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| Wednesday 4th February 2015 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Laughing Gull still on the Wirral, Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire,
Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Black Duck
on the Isles of Scilly, three Penduline Tits together in Devon, Bonaparte's Gull in Argyll,
Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both County Cork and East Sussex. Scarcities included Night Heron (County Cork), Surf Scoter (County Clare), two each of Serin, Richard's Pipit and Shorelark, four each of both American Wigeon and Cattle Egret, five Rough-legged Buzzards, 10 Great Grey Shrikes, 21 Waxwings and 43 Little Auks. Notable gulls included 12 Iceland, nine Glaucous, seven Caspian, three Ring-billed and a Kumlien's. |
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Daily news summaries
Catch up with RBA's daily birdnews summaries. Browse ten days at a time, or choose a date to read summaries from that day backwards.
Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.
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| Tuesday 3rd February 2015 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the discovery of a Laughing Gull at New Brighton
(Wirral), whilst in Shropshire a probable second-winter Thayer's Gull was in
Telford and a Bonaparte's Gull was in Carmarthenshire. Elsewhere lingering
rarities included Harlequin Duck (Aberdeenshire), Pacific Diver (Cornwall),
Lesser Scaup (Cornwall and Glamorgan), Bonaparte's Gull (Devon) and
Ferruginous
Duck (Gloucestershire).
The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), Night Heron (Co Cork), two Cattle Egrets (Kent), two American Wigeons, two Richard's Pipits and three Serins. |
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| Monday 2nd February 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Harlequin Duck (Aberdeenshire),
Forster's Tern (Co Galway), American Herring Gull (Western Isles),
Lesser Scaup (Powys, Ayrshire and Cornwall), Ferruginous Duck
(Gloucestershire and Hampshire), Pacific Diver (Cornwall) and Black
Duck (Isles of Scilly).
The best of the rest included American Wigeon (North Yorkshire), Night Heron (Co Cork), Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), Yellow-browed Warbler (Cornwall), two Serins (Essex), two Richard's Pipits (Kent and Dorset), two Glossy Ibises (Essex and Cambridgeshire), three Ring-necked Ducks, six Rough-legged Buzzards and 42 Waxwings. |
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| Sunday 1st February 2015 | ||
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| Rarity sightings included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire,
American Coot and Black Scoter in Co Kerry, Bonaparte's Gulls
in Glamorgan and Devon, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Glamorgan,
Forster's Tern in Co Galway and Lesser Yellowlegs in Co Clare. In
Cornwall the Pacific Diver lingered in Mount's Bay whilst another was
reported off Pendower Beach.
The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), two Serins and three Richard's Pipits. |
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| Saturday 31st January 2015 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Harlequin Duck still in Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall,
Black Scoters in both County Kerry and Northumberland, three Penduline Tits together in Devon,
Laughing Gull in County Cork, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in East Sussex,
King Eiders in Aberdeenshire and Cornwall, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Glamorgan,
Ferruginous Ducks in Gloucestershire and Hampshire, and Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo. Scarcities included Rose-cloured Starling (Northumberland), Night Heron (County Cork), Shorelark (Lancashire), two each of Serin (together in Essex), Cattle Egret (together in Kent) and Surf Scoter, three of Richard's Pipit and Ring-necked Duck, four each of American Wigeon and Lapland Bunting, nine Rough-legged Buzzards, 11 Great Grey Shrikes, 14 Tundra Bean Geese, 31 Waxwings and 33 Little Auks. Notable gulls included 30 Glaucous, 20 Iceland, 13 Caspian, six Ring-billed and five Kumlien's. |
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| Friday 30th January 2015 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both the Harlequin Duck and King Eider in Aberdeeenshire,
American Coot on the Western Isles, Black Scoter in Northumberland, three
Penduline Tits in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in East Sussex, Richardson's Cackling Goose
in County Sligo, and, in Cornwall, Pacific Diver, King Eider and
Lesser Scaup. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (Dorset), Yellow-browed Warbler (Cornwall), Night Heron (County Cork), Glossy Ibis (County Waterford), two each of both Ring-necked Duck and Cattle Egret, four American Wigeons, five each of Surf Scoter, Rough-legged Buzzard and Great Grey Shrike, seven Waxwings and 15 Tundra Bean Geese. Notable gulls totals were 31 Glaucous, 12 Iceland, eight Ring-billed, seven Caspian and two Kumlien's. |
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| Thursday 29th January 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries comprised a Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire and
American Herring Gull on Western Isles, whilst King Eiders in
Shetland, Aberdeenshire and Cornwall, Black Scoter in Northumberland,
Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire and Ridgway's Cackling Goose in
Dumfries & Galloway were also logged.
The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), two Cattle Egrets (Kent), two Serins (Essex), two Richard's Pipits and four American Wigeons. |
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| Wednesday 28th January 2015 | ||
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| A King Eider was found off St Combs, Aberdeenshire today, and the
Ridgway's Cackling Goose in Dumfries and Galloway was refound at Stranraer.
Lingering rarities included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, King Eider and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, three Penduline Tits in Devon and Ross's Goose in Northumberland. |
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| Tuesday 27th January 2015 | ||
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| In the Isles of Scilly, a Black Duck was discovered on the Great Pool
on Tresco. This is presumably the individual seen briefly on Samson on the 19th.
Nearby in Cornwall, a King Eider was south of Maenporth, near Falmouth.
Lingering rarities present today included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, American Coot and Black Scoter in County Kerry, another Black Scoter in Northumberland, Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall (with further Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan and Ayrshire), three Penduline Tits and a Bonaparte's Gull in Devon and Ferruginous Duck in Gloucestershire. Significant news from Norfolk concerned a Little Bustard on Thursday, which was found dead at the side of a road at Blofield near Norwich. |
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| Monday 26th January 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rare wildfowl included Harlequin Duck (Aberdeenshire),
Black Scoters (Northumberland and Co Kerry), Ross's Goose (Northumberland) and Lesser Scaup
(Cornwall, Ayrshire and Glamorgan), whilst Lesser Yellowlegs (East Sussex
and Co Dublin), Laughing Gull (Co Cork) and
White-billed Diver (Shetland) were also logged.
The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), American Wigeons (Cornwall), Richard's Pipit (Kent), Night Heron (Co Cork), Shorelark (Lancashire) and Yellow-browed Warblers (Devon and Cornwall). |
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