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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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| Sunday 23rd November 2014 | ||
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| Cleveland's first Isabelline Wheatear was identified today, on the
beach at Seaton Snook. Further north, an adult Bonaparte's Gull was
present off the Farne Islands, Northumberland, whilst the bird in Devon made
another of its sporadic visits to Dawlish Warren. Also in Devon, a Hume's
Yellow-browed Warbler was in Exeter, with other new arrivals including a
Dusky Warbler on Tresco, Isles of Scilly and a Forster's Tern in
Kinvarra Bay, County Galway.
Lingering rarities included the American Coot in County Kerry, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler and Blue-winged Teal (or hybrid) in Northumberland, Olive-backed Pipit in Shetland, Franklin's Gull in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Red-breasted Goose in Orkney. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 22nd November 2014 | ||
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| In Cornwall, the Pacific Diver returned to Mount's Bay for its eighth
winter today. A Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was found at Whitley Bay,
Northumberland.
Lingering rarities included the American Coot in County Kerry, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall. |
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| Friday 21st November 2014 | ||
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| Just three rarities were reported today, all long staying birds - the
Dusky Warbler at Kelynack, Cornwall, the Lesser Scaup at Llangorse
Lake, Powys and the Ferruginous Duck at Blashford Lakes, Hampshire.
Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Hoopoe, a Purple Heron, a Sabine's Gull, an American Wigeon, two Surf Scoters, two Green-winged Teals, two Ring-billed Gulls, three Grey Phalaropes, four Yellow-browed Warblers, four Cattle Egrets, five Pomarine Skuas, five Rough-legged Buzzards, six Great Grey Shrikes and nine Little Auks. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 20th November 2014 | ||
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| A Black Stork which appeared over Waxham, Norfolk late morning is
likely to be the individual which was in Suffolk recently. In Suffolk itself, a
Dusky Warbler was found at Boyton Marshes RSPB, less than a mile from the
site of the recent individual at Hollesley Marshes RSPB, which was still present
yesterday. A Little Bunting was in Nanjizal Valley, Cornwall this
morning.
Lingering rarities included the American Coot in the Western Isles, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham, Franklin's Gull in Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Powys, Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire and other Dusky Warblers in Cornwall and Dorset, with a second in Suffolk, still at Landguard NR. |
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| Wednesday 19th November 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a White's Thrush in Lerwick, Shetland Isles, with nearby an
Olive-backed Pipit new on Fair Isle. Elsewhere, a Red-flanked Bluetail was discovered on Westray, Orkney Isles, and
Dusky Warblers at both Portland, Dorset, and St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. Lingering rarities comprised the Grey-cheeked Thrush still on the Shetland Isles, American Coot on the Western Isles, Desert Wheatear in Angus, two Penduline Tits together in Norfolk, Dusky Warblers in Cornwall and Suffolk (2), and Ferruginous Ducks in both Bedfordshire and Hampshire. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Angus), Snow Goose (Moray), Serin (Kent), Ring-billed Gull (Highland), Ring-necked Duck (County Leitrim), Lapland Bunting (Norfolk), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), two each of Richard's Pipit and American Wigeon, three each of Surf Scoter, Shorelark and Yellow-browed Warbler, four Cattle Egrets, five Great Grey Shrikes and seven Rough-legged Buzzards. Seawatch totals included 84 Little Auks and 18 Pomarine Skuas. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 16th November 2014 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an American Coot on
North Uist, Western Isles. This is the eighth record for Britain, three of which
have occurred in this county. A Roller near Dunmanway, County Cork is
just the third November record ever. The other new discoveries today were more
expected late autumn rarities, with a Desert Wheatear at Montrose, Angus,
a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler at Loch of Strathbeg RSPB, Aberdeenshire
and single Dusky Warblers at Landguard, Suffolk and Kelynack, Cornwall.
Also in Suffolk, the identity of the Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler at Bawdsey was confirmed, with the Black Stork and another Dusky Warbler also lingering in the county. Other lingering rarities included the Isabelline Shrikes in Cornwall and Dorset, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham, Franklin's Gull and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Dusky Warbler in Dorset, Red-breasted Goose in Orkney, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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