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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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Tuesday 4th August 2009 | ||
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The highlight of the day was a brief White-winged Black Tern at Frieston Shore, Lincolnshire this evening. Lingering rarities comprised the Great Spotted Cuckoo still in Norfolk, Marsh Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian and two Cattle Egrets and a Great White Egret in Somerset. Scarcities included a Spotted Crake in Hampshire and single Pectoral Sandpipers in each of Cleveland, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Northumberland. Seawatchers recorded single Cory's Shearwaters from County Galway and Cornwall and Balearic Shearwaters off County Cork (4), Cornwall (11) and Dorset (9). |
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- Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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Monday 3rd August 2009 | ||
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Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Great Spotted Cuckoo
in Norfolk, Marsh Sandpiper on the Isle of Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian,
White-rumped Sandpiper in Angus, Ferruginous Duck in Fife and Great White Egret
in Somerset. Seawatching reports included - for the second day running - a possible Yelkouan Shearwater passing Porthgwarra, Cornwall with a belated report that the Black-browed Albatross had been seen offshore from there again yesterday. Of the more expected seabirds, single Cory's Shearwaters were seen from Cornwall and County Cork, a Great Shearwater passed County Cork and Balearic Shearwaters were seen from Cornwall (15), County Waterford, County Wicklow and Dorset (2). On land, scarcities included the Melodious Warbler still in Dorset, Great Grey Shrike in Cumbria, Ring-billed Gull in County Dublin and single Pectoral Sandpipers in Aberdeenshire, Cleveland, Lincolnshire and Norfolk. |
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- Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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Sunday 2nd August 2009 | ||
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The highlight of the day was the first Fea's Petrel of the year; passing Galley Head, County Cork late in the afternoon. Other brief encounters included a
Caspian Tern in Gloucestershire and a Black Kite in Northamptonshire, whilst in Lincolnshire a
Whiskered Tern showed well at Fiskerton Fen in the evening. Lingering rarities confirmed as present today comprised the Great Spotted Cuckoo, Pacific Golden Plover and White-rumped Sandpiper all still in Norfolk, Marsh Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lothian, White-rumped Sandpiper in Angus, Ferruginous Duck in Fife, two Cattle Egrets together in Somerset and single Great White Egrets in Kent, Somerset and Suffolk. Scarcities included two each of Icterine Warbler, Spotted Crake and Surf Scoter and singles of Melodious Warbler, Hoopoe, Ring-necked Duck, Pectoral Sandpiper, Great Grey Shrike and Ring-billed Gull. |
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- Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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Saturday 1st August 2009 | ||
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The day was dominated by an unprecedented influx of Wilson's Petrels with 27 passing the Bridges of Ross, County Clare, a further 15 off Brandon Point County Kerry, two off Porthgwarra, Cornwall and one passing Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. Pelagic trips recorded a further nine off the Isles of Scilly and two off St Ives, Cornwall, making a day total of 56 birds: contrasting starkly with the combined total of eighteen bird days throughout June and July 2009. Elsewhere, in Norfolk the Great Spotted Cuckoo was relocated at Weybourne and both the Pacific Golden Plover and White-rumped Sandpiper remained in situ, the Marsh Sandpiper was still on the Isles of Scilly, the Lesser Yellowlegs continued to show in Lothian as did both a Great White Egret and Cattle Egrets (2) in Somerset, and single Ferruginous Ducks were in both Cambridgeshire and Fife. Scarcities included a Purple Heron in London, Ring-necked Duck in Fife, Great Grey Shrike in Cumbria, seven Sabine's Gulls passing County Clare and single Pectoral Sandpipers in Aberdeenshire, Cleveland and Norfolk. Balearic Shearwaters totaled 31 in seven counties (including 24 in Cornwall), Black Terns totaled 45 in ten counties (including 13 in Leicestershire) and Curlew Sandpipers totaled 54 in four counties (including 48 in Hampshire). |
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- Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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Wednesday 29th July 2009 | ||
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The second Marsh Sandpiper for the Isles of Scilly was discovered this
evening, and continued to show well at Porth Hellick until dusk. In County
Louth, a Gull-billed Tern was seen off Cooley Point early evening, and two
Wilson's Petrels flew past the Bridges of Ross, County Clare.
Lingering rarities included the Pacific Golden Plover at Breydon Water, Norfolk, whilst either a Pacific or American Golden Plover flew south past Southwold, Suffolk, this evening. In Scotland, the Lesser Yellowlegs remained in Lothian, and both the Ferruginous Duck and Ring-necked Duck were still in Fife. |
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- Will Soar, RBA | ||
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Tuesday 28th July 2009 | ||
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Lingering rarities included the adult Pacific Golden Plover at Breydon
Water, Norfolk, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Lothian and Yorkshire,
Franklin's Gull on Orkney, Great White Egret in Somerset and
Ferruginous Duck in Fife, where it was joined by a Ring-necked Duck.
On the Isles of Scilly, the probable Black-browed Albatross was seen, once again distantly off St Martin's, but a pelagic a couple of hours later in the area failed to find the troublesome bird. |
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- Will Soar, RBA | ||
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