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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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| Wednesday 3rd June 2015 | ||
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| The most exicting birding today was on the northern isles, where on the Orkney Isles the
Veery remained (North Ronaldsay), along with a Greenish Warbler (Sanday),
Red-spotted Bluethroat and Red-backed Shrike, whilst on the Shetland Isles
Great Reed Warbler (Unst), two Greenish Warblers (Fair Isle), Red-spotted
Bluethroat, Marsh Warbler, Common Rosefinch, four Icterine Warblers and five
Red-backed Shrikes. Elsewhere, the Black-winged Pratincole was relocated in Aberdeenshire at Loch of Skene, the Swainson's Thrush remained in Pembrokeshire, as did the Greater Yellowlegs (Hampshire), Squacco Heron (Isles of Scilly), Little Bittern (Suffolk), Red-footed Falcon (East Sussex), Black-winged Stilt (West Sussex), and White-rumped Sandpiper (Lincolnshire). Bee-eaters flew over Devon, Dorset and Norfolk (2). The best of the rest comprised White-winged Black Tern (Dorset), Night Heron (Isles of Scilly), Golden Oriole (Moray), and eight migrant Red-necked Phalaropes. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 29th May 2015 | ||
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| In Northumberland, a Black-winged Pratincole was discovered at Bothal
Pond mid afternoon, where it remained until late evening. A Gull-billed Tern
was present at the same site for a few minutes this evening, before it flew
towards the coast.
Other new discoveries today included a Broad-billed Sandpiper in Findhorn Bay, Moray, a White-rumped Sandpiper at Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire, a Red-rumped Swallow at Covenham Reservoir, Lincolnshire, Bee-eaters at Swanage, Dorset, St Buryan, Cornwall and Berwick, Sussex (two) and the two roaming Black-winged Stilts moved to Potteric Carr YWT, Yorkshire (with another singleton at Sidlesham Ferry, Sussex). Lingering rarities included the Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Squacco Heron in the Isles of Scilly, Rustic Bunting in Shetland, Rustic Bunting and Bee-eater in Orkney and White-rumped Sandpiper in County Derry. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 28th May 2015 | ||
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| Newly discovered today were a White-rumped Sandpiper on Lough Beg,
County Derry, a Red-rumped Swallow at Quoile Pondage, County Down and a
Black Kite over Hayle, Cornwall. On Unst, Shetland, the lingering Subalpine Warbler
was confirmed as a Western Subalpine Warbler.
Other lingering rarities seen today included the Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Squacco Heron in the Isles of Scilly, Rustic Bunting in Shetland and two Black-winged Stilts in Lincolnshire. Scarcity highlights included singles of Red-backed Shrike, White-winged Black Tern, Night Heron, Pectoral Sandpiper and American Wigeon, three each of Purple Heron and Ring-necked Duck, four Red-necked Phalaropes, 28 Pomarine Skuas and 339 Long-tailed Skuas. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 27th May 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Rustic Bunting at Baltasound, Shetland,
single Bee-eaters over Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk and in the St. Just area,
Cornwall, and the two roaming Black-winged Stilts spent the day at
Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire.
Lingering rarities included the Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Little Bittern in Suffolk, Squacco Heron in the Isles of Scilly and King Eider in Aberdeenshire. Scarcity highlights included singles of Melodious Warbler, Golden Oriole, Common Rosefinch, Spotted Crake, Red-necked Phalarope and Sabine's Gull, two each of Purple Heron and Dotterel, three Honey Buzzards and four Temminck's Stints. Skua passage is continuing slowly, with another 19 Long-tailed past Aird an Runair, Western Isles, and the lingering Pomarine remained off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 26th May 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a singing male Western Bonelli's Warbler at Hickling Broad, Norfolk, albeit only briefly mid morning. Elsewhere, a
Bonaparte's Gull was new in Cornwall at Kingsmill Lake, a pair of Black-winged Stilts reappeared in Essex at Bower's Marsh, the Black Stork
in Wales flew over Glamorgan then Gwent, and single Bee-eaters flew over two locations in Dorset. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Sardinian Warbler in Cornwall, Little Bittern in Suffolk, Squacco Heron on the Isles of Scilly, Red-footed Falcon in Dorset, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, Rustic Bunting and Bee-eater on the Orkney Isles, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, and a Black Kite again in Essex. Scarce migrants included White-winged Black Tern (Cambridgeshire), Ortolan Bunting (County Dublin), Night Heron and Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), two each of Purple Heron, Temminck's Stint and Dotterel, and three migrant Red-necked Phalaropes. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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