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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 12th January 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a second Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, at Cardiff, whilst the other remained in position at the Ogmore Estuary. Elsewhere, rarities seen today comprised both
American Buff-bellied Pipits still together in Berkshire, the American Coot in County Galway,
Western Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk, single
Red-breasted Geese in both Dumfries and Galloway and Hampshire, Richardson's Canada Geese
in Argyll and County Sligo, King Eider on the Shetland Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher
in Pembrokeshire, Lesser Scaup in both Cornwall and Somerset, and Glossy Ibises in Hampshire and Pembrokeshire. Scarcities included a Pallas's Warbler in Berkshire at Moor Green Lakes - present for ten days but only identified from photographs today, the Rose-coloured Starling still in Devon, a new Great Grey Shrike in Cornwall, two Rough-legged Buzzards together in Norfolk, and both Richard's Pipit and Cattle Egret in Somerset. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 11th January 2013 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included a single American Buff-bellied
Pipit in Berkshire at Queen Mother Reservoir, American Coot in County
Galway at Murloch, Western Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall at St Just,
Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk at Thetford, Dusky Warbler on the
Isles of Scilly at Lower Moors, and Gyr on the Western Isles on South
Uist.
Others included the Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Red-breasted Geese in Dumfries and Galloway and Hampshire, Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll, Long-billed Dowitcher in Pembrokeshire, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Scaups in Somerset and Cornwall and Glossy Ibis in Hampshire. Scarcity highlights included the Temminck's Stint in Somerset, Rose-coloured Starling in Devon and Yellow-browed Warbler on the Berkshire /Hampshire border. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 9th January 2013 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was reappearance of both American Buff-bellied Pipits at Queen Mother Reservoir, Berkshire, the first time they have shown since 26th December 2012. Eleswhere, lingering rarities comprised the Gyr still on the Western Isles, American Coot in County Galway, Black Duck in County Mayo, Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Dusky Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk, Red-breasted Geese in both Hampshire and Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Lincolnshire and Pembrokeshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Somerset, and Glossy Ibis in County Cork, Dorset and Hampshire. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Devon), Richard's Pipit (Isles of Scilly), Yellow-browed Warbler (Hampshire), Surf Scoter (County Kerry, Pembrokeshire and County Waterford), American Wigeon (County Leitrim), Ring-necked Duck (Devon, Isles of Scilly (2) and Pembrokeshire), Ring-billed Gull (County Cork, County Kerry, Hampshire, Shetland Isles and County Waterford), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk (2) and Kent), and Great Grey Shrike (Derbyshire, East Yorkshire and Surrey). |
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| Sunday 6th January 2013 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Subalpine Warbler in
Cornwall, Desert Wheatear and King Eider in Aberdeenshire,
Black-bellied Dipper and Red-breasted Goose in Suffolk, Lesser
Yellowlegs in Devon, Long-billed Dowitchers in Pembrokeshire and
Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in Glamorgan and County Antrim, King
Eider in Shetland, Lesser Scaups in Somerset and County Clare,
Red-breasted Geese in Hampshire and Dumfries and Galloway and Glossy
Ibises in Pembrokeshire and Hampshire.
Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Todd's Canada Goose a Temminck's Stint, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Yellow-browed Warbler and a Grey Phalarope. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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