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| Thursday 5th February 2009 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Penduline Tit in Devon,
Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire and Lesser Scaups in Nottinghamshire
and Perth & Kinross. A Great White Egret showed again in Somerset and 11
Cattle Egrets were recorded.
At least 479 Waxwings were reported along with 38 Glaucous Gulls, 28 Iceland Gulls, five Ring-billed Gulls, five Grey Phalaropes, four Green-winged Teals and two Black Brants. |
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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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| Wednesday 4th February 2009 | ||
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| A Penduline Tit at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB and a Cattle Egret at
Cockley Cley (for its second day) were both new in Norfolk and in Lothian a
drake King Eider was offshore near Yellow Craig Country Park.
In Devon the Penduline Tit was still in Paignton, the adult Red-breasted Goose remained in Hampshire, Great White Egrets lingered in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk and 19 Cattle Egrets were logged, mainly in Co Cork. Six Green-winged Teals and five Ring-billed Gulls were on show and a lingering Little Auk showed well at Hartlepool Headland. |
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| Tuesday 3rd February 2009 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Penduline Tit in Devon and Lesser
Yellowlegs in Suffolk, whilst in Cornwall a Snowy Owl was reported on
Goonhilly Downs. Great White Egrets were recorded in Lothian and Suffolk
and a total of 16 Cattle Egrets included 13 in Cork.
Elsewhere a Surf Scoter was still off Dawlish Warren, Devon, the American Wigeon reappeared at Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries & Galloway and the Rough-legged Buzzard remained in Cambridgeshire. Up to 29 Iceland Gulls and 15 Glaucous Gulls were logged. |
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| Monday 2nd February 2009 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the white morph Gyr in Pembrokeshire, albeit briefly; it was seen flying over the Cleddau Estuary late morning. Lingering rarities comprised the Forster's Tern in County Galway, Hooded Merganser in Dorset and Cattle Egrets in County Cork (5), Devon (2) and the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included the Rose-coloured Starling in Cornwall, Surf Scoters in both Argyll and County Galway and single Ring-billed Gulls in Angus, Cornwall, Forth, Hampshire, London, County Sligo and County Wicklow. |
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| Sunday 1st February 2009 | ||
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| New rarities came in the form of a Coues's Arctic Redpoll at
Woodwalton Fen, Cambridgeshire, adult Bonaparte's Gull in Cobh, Co Cork
and a Baikal Teal (or perhaps a hybrid) briefly at Ditchford Gravel Pits,
Northamptonshire. Lingering rarities included the Penduline Tit in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and Lesser Scaups in Nottinghamshire and Perth & Kinross. Two Great White Egrets remained in Cambridgeshire, a single bird was still in Warwickshire and up to 25 Cattle Egrets were logged in southwest England and the south coast of Ireland. Other notable sightings included a first-winter Sabine's Gull over Neilston, Clyde, Rose-coloured Starling in Cornwall, Rough-legged Buzzard in Cambridgeshire, eight Green-winged Teals and three Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Saturday 31st January 2009 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as present today comprised the Penduline Tit in Devon,
Forster's Tern in County Galway, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, King Eider in Fife, Long-billed Dowitcher
in County Louth, Lesser Scaup in Nottinghamshire, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk,
Cackling Canada Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, Hooded Merganser in Dorset and
Great White Egrets in Cambridgeshire (2) and Lincolnshire. Cattle Egret reports totaled 31 birds in six counties; eleven in Cornwall, seven in County Cork, six in Devon, four in County Waterford, two in Somerset and one on the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included singles of Serin (Cheshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Lesser Snow Goose (Argyll) and Lapland Bunting (Suffolk), three Ring-necked Ducks, four Rough-legged Buzzards, five Surf Scoters, six Black Brants, seven Great Grey Shrikes and nine Green-winged Teals. |
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| Friday 30th January 2009 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised the Penduline Tit in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, King Eider in Fife,
Cackling Canada Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, Great White Egrets in Cambridgeshire (2), Suffolk and Warwickshire and
Cattle Egrets in County Cork (5), Cornwall (2), County Waterford (2) and the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included the Rose-coloured Starling still in Cornwall, Lesser Snow Goose in Argyll, four each of Rough-legged Buzzard and Green-winged Teal and six Great Grey Shrikes. Scarce gulls were represented by 28 Iceland, 26 Glaucous, three Ring-billed, two Caspian and a single Kumlien's. |
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| Thursday 29th January 2009 | ||
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| Suffolk continued to host both a Penduline Tit (at Lakenheath Fen
RSPB) and Lesser Yellowlegs (at Walberswick). Elsewhere rarity highlights
included eight Cattle Egrets in Cornwall, seven in Devon and a lone bird
on Isles Scilly, King Eider in Fife, Lesser Scaup in
Nottinghamshire and Great White Egrets in Cambridgeshire and Somerset.
Rough-legged Buzzards were logged in Kent, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, the Rose-coloured Starling remained in Cornwall and Green-winged Teals were still in East Yorkshire and Ayrshire. |
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| Wednesday 28th January 2009 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised single Penduline Tits in both Devon and Suffolk,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, King Eiders in County Sligo (2) and Fife,
Great White Egrets in Cambridgeshire (2) and Somerset and the Hooded Merganser in Dorset. Cattle Egret reports totaled eleven birds in five counties; four in Cornwall, three in Devon, two in County Cork and singles in the Isles of Scilly and Somerset. Northern gulls were reported in reasonable numbers with 32 Glaucous Gulls - including 12 in Argyll - and 22 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Tuesday 27th January 2009 | ||
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| Highlights today include the continued presence of both Penduline Tits,
in Suffolk and Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and Black-bellied
Dipper in Norfolk.
Single Great White Egrets were in Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Somerset, whilst Cattle Egrets were in County Waterford (4), County Cork (4), Devon (4), Somerset and on the Isles of Scilly. The two Lesser Scaups remained on Loch Leven, Perth and Kinross and the long staying Hooded Merganser was still in Dorset. |
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