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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 9th May 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an Oriental Pratincole at Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire. Initially thought to be a Collared Pratincole the true identity was soon realised and the bird then showed well into the evening. This is only Britain's seventh record of this species - although probably actually only the fifth individual - following the bird present last spring between West Sussex and Kent on 28th May-3rd June. Elsewhere, the House Finch remained in Cornwall at Land's End, as did the Pacific Diver in County Clare, the Forster's Tern in County Wexford, Iberian Chiffchaff in Kent and Red-rumped Swallows in East Sussex (2), East Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. An Ortolan Bunting showed briefly at South Walney, Cumbria. Scarcities included 29 Dotterel in eight trips, three each of both Woodchat Shrike and Temminck's Stint, two each of both Bluethroat and Hoopoe and single Short-toed Lark (County Cork), Purple Heron (Cornwall), Rose-coloured Starling (Pembrokeshire), American Wigeon (Western Isles), Ring-necked Duck (County Donegal), Pectoral Sandpiper (Cleveland), Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), Great White Egret (Norfolk), Green-winged Teal (Carmarthenshire) and Tundra Bean Goose (Lancashire). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 8th May 2010 | ||
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| News of a male House Finch at Land's End, Cornwall was released early
morning, resulting in a mass movement into the south-west. If accepted, this
would represent the first record for the Western Palearctic, following several
rejected records of presumed escaped individuals.
A Black Kite and a Whiskered Tern were both at Dungeness, Kent, whilst two Red-rumped Swallows were found nearby at Arlington Reservoir, Sussex. The adult Forster's Tern reappeared at Tacumshin, County Wexford, and a King Eider was off Mainland Shetland. Lingering rarities included Iberian Chiffchaff in Kent, Ortolan Bunting in Dorset, Pacific Diver in County Clare, Savi's Warbler in Lancashire and several Red-rumped Swallows in Yorkshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 7th May 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Broad-billed Sandpiper in County Wexford at Tacumshin. Lingering rarities comprised the Iberian Chiffchaff still in Kent, the elusive Savi's Warbler in Lancashire and Red-rumped Swallows in East Yorkshire (2) and South Yorkshire. Scarcities included 13 migrant Dotterel in four trips, three Temminck's Stints (together in Norfolk), two each of Hoopoe and Glaucous Gull, Woodchat Shrike and White-spotted Bluethroat (both Norfolk), Short-toed Lark (County Cork), Golden Oriole (London), Red-backed Shrike (Gloucestershire), Wryneck (Kent), Green-winged Teal (Carmarthenshire), Ring-necked Duck (Argyll), Iceland Gull (Cornwall), Caspian Gull (Essex) and Tundra Bean Goose (Lancashire). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 5th May 2010 | ||
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| A Lesser Yellowlegs was found at Frampton Marsh in Lincolnshire this
evening, whilst in Dorset there was an Ortolan at Portland, and a
Bee-eater was reported flying over Durlston. Nearby, in Hampshire, another
new Red-rumped Swallow was seen briefly at Portchester in the morning.
The only other Red-rumped Swallow seen tody was the long staying bird at Rother Valley Country Park in South Yorkshire. Other remaining rarities included the Iberian Chiffchaff in Kent, the Blue-winged Teal in North Yorkshire and the King Eider in Moray. Scarcities included at least one Purple Heron still at Dungeness in Kent, a Pectoral Sandpiper at Loch of Strathbeg in Aberdeenshire, a Wryneck at Landguard in Suffolk, a Short-toed Lark at Ballycotton in County Cork, a long staying Woodchat at Winterton in Norfolk and Hoopoes at Clayhanger in West Midlands and Thetford in Norfolk. Forty four Dotterels were reported, mostly in Scotland. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 4th May 2010 | ||
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| A few more classic Spring rarities today included single Black Kites
in East Sussex, Somerset and Devon, a Bee-eater in Cornwall and two more
Red-rumped Swallows in East Sussex. Other Red-rumped Swallows were still
present in South Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk.
Other lingering rarities included Iberian Chiffchaff in Kent, Blue-winged Teal in North Yorkshire and White-billed Diver in Moray. Scarcities were headlined by White-spotted Bluethroat in Norfolk, two Purple Herons in Kent, Hoopoes in West Midlands, Gwent, Cleveland and Scilly, Wryneck in Pembrokeshire, Red-backed Shrike in Gloucestershire, Woodchat Shrike in Norfolk, Kentish Plover in Glamorgan and Short-toed Larks in Scilly and County Cork. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Monday 3rd May 2010 | ||
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| Red-rumped Swallow was the main feature bird today, with new
discoveries in Essex, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire, and lingering birds
in Suffolk (2+) and Cambridgeshire. A Tawny Pipit was seen at
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset this evening, whilst a Bee-eater was briefly
at Porthcurno, Cornwall. A Lesser Scaup was in County Cavan.
Lingering rarities included a Subalpine Warbler in County Cork, Iberian Chiffchaff in Kent, Black Stork in Devon, Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire and White-billed Diver in Moray. |
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| Sunday 2nd May 2010 | ||
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| The undoubted highlight today was an obliging male White-throated Sparrow,
present for its second day in a garden in Boscastle, Cornwall. Also headlining
was an arrival of Red-rumped Swallows, including birds at Wilstone
Reservoir, Hertfordshire, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Cambridgeshire, Rainham
Marshes RSPB, London, Brading Marshes RSPB, Isle of Wight and, lastly, a group
of four birds at Loompit Lake, Suffolk, this evening.
Other new rarities today included a Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire, single Subalpine Warblers in County Cork and Shetland, an Alpine Swift in Lancashire, White-billed Divers in Shetland and Moray (2) and an American Golden Plover in London. The Pacific Diver reappeared off Finvarra Point, County Clare, whilst the wide ranging Black Stork was seen again in Devon. Lingering rarities included Iberian Chiffchaff in Kent, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll in County Cork, Snowy Owl on Shetland and King Eider in Aberdeenshire. A good scattering of scarce spring migrants included good numbers of Dotterels and Temminck's Stints. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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