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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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| Thursday 29th July 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Franklin's Gull in Staffordshire at Chasewater. Lingering rarities elsewhere comprised the
House Finch still in Devon, Whiskered Tern in Cleveland, Laughing Gull in County Antrim and Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk. In Cumbria a probable
Semipalmated Sandpiper at Port Carlisle remained distant throughout. Scarcities included two Surf Scoters (together in Aberdeenshire), two Caspian Gulls (Bedfordshire and Leicestershire), Purple Heron (Kent), Cattle Egret (Staffordshire) and Pectoral Sandpiper (Cornwall). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 28th July 2010 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of both a Whiskered Tern and a
White-rumped Sandpiper together in Cleveland at Saltholme, although the former flew off during the evening. A Wilson's Petrel was again located off the Isles of Scilly, with lingering rarities elsewhere comprising the Glossy Ibis in County Wexford and the Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk, and scarcities including three Caspian Gulls, two Pectoral Sandpipers, a White-spotted Bluethroat (Norfolk) and Cattle Egret (Staffordshire), whilst in Kent both the Purple Herons and a Great White Egret remained at Denge Marsh. Significant late news concerned the continued presence of the House Finch in Devon at East Prawle, the Laughing Gull in County Antrim and a Black Stork recently seen in flight at North Molton, Devon. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 27th July 2010 | ||
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| The seventh King Eider for Norfolk was found at Sheringham mid
morning, lingering offshore all day between here and West Runton. It is likely
that this is the same individual seen in Yorkshire recently.
The only other rarities seen today were the Glossy Ibis at Tacumshin, County Wexford, and Ferruginous Duck at Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk. Scarcity highlights included Sabine's Gull in Warwickshire, Purple Herons in Kent and Northamptonshire, Cattle Egret in Staffordshire and good numbers off Balearic Shearwaters, Roseate Terns and Spoonbills. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 24th July 2010 | ||
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| In London, a belated report concerned an adult Whiskered Tern, seen on
the outfall at Cross Ness LNR early morning before flying east.
In Staffordshire, the adult Franklin's Gull reappeared at Chasewater briefly, before flying east, and the worn first-summer American Herring Gull was still at Blennerville, County Kerry. The King Eider remained off Filey, North Yorkshire, and another possible Yelkouan Shearwater flew past Gwennap Head, Cornwall. Scarcity highlights included Common Rosefinch on Fair Isle, Shetland, White-spotted Bluethroat in Norfolk, Grey Phalarope on Lewis, Western Isles, two Ring-necked Ducks in Fife, Purple Heron in Kent, Great White Egrets in Kent and Somerset, Pectoral Sandpipers in Norfolk (2) and Northamptonshire and Caspian Gull in Devon. |
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| Thursday 22nd July 2010 | ||
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| In County Kerry, the adult Terek Sandpiper remained at Blennerville,
with other lingering rarities including female Little Bittern at Ham Wall
RSPB, Somerset and King Eider at Filey, North Yorkshire. A Wilson's
Petrel was seen from this evening's Scilly pelagic.
There was no sign of either the White-tailed Plover at Dungeness, Kent or the adult Franklin's Gull at Chasewater, Staffordshire. Scarcity highlights included a new Pectoral Sandpiper at Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk, with another still nearby at Welney WWT. Seabirds included a Cory's Shearwater in Northumberland, Long-tailed Skua in Yorkshire, Grey Phalarope in Pembrokeshire, Roseate Terns in Northumberland (8) and Cornwall (3) and 15 Balearic Shearwaters in three counties. Spoonbills remained on Scilly, in Aberdeenshire (4) and in Norfolk (14), both Purple Heron and Great White Egret continued their stay at Dungeness, Kent and a Red-necked Phalarope was at Loch Barvas, Lewis. |
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| Wednesday 21st July 2010 | ||
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| Lingering rarities again provided the highlights, with the White-tailed Plover still in Kent,
Franklin's Gull in Staffordshire, Terek Sandpiper in County Kerry and King Eider in North Yorkshire. Scarcities included a Purple Heron and Great White Egret together in Kent, a Great White Egret in Nottinghamshire, Pectoral Sandpiper in Norfolk and single Caspian Gulls in both Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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