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| Monday 26th January 2009 | ||
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| A male Penduline Tit was found at Lakenheath Fen RSPB, Suffolk early
afternoon, and is an addition to the superb list of rarities that this site has
hosted. Other finds today include two drake Lesser Scaup, on Loch Leven,
Perth and Kinross.
The other male Penduline Tit remained at Clennon Valley, Devon, with the other Lesser Scaup still at Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire. The Lesser Yellowlegs remained in Suffolk, as did Great White Egrets in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Somerset, and Cattle Egrets in Cornwall (6), Devon (5), County Cork (7), Somerset and on the Isles of Scilly. |
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Daily news summaries
Catch up with RBA's daily birdnews summaries. Browse ten days at a time, or choose a date to read summaries from that day backwards.
Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Sunday 25th January 2009 | ||
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| Egrets once again formed the majority of the rarity news today, with a new
Great White Egret in Essex and a new Cattle Egret on the Isle of
Wight. Other Great White Egrets remained in Somerset, Lincolnshire,
Warwickshire and Cambridgeshire, with Cattle Egrets in Devon (5),
Cornwall (8) and on the Isles of Scilly.
The male Penduline Tit remained near Paignton, Devon, and the Black-bellied Dipper reappeared once again on the River Glaven at Letheringsett, Norfolk. Other lingering rarities included King Eider in Fife, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Ferruginous Duck in County Armagh and Lesser Scaups in Nottinghamshire and County Westmeath. A late report concerned a probable Pied-billed Grebe yesterday at Stodmarsh, Kent. It was looked for this morning, but there was no sign in atrocious weather conditions. |
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| Saturday 24th January 2009 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the the Penduline Tit in Devon, Lesser
Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Forster's Tern in Co Galway and Long-billed
Dowitcher in Co Louth. Up to 23 Cattle Egrets were logged along with
five Great White Egrets. Wintering wildfowl consisted of King Eider
in Fife, Hooded Merganser in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in
Nottinghamshire, Ferruginous Duck in Co Armagh, American Wigeon in
Berkshire, Ross's Goose in Norfolk and Red-breasted Goose in
Hampshire.
Elsewhere highlights included Night Heron in Kent, Rose-coloured Starling in Cornwall and Snow Geese in Argyll, Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire. Three Green-winged Teals were reported, along with five Rough-legged Buzzards, six Great Grey Shrikes and three Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Friday 23rd January 2009 | ||
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| The Lesser Yellowlegs made another brief appearance at Southwold,
Suffolk, whilst other lingering rarities included Penduline Tit in Devon,
Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire, Lesser Scaup in
Nottinghamshire, King Eider in Fife, single Great White Egrets in
Cambridgeshire and Leicestershire and Cattle Egrets in Devon (5), Somerset
and Isles of Scilly.
Late news for yesterday concerned the Canvasback in Argyll, which was seen again, together with a Lesser Scaup, on Loch Skerrols, Islay. |
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| Thursday 22nd January 2009 | ||
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| Headline lingering rarities consisted of the adult Ivory Gull on North
Uist, Western Isles and Penduline Tit in Paignton, Devon. Elsewhere
Great White Egrets remained in Leicestershire and Cambridgeshire, up to 18
Cattle Egrets were logged (with all but four in Co Cork) and the
Ferruginous Duck was still in Leicestershire.
A total of 518 Waxwings were reported, with flocks of 100 in Nottingham and 70 in Stoke-on-Trent. |
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| Wednesday 21st January 2009 | ||
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| The arrival of an adult Ivory Gull on North Uist, Western Isles was
well predicted, considering the winds over the past few days. The only other new
rarity was a female Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire, identified today,
having been present at the same site yesterday.
Lingering rarities included the Penduline Tit in Devon, Forster's Tern in County Galway/County Clare, King Eider in Fife, single Great White Egrets in Leicestershire, Cambridgeshire, Somerset and Hampshire, and Cattle Egrets in County Cork (6), Devon (4) and Isles of Scilly. There was no sign of the Ancient Murrelet, reported yesterday at Dawlish Warren, Devon. |
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| Tuesday 20th January 2009 | ||
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| In Kent the adult drake King Eider previously in East Sussex flew past
Dungeness Point, Kent early this morning. In Devon the Penduline Tit was
still in the Clennon Valley, the Lesser Yellowlegs was again at
Walberswick, Suffolk, Cattle Egrets remained in Devon (5), Co Cork (2),
Isles of Scilly and Somerset and a total of six Great White Egrets were
logged. The Nottinghamshire Lesser Scaup was still on show at Holme Pierrepont.
An intriguing report came in the form of a possible Ancient Murrelet off Dawlish Warren NNR, Devon. |
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| Monday 19th January 2009 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Penduline Tit in Devon,
American Herring Gull in County Cork, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk and
Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan with single Great White Egrets in Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and Somerset, and
Cattle Egrets in Cornwall (2), Devon (3), the Isles of Scilly and Somerset. The best of the rest included single Lesser Snow Goose and Rough-legged Buzzard, two Surf Scoters, three each of Ring-necked Duck and Ring-billed Gull, four Green-winged Teals and six Grey Phalaropes. Waxwing reports totaled 719 birds in 23 counties with maximums of 162 in West Yorkshire, 100 in South Yorkshire, 75 in County Antrim, 70 in Greater Manchester and 58 in Perth and Kinross. |
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| Sunday 18th January 2009 | ||
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| A new King Eider was found in St Austell Bay, Cornwall, with others
lingering in East Sussex, County Sligo and Fife. New Great White Egrets
were in Norfolk and Leicestershire, although only the latter was twitchable, and
others remained in Cambridgeshire and Somerset.
The Franklin's Gull was in the Barassie roost, Ayrshire, and the Penduline Tit was still in Devon, Snowy Owl in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Louth, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Nottinghamshire and the Ferruginous Duck was still in County Armagh. Seawatching off St Ives Island, Cornwall produced two possible Yelhouan Shearwaters during the morning. |
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| Saturday 17th January 2009 | ||
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| After being absent throughout day, the first-winter Franklin's Gull
reappeared on Barassie Shore, Troon, Ayrshire at dusk, with at least six
Iceland Gulls and two Mediterranean Gulls also in the area. The adult
drake King Eider reappeared off Pett, East Sussex at midday, and was on
view for much of the afternoon, as it gradually drifted east, ending up at Rye
Harbour NR late afternoon. The second-winter drake was still present at Elie,
Fife.
In Devon, the male Penduline Tit remained near Paignton, whilst the Snowy Owl was still in neighbouring Cornwall. Seven Cattle Egrets were also still in the south-west, with Great White Egrets being seen in Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Somerset. Ferruginous Ducks were in Nottinghamshire and County Armagh and Lesser Scaups were in Nottinghamshire and County Fermanagh. Potentially suspicious wildfowl included a Falcated Duck and Ross's Goose in Norfolk and the Hooded Merganser in Dorset. |
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