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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 24th May 2009 | ||
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| Once again, a fairly small area of Yorkshire produced some good birds, with
three Whiskered Terns joining the Collared Pratincole at
Swillington Ings, a Woodchat Shrike at Pugney's Country Park and a
Red-footed Falcon and Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Hatfield Moors, with
another Buff-breasted Sandpiper just 15 miles away in Lincolnshire.
Further south, a Squacco Heron was found at Wicken Fen NT,
Cambridgeshire, along with a Black Kite, and a Red-rumped Swallow
was at Paxton Pits NR.
Further south still, a Black Duck was in Cornwall, and seven Bee-eaters, a Black Kite and a Red-rumped Swallow were on the Isles of Scilly. Three more Bee-eaters were in each of Dorset and Kent, and the Black-winged Pratincole remained in the latter. Other lingering rarities included Savi's Warbler in Essex, Subalpine Warbler, Franklin's Gull and Laughing Gull on Shetland, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset and Forster's Tern in County Wexford. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 23rd May 2009 | ||
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| Yorkshire produced some excellent birds today, the best being a Terek
Sandpiper at Patrington Haven for a couple of hours this evening. A
Collared Pratincole at Swillington Ings was presumably the Norfolk bird
relocating, but the Buff-breasted Sandpiper on Hatfield Moors was a new
arrival. A Melodious Warbler was at Spurn, with another in Cornwall, and
a Marsh Warbler was at Kilnsea, with others in Dorset and Shetland.
An adult Gull-billed Tern was seen on the Exe Estuary, Devon this evening, and a Bee-eater was in Cornwall, with another three in Norfolk. Single Red-rumped Swallows were in Hampshire and Cornwall. Lingering rarities included the Black-winged Pratincole in Kent, Laughing Gull and Subalpine Warbler on Shetland, Savi's Warbler in Essex and the North American peep reappeared in Devon this evening. |
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| Friday 22nd May 2009 | ||
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| Two male Subalpine Warblers were found today, with a Western in
Cornwall and another on Shetland. Also on Shetland a Bee-eater was seen
briefly on Fair Isle. A Caspian Tern flew over Freiston Shore RSPB,
Lincolnshire, whilst, nearby, in Norfolk, a Black Kite flew over Breydon
Water.
Both pratincoles remained, with the Black-winged Pratincole in Kent and Collared Pratincole in Norfolk. The Savi's Warbler continued to sing in Essex, and the Pallid Swift was still in Merseyside. |
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| Tuesday 19th May 2009 | ||
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| Rarity highlights included both Collared Flycatcher and Red-rumped Swallow still in Fife,
Black-winged Pratincole in Kent, Collared Pratincole in Norfolk,
Pallid Swift in Merseyside, Pallid Swift and Red-rumped Swallow on the Isles of Scilly,
Snowy Owl in County Mayo, a brief Squacco Heron in Suffolk, Balearic Woodchat Shrike in County Wexford,
Great White Egret in Cleveland and the Western or Semipalmated Sandpiper remaining in Devon. On the Shetland Isles the Laughing Gull remained along with two Subalpine Warblers, six Bluethroats, five Icterine Warblers, a Wryneck and a Grey-headed Wagtail. Scarce migrants elsewhere totaled seven Long-tailed Skuas, five Bluethroats, four Temminck's Stints, three each of Icterine Warbler and Grey-headed Wagtail, two each of Rose-coloured Starling and Golden Oriole and singles of Woodchat Shrike (Norfolk), White Stork (Angus) and Ring-billed Gull (County Westmeath). |
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| Monday 18th May 2009 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a brief Squacco Heron in Suffolk at Felixstowe Ferry. Elsewhere, both
Red-rumped Swallow and White-winged Black Tern were discovered in Fife, as was a
White-billed Diver in Ayrshire and a Subalpine Warbler in Aberdeenshire. Brief encounters included a Red-rumped Swallow in Kent, single
Red-footed Falcons in both East Yorkshire and Norfolk and Bee-eaters
in Lincolnshire (3) and Lothian. Lingering rarities included the Collared Flycatcher still in Fife, Black-winged Pratincole in Kent, Collared Pratincole in Norfolk, Balearic Woodchat Shrike in County Wexford, Great White Egret in Cleveland and Subalpine Warbler on the Orkney Isles. The Shetland Isles recorded Laughing Gull, Lesser Scaup, Subalpine Warbler, three Icterine Warblers, four Bluethroats and five Grey-headed Wagtails whilst the Isle of Scilly logged Little Bittern, two Red-rumped Swallows and an Iceland Gull. |
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| Saturday 16th May 2009 | ||
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| Easterly rarities continued to arrive today, with the star being a male
Collared Flycatcher at Crail, Fife. Single Thrush Nightingales were
in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Suffolk, a second Little Bittern was on
the Isles of Scilly, a Red-footed Falcon flew over the Black-winged
Pratincole in Kent, single Red-rumped Swallows were in Norfolk and
Kent, an Alpine Swift was in Carmarthenshire and a Subalpine Warbler
was on Orkney.
The Collared Pratincole was still in Norfolk, as was Rustic Bunting on Shetland, Pallid Swift in Merseyside, Balearic Woodchat Shrike in County Wexford, Savi's Warbler in Essex and the Great Reed Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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