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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 27th November 2008 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as present today included Spotted Sandpiper in Staffordshire, three
Cattle Egrets in Cumbria, Hooded Merganser in Dorset and single Lesser Scaups in both Gloucestershire and Nottinghamshire. Scarcities included a Serin in London, Red-breasted Flycatcher in Bedfordshire, Hoopoe in County Galway, Rose-coloured Starling in Cornwall and an American Wigeon in Berkshire. Waxwing reports totalled 1,516 birds in 21 counties including 615 in Clyde, 324 in Lothian and 126 in Cumbria. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 25th November 2008 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Steppe Grey Shrike in Lincolnshire,
Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, Spotted Sandpipers
in County Louth and Staffordshire, Cackling Canada Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, single
Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Nottinghamshire, three Cattle Egrets in Cumbria, a
Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll and the Hooded Merganser in Dorset. Notable scarcities included Red-breasted Flycatcher in Bedfordshire, Common Rosefinch in County Durham, Barred Warbler in County Wexford, Richard's Pipit on the Orkney Isles, Hoopoe in County Galway, Pectoral Sandpiper in County Down and Rough-legged Buzzards in East Yorkshire (3) and Hertfordshire. Waxwing reports totaled 912 birds in 23 counties with maximums of 198 in Clyde, 119 in Lothian and 118 in Cumbria. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 24th November 2008 | ||
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| The first-winter Brown Shrike was seen again today, near Malacleit,
North Uist, present all day in a garden, before moving to the nearby plantation
mid afternoon.
New discoveries consisted of another Spotted Sandpiper, this time in County Louth, which is a first for the county, with the Staffordshire bird remaining in-situ at Tittesworth Reservoir, and a Desert Wheatear at Girdle Ness, Aberdeenshire, which is possibly the same individual as seen nearby at Donmouth nine days ago. Long staying rarities included the Steppe Grey Shrike in Lincolnshire, single Lesser Scaups in Clyde and Gloucestershire and three Cattle Egrets in Cumbria. The first-winter Red-breasted Flycatcher was still at Luton, Bedfordshire, and a Hoopoe was in County Galway. Southern Waxwings included birds in Kent, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Suffolk. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 23rd November 2008 | ||
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| The juvenile Spotted Sandpiper remained on show at Tittesworth
Reservoir, Staffordshire, representing the third record for the county. Other
lingering rarities included the Steppe Grey Shrike in Lincolnshire,
Two-barred Crossbill in Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher on the
Western Isles, Ferruginous Duck in Glamorgan and Lesser Scaup in
Nottinghamshire with the Gloucestershire bird relocating to Frampton Sailing
Lake.
The only new discovery was a White-rumped Sandpiper at Alkborough Flats, Lincolnshire. The adult Night Heron was again at West Hythe, Kent, and an interesting goose, possibly resembling Grey-bellied Brant was on the Gann Estuary, Pembrokeshire. Waxwings continued to be well represented in the north, with birds as far south as Essex, Northamptonshire, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire and Cambridgeshire. |
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| Wednesday 19th November 2008 | ||
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| The only new discovery today was an American Golden Plover at
Cockersand, Lancashire. Late news from Saturday involved a drake Blue-winged
Teal at Drakelow Wildfowl Reserve, Derbyshire.
The Dark-eyed Junco wasn't seen all day, but longer staying rarities consisted of the Steppe Grey Shrike in Lincolnshire, Sardinian Warbler in Devon, Two-barred Crossbill in Yorkshire, Cattle Egret in Cumbria, Ferruginous Duck in Glamorgan, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, single Great White Egrets in Greater Manchester and Hampshire and Lesser Scaup in County Down. Todays Waxwing tally was at least 1,629 birds, still mostly in the north of the country. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 18th November 2008 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Turkestan Shrike on
the Western Isles near Vallay Strand on North Uist. Nearby a Richardson's Canada Goose was fond on Berneray. Lingering rarities comprised the Dark-eyed Junco in Somerset, Steppe Grey Shrike in Lincolnshire, Sardinian Warbler in Devon, Two-barred Crossbill in North Yorkshire, Pied Wheatear in East Yorkshire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher on the Western Isles, Hooded Merganser in Dorset, Lesser Scaups in both Clyde and County Down, Ferruginous Ducks in both Glamorgan and Hertfordshire, Cattle Egrets in Cumbria, Kent and Somerset (2) and Great White Egrets in both Greater Manchester and Hampshire. Waxwing reports totalled around 1,676 birds in 25 counties including maximums of 440 in Clyde, 174 in Forth, 167 in Aberdeenshire, 122 in Ayrshire and 120 in Angus. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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