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| Thursday 6th December 2012 | ||
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| A Penduline Tit was discovered at Pegwell Bay (Kent), whilst lingering
rarities comprised Pacific Diver and Subalpine Warbler (Cornwall), Ross's Goose and
Black-bellied Dipper (Norfolk),
Long-billed Dowitcher (Gloucestershire), Ferruginous Duck (Somerset)
and Glossy Ibis (Hampshire).
The best of the rest included two Rose-coloured Starlings and a Yellow-browed Warbler in Cornwall, American Wigeon in West Yorkshire, Temminck's Stint in Somerset, and Ring-necked Duck in Leicestershire. |
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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 5th December 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Pacific Diver in Cornwall at Marazion. As the bird is an adult, it is presumably the same as that
intermittently reported from Cornwall, and previously accepted as being present
in Mount's Bay between 17th February-10th March and 23rd-29th November 2007, and 2nd November 2009, visiting Porthpean between 10th December 2007 and 29th March 2008, and Hayle on 19th November-9th December 2009. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the American Coot in County Galway, Pied-billed Grebe on the Western Isles, Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Subalpine Warbler and Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, three Penduline Tits in Cambridgeshire, Baird's Sandpiper in County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Devon and Lancashire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Dorset, Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and County Kerry, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset and Glossy Ibis in Hampshire. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Temminck's Stint (Somerset), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Ring-billed Gull (County Wicklow), American Wigeon (West Yorkshire), Surf Scoter (County Waterford), and Ring-necked Duck (Devon, County Kerry and Leicestershire). Waxwings were recorded across 42 counties between Highland, Aberdeen, Cornwall and Kent, and including flocks of 300 in Angus, 240 Leicestershire, 200 Clyde and Cumbria, 150 Kent, 101 Cambridgeshire, and 100 in both South Yorkshire and Suffolk. |
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| Tuesday 4th December 2012 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, White-rumped
Sandpiper in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire,
Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Ferruginous Duck
in Somerset, two Penduline Tits in Cambridgeshire, Glossy Ibis in
Hampshire and Lesser Scaup in Co Clare
Scarcity highlights included American Wigeon in West Yorkshire, Temminck's Stint in Somerset and Ring-necked Ducks in Devon, Leicestershire and Co Down. |
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| Monday 3rd December 2012 | ||
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| On Western Isles a white morph Gyr was seen on South Uist today.
Elsewhere lingering rarities comprised two Penduline Tits in
Cambridgeshire, Glossy Ibis in Hampshire, White-rumped Sandpiper
in Dorset, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, Desert Wheatear in
Aberdeenshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire and Lesser
Scaup in Co Clare.
The best of the rest included Temminck's Stint in Somerset, White Stork over Bedfordshire, American Wigeon in Aberdeenshire and West Yorkshire and Grey Phalarope in Suffolk. Late news from yesterday related to the continued presence of four Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls on Unst (Shetland). |
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| Sunday 2nd December 2012 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire at Rattray Head, a Ferruginous Duck in Somerset at Hay Moor, and three Penduline Tits together at Ouse Fen, Cambridgeshire. Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Blue-winged Teal and Lesser Scaup in County Clare, Red-breasted Geese in Cumbria and Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, White-rumped Sandpiper in Dorset, and Long-billed Dowitchers in Gloucestershire and Lincolnshire. |
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| Saturday 1st December 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the arrival of a Black-throated Thrush on the Shetland Isles at Loch of Benston, Mainland. Elsewhere, discoveries included a
Gyr on North Uist, Western Isles, Blue-winged Teal in County Clare at Ballyalla Lake, a
Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire at Dosthill, and a White-rumped Sandpiper identified at Longham Lakes, Dorset. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the American Coot in County Galway, Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Little Bunting in Cornwall, four Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls on the Shetland Isles, Red-breasted Goose in Cumbria and Hampshire, two Richardson's Canada Geese in Argyll, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Gloucestershire and Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Lesser Scaup in County Clare, and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire. Scarcities included American Wigeon (West Yorkshire), Surf Scoter (Fife, County Waterford and Western Isles), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall, County Galway, Leicestershire and County Mayo), Lesser Snow Goose (Highland) and Sabine's Gull (County Cork). Waxwings were logged across 56 counties between the Western Isles, Aberdeenshire, Kent and the Isles of Scilly, where maximum flocks included 315 in Kent, 300 Clyde, 150 Glamorgan and Nottinghamshire, 120 South Yorkshire, and 100 each in Denbighshire, Gloucestershire, Gwent and Leicestershire. |
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| Friday 30th November 2012 | ||
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| A late Baird's Sandpiper was found on Black Rock Strand, County Kerry,
whilst, slightly more expected, was a Dusky Warbler in West Bexington,
Dorset. The Blue-winged Teal returned to Castle Douglas, Dumfries and
Galloway yesterday.
Long staying rarities included the American Coot in County Galway, Desert Wheatear in Denbighshire, Dusky Warbler and Little Bunting in Cornwall, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on Unst, Shetland, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Lincolnshire and Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, Red-breasted Goose in Cumbria, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll and Glossy Ibis in Somerset. |
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| Thursday 29th November 2012 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the American Coot at
Murloch, County Galway, Pied-billed Grebe at Loch na Bagh, Western Isles,
Subalpine Warbler in St Just, Cornwall, Desert Wheatear at Rhyl,
Denbighshire, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Devon, Lincolnshire and
Lancashire, Blue-winged Teal at Ballylongford, County Kerry,
Red-breasted Goose at Cardurnock, Cumbria and Glossy Ibis at Ham Wall
RSPB, Somerset.
Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling in Cornwall, Yellow-browed Warbler in Gloucestershire, Surf Scoters in County Waterford and Conwy, American Wigeon in Yorkshire, Ring-necked Duck and Snow Goose in County Donegal (with another of the former on the Western Isles, and another of the latter in Highland), Green-winged Teal in Cumbria, Iceland Gull in Staffordshire and Glaucous Gulls in Cambridgeshire, Yorkshire and Orkney (2). |
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| Wednesday 28th November 2012 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of the second American Coot of the week; at Ballyconneely, County
Galway: only the third Irish record. Elsewhere, a White-billed Diver flew past Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire, and in Cornwall two Little Buntings
were located together at Rosenannon Downs. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Pied-billed Grebe on the Western Isles, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Down, Desert Wheatear in Denbighshire, Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Red-breasted Goose in Cornwall, four Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls together on the Shetland Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Devon and Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, and two Richardson's Canada Geese together in County Sligo. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (Northumberland), Yellow-browed Warbler (Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (2)), Surf Scoter (County Cork and County Waterford), American Wigeon (West Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Isle of Scilly (3), Somerset and Western Isles). Waxwings were logged across 45 counties between Aberdeenshire, the Western Isles, Cornwall and Kent, including flocks of 170 in Leicestershire, 120 Lincolnshire, 100 Denbighshire, 84 Staffordshire and 76 in Bedfordshire. |
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| Tuesday 27th November 2012 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Pied-billed Grebe on South Uist (Western
Isles), Subalpine Warbler and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, Desert Wheatear in Denbighs
and Richardson's Canada Geese in Argyll and Dumfries & Galloway. In
Hampshire the adult Red-breasted Goose relocated to Portsmouth.
In Ireland a Gyr was recorded in Co Kerry and the Lesser Scaup remained in Co Clare. The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling in Cornwall, Yellow-browed Warblers in Gloucestershire and Isles of Scilly, Ring-necked Ducks in Leicestershire and Somerset, American Wigeon in West Yorkshire and Green-winged Teal in Lancashire. Late news from yesterday related to the continuing presence of at least four Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls on Unst (Shetland) and an American Buff-bellied Pipit in Co Down. |
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