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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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| Sunday 23rd September 2007 | ||
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| Today saw a slight increase in migrant activity around the country, but it
was the Shetlands that benefited the most with a Buff-bellied Pipit being
found on Fair Isle and an Arctic Warbler on the Out Skerries. Also on the
Shetlands, both Killdeer and King Eider remained on Mainland, with
a Barred Warbler still on Fair Isle. Elsewhere, a Wilson's Phalarope
was a good find at Upton Warren in Worcestershire, and a Cattle Egret at
Scrabster in Highland is still a true rarity that far north.
The Long-billed Dowitcher remained popular at Titchwell in Norfolk as did the juvenile Long-tailed Skua in Nottinghamshire. The Spotted Sandpiper remained on The Scillies and, in Ireland, Tacumshin continued to hold Baird's Sandpiper, American Golden Plover, three Buff-breasted Sandpipers and American Wigeon. Several Pectoral Sandpipers were scattered around the country and further Buff-breasted Sandpipers were in Cleveland and Yorkshire. The popular Bluethroat remained at Spurn in Yorkshire and there was a Richard's Pipit in London, which is only the second reported so far this autumn. Some quite large movements of hirundines were reported at various localities. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Monday 17th September 2007 | ||
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| A Great White Egret was a new discovery at Walberswick, Suffolk whilst the long-staying individual showed again at Leighton Moss, Lancashire. The Lesser Scaup remained at Rutland Water, Leicestershire as did the Wilson's Phalarope at Belfast Lough, County Down and a Citrine Wagtail on Tresco, Isles of Scilly. However, the main news today was late news. A Madeiran Petrel watched for 45 minutes feeding off Pendeen Watch, Cornwall yesterday evening follows hot on the heels of the individual photographed from a pelagic off the Isles of Scilly on 28th July this year. Nearby on Sunday the Black Stork was again seen in flight; this time over Porthcurno. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 16th September 2007 | ||
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| Today's main talking points were three mega rarities; unfortunately all were brief flyovers and were not seen by anyone other than the lucky finders. In Northumberland a
White-rumped Swift found over Cresswell Pond mid morning before flying south may constitute the first record for the British Isles. About four and half hours later - and 145 miles to the southwest - another (or the same?) swift with a white-rump was reported flying southeast over West Kirby, Wirral although this time the identification was suspected as
Pacific Swift. Meanwhile, in Kent a pale morph Booted Eagle flew over Grove Ferry late morning but unfortunately could not be relocated. A Lesser Scaup was a new arrival at Rutland Water, Leicestershire as was an American Golden Plover briefly at Balgray Reservoir, Clyde. On the Isles of Scilly Citrine Wagtails were seen on both St Martin's and Tresco and the Spotted Sandpiper remains on St Mary's. Other lingering rarities comprised the Killdeer and a Baird's Sandpiper both on the Shetland Isles, Wilson's Phalarope in County Down, Glossy Ibis in Merseyside and single Great White Egrets still in Hampshire, Lancashire and Somerset. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 14th September 2007 | ||
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| In Ireland a Fea's Petrel flew past Kilcummin Head, County Mayo, the
Wilson's Phalarope was still on Belfast Lough RSPB, County Down and the
Black Kite was again over South Slobs, County Wexford. In Gwent, the Aquatic Warbler was still at Uskmouth NR, but continued to be very elusive. The Spotted Sandpiper was still on St.Mary's, Isles of Scilly and in Somerset both the Great White Egret and Ferruginous Duck remained. The long staying Great White Egret was still at Leighton Moss, Lancashire. Scarcities included the Barred Warbler at Winterton, Norfolk, which showed very well for much of the day, a returning drake American Wigeon in Pembrokeshire at Angle Bay, Spotted Crakes at Farlington Marshes, Hampshire and Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire, several Pectoral Sandpipers and a reasonable showing of seabirds in the north. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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