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| Thursday 22nd December 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Western
Sandpiper, Coues's Arctic Redpoll and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk,
Greater Yellowlegs in Highland, Wilson's Snipe and Dusky Warbler on the Isles of Scilly,
Bufflehead in Cornwall, Desert Wheatear in Northumberland, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset,
Red-breasted Goose and Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, Spotted
Sandpiper and Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire, and
Glossy Ibises in both Kent (2) and Lancashire. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (Lincolnshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Isle of Scilly), Surf Scoter (Devon), American Wigeon (Devon and West Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall and Norfolk) and Snow Goose (Perth and Kinross). A total of 93 Tundra Bean Geese were logged across six counties between Clyde, Lancashire and Suffolk. |
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Daily news summaries
Catch up with RBA's daily birdnews summaries. Browse ten days at a time, or choose a date to read summaries from that day backwards.
Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Wednesday 21st December 2011 | ||
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| Today's best new discovery was a Long-billed Dowitcher at Kidwelly
Quay (Carmarthenshire). Earlier in the year a Long-billed Dowitcher was present
at the same site between 29th September and 11th October.
Lingering rarities included Lesser Scaups in Somerset and Gloucestershire, Dusky Warbler and Blue-winged Teal on Isles of Scilly, Western Sandpiper and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Desert Wheatears in Northumberland and East Yorkshire, Glossy Ibises in Kent (2) and Lancashire, Spotted Sandpipers in Dorset and Devon, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset and American Buff-bellied Pipit in Co Waterford. In Moray two King Eiders were reported in Burghead harbour. The best of the rest included American Wigeon in West Yorkshire, Cattle Egrets in Hampshire and Dorset, Richard's Pipit in Dorset, Yellow-browed Warbler in Devon and Surf Scoter in Cornwall. |
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| Tuesday 20th December 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Western Sandpiper and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Highland, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Desert Wheatear in Northumberland, single King Eiders in County Kerry and Moray, Blue-winged Teal in the Isles of Scilly, single Glossy Ibises in Kent and Lancashire, Richardson's Canada Goose in County Sligo, single Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire and Somerset and single Spotted Sandpipers in Dorset, Somerset and Devon. | ||
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| Monday 19th December 2011 | ||
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| Rarities seen today included the Western Sandpiper and Coues's
Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, along with at least one Ross's Goose and a
Ferruginous Duck, Greater Yellowlegs in Highland, Least
Sandpiper in County Kerry, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County
Waterford, Desert Wheatear in Northumberland, single Glossy Ibises
in Kent and Lancashire, Red-breasted Goose in Devon, single King
Eiders in County Kerry and Moray, single Lesser Scaups in
Gloucestershire and Somerset and Spotted Sandpiper in Devon.
Significant late news concerned a male Lesser Kestrel in Cornwall on 1st November, which would be the second record for the county after a one day bird in May 1968. |
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| Sunday 18th December 2011 | ||
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| Rarities noted today comprised Western Sandpiper, Coues's Arctic
Redpoll, Ferruginous Duck and two Ross's Geese all still in Norfolk,
Wilson's Snipe and Blue-winged Teal on the Isles of Scilly, Bufflehead
in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier in County Galway, Desert Wheatear and
Lesser Scaup in Northumberland, Red-breasted Goose and Spotted
Sandpiper in Devon, King Eider in County Kerry, Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin, two
Small Canada Geese in Argyll, Lesser Scaups in both Gloucestershire and Somerset, and
Glossy Ibises in Essex, Kent (2) and Lancashire. Scarcities included Bluethroat (County Waterford), Richard's Pipit (Dorset), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), Surf Scoter (Cornwall and Devon), American Wigeon (Devon and West Yorkshire) and Pectoral Sandpiper (Ayrshire). A total of 125 Tundra Bean Geese were recorded across twelve counties between Aberdeenshire to County Armagh and Lincolnshire. |
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| Saturday 17th December 2011 | ||
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| In Ireland, a second-winter American Herring Gull was found at
Youghal dump, County Cork whilst, nearby, a first-winter female King Eider
was in County Kerry, at Reen Pier, Ballinskelligs. A Glossy Ibis was a
new arrival to Grove Ferry NNR, Kent.
Long staying rarities seen today included the Western Sandpiper and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Highland, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Waterford, Least Sandpiper in County Cork, Bufflehead in Cornwall, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Desert Wheatear in Northumberland, single Blue-winged Teals in County Dublin and the Isles of Scilly, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, Glossy Ibis in Lancashire, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk and single Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire, Somerset and Northumberland. |
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| Friday 16th December 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Western Sandpiper
in Norfolk, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Bufflehead in Cornwall,
Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, King Eider in Moray, Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin, and single
Glossy Ibises in both Essex and Lancashire. Scarcities included American Wigeon (West Yorkshire and Dumfries and Galloway), Bluethroat (County Waterford), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon) and Pectoral Sandpiper (Ayrshire), with Great White Egrets noted in Angus, Carmarthenshire, Cumbria and Kent (3). |
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| Thursday 15th December 2011 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised both the Western Sandpiper and
Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Highland, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and
Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Least Sandpiper in County Kerry, Desert Wheatear in Northumberland,
Penduline Tit in Kent, King Eider in Moray, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon,
Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire, and single Glossy Ibises in both Essex and Lancashire. Scarcities included Bluethroat (County Waterford), Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), Lesser Snow Goose (Argyll) and American Wigeon (Devon and Dumfries and Galloway). 117 Tundra Bean Geese were recorded across seven counties between Ayrshire, Staffordshire and Suffolk. |
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| Wednesday 14th December 2011 | ||
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| A Greater Yellowlegs by Loch Fleet, Highland became the second record
for the county today, following a one-day bird on the Isle of Skye in May 1985.
It was present in a flooded field at Knockglass all afternoon.
Long staying rarities seen today included the Western Sandpiper and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper in Somerset, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, single Desert Wheatears in Northumberland and Shetland, single Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire and Somerset, single Glossy Ibises in Lancashire and Essex and Spotted Sandpiper and Red-breasted Goose in Devon. |
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| Tuesday 13th December 2011 | ||
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| New discoveries included a Lesser Scaup at Slimbridge WWT
(Gloucestershire) and Glossy Ibis at Leighton Moss RSPB (Lancashire).
Lingering rarities comprised Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, two Long-billed Dowitchers, Lesser Scaup and Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset, Desert Wheatears in Northumberland, East Yorkshire and Shetland, Western Sandpiper in Norfolk, Blue-winged Teal in Dorset, Penduline Tit in Kent, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon and Dusky Warbler on Isles of Scilly. |
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