| Daily News Summaries | ||||
 | ||||
 |
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. | |||
 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
||||
| << Newer | Back to the most recent | Older>> | ||
|
||||
|
|
|
| Sunday 14th December 2014 | ||
|
||
| Lingering rarities still present today included the Blyth's Pipit in
West Yorkshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Bonaparte's Gull
in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Eastern Black Redstart
on the Isles of Scilly.
Scarcity highlights included the Barred Warbler in Dorset, Richard's Pipits in Dorset, Sussex and Norfolk, Grey Phalarope in Hampshire, Surf Scoter on the Essex /Suffolk border, Lesser Snow Goose in Norfolk and Lesser Canada Goose in County Wexford. |
||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Saturday 13th December 2014 | ||
|
||
| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Naumann's Thrush in County Cork at Castletownroche; present briefly around midday before being lost. Elsewhere, an
Ivory Gull was found on the Western Isles on Benbecula, whilst a Ferruginous Duck arrived at Carr Vale, Derbyshire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Blyth's Pipit in West Yorkshire, two Penduline Tits in Devon, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, and the Eastern Black Redstart on the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included Barred Warbler (Dorset), Richard's Pipit (Dorset and Somerset), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Lesser Snow Goose (Norfolk), and American Wigeon (Aberdeenshire and Cornwall (2)). |
||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Friday 12th December 2014 | ||
|
||
| The Blyth's Pipit remained in Wakefield, Yorkshire, the American
Coot was seen again at Balranald RSPB, Western Isles and the Eastern
Black Redstart was still on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
Scarcity highlights included a Barred Warbler, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Richard's Pipit, a Great Grey Shrike, a Lesser Snow Goose, a Surf Scoter, two American Wigeons, four Shorelarks and six Rough-legged Buzzards. |
||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Thursday 11th December 2014 | ||
|
||
| The Blyth's Pipit remained at Pugneys Country Park, Yorkshire, as did
the Eastern Black Redstart in the Isles of Scilly.
Scarcity highlights included a Barred Warbler, a Green-winged Teal, a Ring-necked Duck, a Lesser Snow Goose, a Black Brant, a Long-tailed Skua, a Ring-billed Gull, an Iceland Gull, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Glaucous Gulls, three Cattle Egrets, three Little Auks, four Shorelarks, four Rough-legged Buzzards, four Pomarine Skuas, seven Great White Egrets, eight Caspian Gulls and 23 Tundra Bean Geese. |
||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Wednesday 10th December 2014 | ||
|
||
| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Blyth's Pipit in West Yorkshire at Pugneys Country Park. Lingering rarities elsewhere comprised the
Eastern Black Redstart still on the Isles of Scilly, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and three
Penduline Tits together in Devon. Scarities included Barred Warbler and Richard's Pipit (both Dorset), Lesser Snow Goose (Norfolk), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Cattle Egret (Cheshire), Green-winged Teal (Dumfries and Galloway), Ring-billed Gull (County Dublin), two each of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Black Brant, three each of Rough-legged Buzzard, Great Grey Shrike, Lapland Bunting and Pomarine Skua, seven Great White Egrets, eight Little Auks, 12 Shorelarks, 16 Caspian Gulls and 25 Tundra Bean Geese. |
||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Sunday 7th December 2014 | ||
|
||
| In Devon, three Penduline Tits were discovered at Bowling Green Marsh
RSPB mid morning, but they proved elusive, being seen just once more early
afternoon. In neighbouring Cornwall, another female Desert Wheatear
arrived, this time on The Lizard, with the long staying bird still present at
Porthgwarra. A Ross's Goose was also found, at Dunbar, Lothian.
Other lingering rarities included both the American Coots (Western Isles and County Kerry), Desert Wheatear in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Powys and Eastern Black Redstart in the Isles of Scilly. |
||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
| << Newer | Back to the most recent | Older>> | ||
|
| ||||
| ||||
| All weather charts on this page are Crown Copyright of the Met Office and are reproduced here with their permission. If you wish to reproduce any of these charts yourself, you must seek prior approval from the Met Office |
||||
|
||||