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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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| Tuesday 4th September 2007 | ||
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| Highlight of today was a Little Shearwater past Whitburn, Co Durham. Other new rarities included a
Great White Egret on the Isles of Scilly and a Citrine Wagtail in County Kerry. Lingering rarities were the
Blue-winged Teal at Haverton Hole, Cleveland, Great White Egret at Marshside,
Merseyside and the White-rumped Sandpiper at Breydon Water, Norfolk. A Buff-breasted Sandpiper showed well at Toft Newton Reservoir, Lincolnshire this afternoon, and there was a good showing of Ortolan Buntings in Dorset, with up to three birds being seen. The Night Heron at Fairburn Ings, West Yorkshire showed again and several Spotted Crakes were present in England. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Monday 3rd September 2007 | ||
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| Seawatching was productive from several coasts today with Wilson's Petrels off the Isles of Scilly and Co Mayo headlining a cast that included multiple
Sabine's Gulls, Long-tailed Skuas and Pomarine Skuas off
both the English and Scottish east coasts. Single Great Shearwaters were recorded at Lossiemouth, Moray and Spurn, East Yorkshire. In Ireland the American Black Tern remained in Co Galway as did the Spotted Sandpiper in Co Cork. In England the Blue-winged Teal continued to linger in Cleveland and likewise the White-winged Black Tern in Kent, Marbled Duck in Leicestershire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset and single Great White Egrets in Lancashire, Merseyside and Wiltshire. |
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| - Chris Batty and Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 31st August 2007 | ||
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| County Wexford was still the centre of attention, although the news today was disappointing, as there was no sign of the Red-necked Stint at Carne Harbour all day. The county did continue to host a Wilson's Phalarope at Lady's Island Lake and a new Buff-breasted Sandpiper was at Tacumshin. In England, an eclipse drake or female Blue-winged Teal was found at Haverton Hole in Cleveland and there was a juvenile White-winged Black Tern on 'The Patch' off the power station at Dungeness, although it is impossible to know if this is a different bird to the one which frequented the reserve a few days ago. In Shetland, the Hudsonian Whimbrel spent another day on Fair Isle and there was a Melodious Warbler on Unst. The Black Stork was seen again over the Alaw Estuary in Anglesey and Great White Egrets remained in Lancashire and Wiltshire. Spotted Crakes were in Essex and Gloucestershire and a popular Red-backed Shrike remained at Rainham in London. | ||
| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 30th August 2007 | ||
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| The Red-necked Stint remained in County Wexford, although it was not
relocated until the evening when it again returned to Carne harbour at high tide
and showed very well to a small crowd. Nearby the Wilson's Phalarope was
still at Lady's Island Lake. A Great White Egret was found at Marshside
Marsh RSPB Lancs, the Hudsonian Whimbrel was relocated and photographed
on Fair Isle, Shetland, and a Baird's Sandpiper was reported at Irvine,
Ayrshire.
Lingering birds included single Great White Egrets at Cotswold Water Park, Wilts, and at Leighton Moss RSPB Lancs, the Bonaparte's Gull on South Uist and the Glossy Ibis at Marshside Marsh Lancs, as well as belated news of the summering Killdeer still at Virkie, Shetland yesterday, but there was no sign today of the Franklin's Gull at Braunton, Devon. |
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| - Dick Filby, RBA | ||
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