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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 7th October 2014 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Solitary Sandpiper near Duncormick,
County Wexford, a Red-eyed Vireo at Low Newton, Northumberland, a
Tawny Pipit at Newhaven, Sussex and a Pallid Harrier, Olive-backed
Pipit and two Little Buntings in Shetland.
Lingering rarities included the Scarlet Tanager in the Western Isles, Siberian Rubythroat in Shetland, Steppe Grey Shrike in Norfolk, Little Crake in Suffolk and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 5th October 2014 | ||
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| The first Steppe Grey Shrike for Norfolk was discovered today at
Burnham Norton, with the parish shrike list boasting examples of all six species on the county list. A juvenile
White-rumped Sandpiper at Balgarva, Western Isles was the only other new
rarity today.
Lingering rarities included the Siberian Rubythroat, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, Pallid Harrier and Little Bunting in Shetland, Swainson's Thrush in County Clare, Little Crake in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork and Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 3rd October 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day came from the Shetland Isles where a male Siberian Rubythroat
was discovered on Mainland at Levenwick. Elsewhere around the archipelago were Olive-backed
Pipit, Rose-coloured Starling, Rough-legged Buzzard, Bluethroat,
Corncrake, two Barred Warbler, three Little Buntings and 16
Yellow-browed Warblers. Meanwhile, on the Isles of Scilly Little
Bunting, Rose-coloured Starling and two Yellow-browed Warblers were logged. A Red-eyed Vireo - the fourth in nine days - was discovered in County Mayo at Achill Island, a Gyr was reported in Argyll on Islay, and the Blue-winged Teal remained in Northumberland. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler (Argyll and Pembrokeshire), Rose-coloured Starling (County Cork and Dorset), Barred Warbler (Bedfordshire), Hoopoe (County Galway), Red-backed Shrike (Suffolk) and Cattle Egret (Kent). Significant late news concerned a Semipalmated Sandpiper present yesterday in County Mayo on Achill Island. |
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| Wednesday 1st October 2014 | ||
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| The highlights of the day came from the Shetland Isles where both the White's Thrush
and Myrtle Warbler remained on South Mainland, a Pallid Harrier was new at Gott, as was an
Olive-backed Pipit on Whalsay, whilst Rustic Bunting, Eastern Subalpine
Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Barred Warbler, Temminck's Stint
and Spotted Crake remained on Unst, with King Eider, Bluethroat,
Lapland Bunting, two each of Little Bunting and Red-breasted
Flycatcher, and 34 Yellow-browed Warblers around the archipelago. On the Scilly Isles
Bluethroat, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Wryneck and Yellow-browed Warbler were logged. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Masked Shrike still in East Yorkshire, a Lesser Yellowlegs new in County Dublin at Rogerstown Estuary, an Olive-backed Pipit on the Orkney Islands at Deerness, although the Eyebrowed Thrush had gone from North Ronaldsay. Otherwise, scarcities included Purple Heron (Norfolk), Surf Scoter (Highland), Richard's Pipit (Cornwall), two each of Hoopoe, Barred Warbler, Wryneck and Cattle Egret, four Lapland Buntings, seven Red-backed Shrikes, nine Yellow-browed Warblers and a total of 106 Pomarine Skuas. |
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| Tuesday 30th September 2014 | ||
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| A stunning male Eyebrowed Thrush on North Ronaldsay, Orkney vied for
the top spot in today's rarity highlights, but the Myrtle Warbler and
White's Thrush double in south Mainland Shetland may just beat it after so many people enjoyed them both. Both the
latter birds showed exceptionally well all day, the former relocating to
Grutness after yesterdays brief visit to Virkie, and the latter remaining at
Durigarth just four miles to the north. A Pechora Pipit also visited North
Ronaldsay briefly, whilst Shetland gained a Red-throated Pipit (Boddam)
and three Little Buntings (Eswick, Out Skerries and Fair Isle).
Elsewhere, an Arctic Warbler was on The Lizard, Cornwall and a Red-throated Pipit flew over Pelistry, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. Rarities lingering on Shetland included the Eastern Subalpine Warbler and Rustic Bunting on Unst and King Eider on Yell, with the Masked Shrike still in Yorkshire and Little Bunting still in the Isles of Scilly. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 28th September 2014 | ||
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| A Swainson's Thrush at Norwick, Unst, Shetland performed well today,
after it was found early afternoon, but there was no sign of the Ovenbird in
County Cork. Another Red-eyed Vireo was found, at Firkeel, County Cork,
whilst back in Shetland a Greenish Warbler was at Lower Voe, Mainland.
Lingering rarities included the Masked Shrike in Yorkshire, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, Eastern Subalpine Warbler and Little Bunting in Shetland, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire and Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan. |
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