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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 31st March 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Ross's Gull at Marton Mere, Lancashire. Found early in the afternoon this adult bird showed well for more than four hours before disappearing. Elsewhere, a
Gyr made a brief appearance at Annagh Head, County Mayo and the identification of a
Lesser Scaup at Auchenreoch Loch, Dumfries and Galloway was confirmed (it had first been seen yesterday). Lingering rarities comprised the Forster's Tern in County Galway, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper in Forth, Ross's Goose in Lancashire, both Lesser Scaup and Great White Egret in Somerset and single King Eiders in both Ayrshire and Devon. Cattle Egret reports comprised eight in Cornwall, two in Devon and singles in each of Cambridgeshire, Cleveland and Gloucestershire. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 29th March 2008 | ||
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| The mobile White-tailed Eagle was seen again today, briefly over
Seaforth LWT, Merseyside, but there was no sign of the bird since.
Long staying rarities included King Eiders in Devon and Ayrshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Forth, and Glossy Ibis in Lancashire. The Long-billed Dowitcher reappeared at Bowling Green Marsh, Devon, with the Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler still in Cornwall, at Tehidy Country Park. The male White-spotted Bluethroat showed well all day at Minsmere, RSPB, and, inland, good numbers of Kittiwakes and Little Gulls were seen. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 28th March 2008 | ||
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| Two new rare raptors were seen today, a Black Kite in Wiltshire, and a
White-tailed Eagle in Conwy, with what was probably the same bird over
Prescot, Merseyside yesterday.
Two King Eiders were seen in Scotland, in Aberdeenshire and Ayrshire, with other rare wildfowl comprising the Barrow's Goldeneye in County Down, and three Lesser Scaups across the country. Both the Bonaparte's Gull and Franklin's Gull remained in Somerset, as did the Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Cornwall, Glossy Ibis in Lancashire and several Cattle Egrets. A male White-spotted Bluethroat remained in Suffolk, at Minsmere, but the Winterton bird failed to reappear. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 27th March 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a new King Eider in Scotland; at Ruddons Point, Fife. Meanwhile, single
King Eiders remained in both Aberdeenshire and Ayrshire. Other lingering rarities included the Great Reed Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Black Duck in Pembrokeshire, Franklin's Gull and Bonaparte's Gull both in Somerset, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Cornwall, Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, Lesser Scaups in both Dumfries and Galloway and Leicestershire, Ross's Geese in Lancashire and Norfolk and single Great White Egrets in Norfolk, Somerset and the Western Isles. Cattle Egret reports comprised ten in Cornwall, five in Cork and two in Hampshire with singles in Cambridgeshire, Ceredigion, Devon and Gloucestershire. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 25th March 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Ross's Gull that flew north past Seaton Sluice, Northumberland early in the morning. Elsewhere, a
Bonaparte's Gull discovered at Thurso, Highland may be a returning bird and a
White-billed Diver in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire was - like single Great White Egrets in Norfolk and the Isles of Scilly - only seen briefly. Lingering rarities included, in England, Franklin's Gull, Bonaparte's Gull, Lesser Scaup and Great White Egret all in Somerset, Great Reed Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, two Penduline Tits in Suffolk, King Eider in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Leicestershire, single Hume's Yellow-browed Warblers in both Cleveland and Cornwall and single Ross's Geese in both Lancashire and Norfolk. In Wales the Black Duck remained in Pembrokeshire as did the Spotted Sandpiper in Glamorgan. In Scotland, the Spotted Sandpiper showed again in Forth whilst single Lesser Scaups remained there and in Dumfries and Galloway. Cattle Egret reports comprised six in Cornwall, five in Somerset, four in Devon and one in Ceredigion. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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