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| Wednesday 18th March 2015 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Harlequin Duck and three White-billed Divers in Aberdenshire,
Harlequin Duck still in Highland, Laughing Gull on the Wirral, Bonaparte's
Gulls in Dorset and County Waterford, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin,
King Eider in Fife, Lesser Scaups in both County Cavan and Glamorgan, and the
Black-bellied Dipper still in East Yorkshire. Scarcities included Glossy Ibis (Nottinghamshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (East Sussex), two each of Richard's Pipit, Yellow-browed Warbler, Surf Scoter and Cattle Egret, three American Wigeons, four of Ring-necked Duck and Waxwing, six Lapland Buntings, nine Shorelarks and 13 Great Grey Shrikes. Notable gull tallies compried 32 Iceland, seven Glaucous, six Caspian, five 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 17th March 2015 | ||
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| Today's rarities included Harlequin Ducks in Aberdeenshire and
Highland, Bonaparte's Gulls in Co Waterford and Dorset, King Eider
in Cornwall, Penduline Tits in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Co
Dublin and Lesser Scaup in Co Cavan.
The best of the rest included Richard's Pipit (East Sussex), Glossy Ibis (Nottinghamshire), two Serins (Essex), two Cattle Egrets (Kent), two Little Buntings (Cornwall and Glamorgan) and three Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| Monday 16th March 2015 | ||
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| Today's rarities comprised Harlequin Duck in Highland, American
Herring Gull in Cornwall, Laughing Gull in
Wirral, Bonaparte's Gull in Co Waterford, Penduline Tits in Devon,
Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Ayrshire and King Eider in Fife. Late news related to an
American Herring Gull in Co Cork yesterday and White-billed Divers off
South Uist on Friday and North Uist on Saturday.
The best of the rest included White-tailed Eagle in Norfolk, Serin in Essex, Little Bunting in Cornwall, Richard's Pipits in Norfolk and East Sussex, Cattle Egrets in Kent, Glossy Ibis in Nottinghamshire (with a report of another in Hertfordshire), Yellow-browed Warblers in Devon and Worcestershire and American Wigeons in Nottinghamshire, Co Leitrim/Co Donegal and West Yorkshire. |
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| Sunday 15th March 2015 | ||
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| Today's rarities comprised Harlequin Ducks in Aberdeenshire and Highland,
Forster's Tern in Co Galway, Black Duck on Isles of Scilly, Penduline Tits
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Devon, Laughing Gull in Wirral, King Eider in Cornwall, Black
Scoter in Co Kerry, Lesser Scaup in
Glamorgan, Bonaparte's Gull in Co Waterford and Blue-winged or Cinnamon Teal in Dorset.
The best of the rest included Glossy Ibis (Nottinghamshire), White-tailed Eagle (Suffolk and Norfolk), Richard's Pipit (Cumbria), Little Bunting (Cornwall), two Yellow-browed Warblers, three American Wigeons, eight Shorelarks and 36 Waxwings. A Short-toed Lark was reported in South Yorkshire. |
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| Saturday 14th March 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Harlequin Ducks in Aberdeenshire and
Highland, Laughing Gulls in Co Cork and Wirral, King Eiders in
Fife and Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in
Glamorgan and Co Sligo, Penduline Tits in Devon, Ross's Goose in
Forth, Blue-winged Teal in Orkney, Black-bellied Dipper in East
Yorkshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan
The best of the rest included two Serins and White-tailed Eagle (Essex), Richard's Pipit (East Sussex), Yellow-browed Warblers (Devon and Worcestershire), Little Buntings (Cornwall and Glamorgan), two Cattle Egrets (Kent), Glossy Ibises (Essex and Nottinghamshire), Taiga Bean Goose (Cleveland), American Wigeons (Nottinghamshire and West Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Somerset), three Rough-legged Buzzards and 23 Waxwings. |
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| Friday 13th March 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Harlequin Ducks in Highland and
Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Laughing Gull in Wirral, Richardson's Cackling Goose
in Argyll, White-billed Diver in Shetland, Lesser Scaup in Co
Sligo, King Eider in Fife and Penduline Tits in Devon.
The best of the rest included Yellow-browed Warbler (Worcestershire), Richard's Pipit (East Sussex), Serins (Essex) and Little Bunting (Cornwall). |
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| Thursday 12th March 2015 | ||
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| Rarities tody comprised the Harlequin Duck still in Aberdeenshire, Black Scoter
in County Kerry, Laughing Gull on the Wirral, King Eider in Cornwall, two
Penduline Tits together in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Ross's Goose in Forth. Scarcities included Yellow-browed Warbler (Worcestershire), Glossy Ibis (Nottinghamshire), two each of Little Bunting, Richard's Pipit, American Wigeon, Surf Scoter, Ring-billed Gull and Cattle Egret, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Great Grey Shrikes, six Lapland Buntings and 12 Waxwings. Arrivals of summer migrats continued, with day totals of 114 Sand Martins, 60 Wheatears, nine Garganey, nine Sandwich Terns, eight White Wagtails, six Swallows, three Little Ringed Plovers, two each of both Turtle Dove and Osprey, and a single Ring Ouzel. |
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| Wednesday 11th March 2015 | ||
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| A Ross's Goose was at Tullibody, Forth today, and has been present
with Pink-footed Geese there for around a week.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs in Sussex, two Penduline Tits in Devon, King Eiders in Cornwall and Fife and Blue-winged Teal in Orkney. |
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| Tuesday 10th March 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities present today included both Harlequin Ducks, in
Highland and Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, two Penduline
Tits in Devon, Blue-winged Teal and White-billed Diver in
Orkney, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, single Laughing Gulls in Wirral
and County Cork and Black-bellied Dipper in Yorkshire.
Scarcity highlights included a Yellow-browed Warbler, two Little Buntings, two Serins and three Richard's Pipits. |
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| Monday 9th March 2015 | ||
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| An Alpine Swift over Wolverhampton, West Midlands was the first proper
spring rarity of the year.
Lingerers once again comprised the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Laughing Gull in Wirral, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Black-bellied Dipper in Yorkshire. |
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