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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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| Saturday 5th February 2011 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the presence of both Forster's Tern and American Herring Gull in County Galway. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the
Red-breasted Goose still in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, single
Lesser Scaups in Cornwall, Glamorgan and Gloucestershire, two Coues's Arctic Redpolls
together in County Durham, Ferruginous Duck and two Ross's Geese in Norfolk and six
Northern Long-tailed Tits in Kent. Scarcities included 24 Shorelarks, 15 Lapland Buntings, 12 Tundra Bean Geese, 10 Iceland Gulls, seven each of both Great White Egret and Glaucous Gull, six Ring-billed Gulls, five Caspian Gulls, three Ring-necked Ducks, two each of American Wigeon, Rough-legged Buzzard, Great Grey Shrike, Green-winged Teal and Black Brant (Norfolk), and single Little Auk (Isle of Man), Rose-coloured Starling and Cattle Egret (both Cornwall). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 4th February 2011 | ||
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| A fairly quiet day, with the rarity highlights including the Pacific Diver
off Marazion, Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher at Poole, Dorset,
Red-breasted Goose at Hook, Hampshire and Ross's Goose near Acle,
Norfolk.
Scarcities included a Rose-coloured Starling, Tundra Bean Goose and Ring-necked Duck in Cornwall, a Pomarine Skua in Dorset, a Great White Egret in Hampshire, single American Wigeons in Norfolk and Highland, four Great Grey Shrikes, four Ring-billed Gulls and thirteen Shorelarks. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 3rd February 2011 | ||
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| In Essex, the adult Slaty-backed Gull was rediscovered at Pitsea
Landfill Site late afternoon. Unfortunately, this site has strictly no access,
with the gulls only being viewable when they visit nearby Wat Tyler County Park,
and Vange Wick.
There was another sighting of Black Kite today, with a bird flying west over Hewas Water, Cornwall late afternoon. Lingering rarities included the Pied-billed Grebe in County Cork, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Northern Harrier and Ross's Goose in Norfolk and Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire. Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, an American Wigeon, a White-tailed Eagle, two Ring-necked Ducks, five Shorelarks, five Rough-legged Buzzards and eight Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 2nd February 2011 | ||
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| Another two Northern Long-tailed Tits were discovered in Kent today,
at Rodmersham Green, near Sittingbourne. Five also remained at Dymchurch, with a
total of nine seen in the county this year.
Lingering rarities included the Northern Harrier at Thornham, Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher at Poole, Dorset, Lesser Scaup at Holm, Orkney and Ross's Goose at Rockcliffe, Cumbria. Scarcity highlights included a White-tailed Eagle, a Rose-coloured Starling, two American Wigeon, three Ring-necked Ducks, four Rough-legged Buzzards, four Great White Egrets and five Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 29th January 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Forster's Tern at Galway,
County Galway, House Crow at Cobh, County Cork, Pacific Diver at
Marazion, Cornwall, Northern Harrier at Thornham, Norfolk,
Richardson's Canada Goose on Islay, Argyll, four Northern Long-tailed
Tits at Dymchurch, Kent, Coues's Arctic Redpoll at Rainton, County
Durham, single Red-breasted Geese in Lancashire and Hampshire and single
Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Gloucestershire.
Scarcity highlights included a Golden Eagle in Ceredigion, a White-tailed Eagle in Hampshire, a Little Auk in Yorkshire, two Surf Scoters, three American Wigeon, three Great Grey Shrikes, four Great White Egrets, five Ring-necked Ducks and six Rough-legged Buzzards. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 28th January 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as present today included the Pacific Diver
at Marazion, Cornwall, American Coot at Termoncarragh Lake, County Mayo,
Northern Harrier at Thornham, Norfolk, five Northern Long-tailed Tits
at Dymchurch, Kent, Red-breasted Goose at Titchfield Haven, Hampshire,
Coues's Arctic Redpoll at Rainton, County Durham and single Lesser Scaups
in Cornwall and Gloucestershire.
Scarcity highlights included two Rose-coloured Starlings, an American Wigeon, a White-tailed Eagle, two Ring-necked Ducks, two Surf Scoters, two Ring-billed Gulls, five Great Grey Shrikes and 12 Great White Egrets. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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