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| Friday 6th February 2015 | ||
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| No new rarities were found today. The Laughing Gull remained a popular
attraction on the Wirral with the long staying bird also still at Ballycotton in
County Cork. The other main attraction, the drake Harlequin Duck was
still in Aberdeen. In Northumberland the Black Scoter was seen again off
Cheswick Sands.
Other long staying rarities included the Lesser Yellowlegs in Sussex, the three, somewhat elusive, Penduline Tits in Devon, the Black Duck on Scilly, Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire and Gloucestershire and Lesser Scaups in Cornwall, Glamorgan and County Kerry. Scarcities around the country included the Little Bunting still in Glamorgan, the two Serins in Essex, as well as five Shorelarks, eight Great Grey Shrikes, six Rough-legged Buzzards, five Ring-billed Gulls, 16 Glaucous Gulls, 13 Iceland Gulls and three Ring-necked Ducks including a new bird in Somerset. |
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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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| Thursday 5th February 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Harlequin Duck (Aberdeenshire), Laughing Gull
(Wirral), Black Scoter (Co Kerry), Lesser Yellowlegs (East Sussex),
Pacific
Diver (Cornwall), Lesser Scaup (Cornwall) and Ferruginous Duck (Hampshire),
whilst a Cackling Goose was reported on North Uist (Western Isles) and a
possible grey morph Gyr flew over Havergate Marshes (Norfolk).
The best of the rest included Little Bunting (Glamorgan), Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), Ring-necked Duck (Western Isles), Glossy Ibis (Co Waterford), two Serins (Essex), at least one Cattle Egret (East Sussex/Kent) two Richard's Pipits and four American Wigeons. |
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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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| 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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