowlegs was seen again on the Rogerstown Estuary, Co Dublin and a Wilson's Petrel was again recorded from a pelagic off the Isles of Scilly. Late news for yesterday from the Shetland Isles concerned confirmation that the Lesser Grey Shrike remains on Fair Isle. A total of 34 Black Terns were recorded in thirteen counties scattered between Devon, Conwy, West Yorkshire and Norfolk, however, the White-winged Black Tern had gone from Farmoor Reservoir, Oxfordshire. |
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| Thursday 19th July 2007 | ||
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| Other than belated reports of a Great White Egret in Co Durham and a White-rumped Sandpiper in West Sussex there was no significant breaking news today. Long-staying rarities confirmed as still being present comprised the Black Kite at Nocton Heath Lincolnshire, Hudsonian Whimbrel on Walney Island Cumbria, Glossy Ibis at Marshside Merseyside and Subalpine Warbler on the Isle of May Fife. The Spotted Sandpiper is still at Wykeham Lakes North Yorkshire but is not accessible to birders. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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