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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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| Tuesday 8th July 2014 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included just the Bridled Tern in
Northumberland, Ross's Gull in Devon and the family of Black-winged
Stilts in Sussex.
Scarcity highlights included three Night Herons, three Glossy Ibises, a Honey Buzzard and a Balearic Shearwater. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Monday 7th July 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation that the Black-winged Pratincole had returned to Northumberland, where it remained at Holywell Pond until mid morning before, once again, flying off. Elsewhere, Lesser Grey Shrike, Marsh Warbler and Pectoral Sandpiper were all together on the Shetland Isles, the Night Heron showed again in Gloucestershire, a Pectoral Sandpiper lingered in Norfolk, a Serin was seen briefly in East Sussex, and Glossy Ibis remained in Cambridgeshire, Dorset, Lincolnshire and West Yorkshire. |
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| Sunday 6th July 2014 | ||
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| A summer plumaged Spotted Sandpiper was a nice find in Clyde late
afternoon, on the River Clyde by the Baron's Haugh RSPB reserve.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Bridled Tern in Northumberland, Black-winged Pratincole in County Durham early morning only (a pratincole sp was reported from Northumberland briefly this evening), Lesser Grey Shrike in Shetland, Ross's Gull in Devon, two Black-winged Stilts in Sussex and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. The highlights of the scarcities seen today were a Night Heron, a Pectoral Sandpiper and seven Glossy Ibises. |
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| Saturday 5th July 2014 | ||
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| Two new Mega rarities were discovered today, the most widely appreciated of
which was a Black-winged Pratincole in County Durham. Found mid morning
and still present at dusk, it showed well at Hurworth Burn Reservoir. A
Black-browed Albatross flew east past Portland Bill, Dorset at 7am, and was seen
from a boat off Durlston Country Park an hour and a half later.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Short-toed Eagle in Hampshire, Ross's Gull in Devon and Laughing Gull in County Cork. Scarcity highlights involved a Hoopoe, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Red-backed Shrike, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Grey Phalarope, a Temminck's Stint, two Marsh Warblers and two Glossy Ibises. |
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| Thursday 3rd July 2014 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Bridled Tern in Northumberland on the Farne Islands,
Ross's Gull in Devon at Topsham, Laughing Gull in County Cork at Ballycotton, and
Lesser Scaup in Somerset at Blagdon Lake. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Lancashire), Temminck's Stint (Northumberland), Pectoral Sandpiper (Norfolk), Corncrake (East Yorkshire) and six scattered Glossy Ibises. |
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| Wednesday 2nd July 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Blue-winged Teal in Nottinghamshire at Lound, although it could not be relocated later in the day. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Short-toed Eagle in Hampshire, Bridled Tern in Northumberland, Ross's Gull in Devon and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Lancashire), Marsh Warbler (Shetland Isles), Grey Phalarope (Orkney Isles), Temminck's Stint (Northumberland), Corncrake (East Yorkshire) and five Glossy Ibises. |
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| Tuesday 1st July 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was confirmation that the territorial Iberian Chiffchaff is still present on Rousay, Orkney Isles, where it was first heard on 7th June. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Short-toed Eagle in Hampshire, Bridled Tern in Northumberland, Ross's Gull in Devon, Laughing Gull in County Cork, Red-footed Falcon in Cornwall and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Lancashire and Suffolk), American Golden Plover (County Mayo), Spotted Crake (Cheshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Shetland Isles), Cattle Egret (Northumberland), and eight Glossy Ibises. |
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