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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 24th June 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a territorial Blyth's Reed Warbler in Aberdeenshire at Inverurie, where it has been
present for around a week.
Continuing rarities were the Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Franklin's Gull in County Londonderry, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and King Eider on the Shetland Isles. Otherwise, brief encounters included a Whiskered Tern in Suffolk, Alpine Swift in Ayrshire, and Red-footed Falcon in Greater Manchester, with Bee-eaters noted in Kent (4) and Norfolk (5). Scarcities included Ortolan Bunting, Icterine Warbler and Common Rosefinch (all Highland), Rose-coloured Starling (Western Isles), Melodious Warbler (West Midlands), Purple Heron (Somerset), Temminck's Stint (Perth and Kinross), Red-necked Phalarope (Aberdeenshire), Golden Oriole and Green-winged Teal (Shetland Isles). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 21st June 2015 | ||
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| Significant late news from yesterday concerned an Eyebrowed Thrush in
Shetland, which was seen in a garden at Symbister, Whalsay. Unfortunately there
were no confirmed sightings of the bird today.
A Terek Sandpiper was found at Church Norton, West Sussex, which spent all day within a few hundred yards of the long staying Hudsonian Whimbrel. Other discoveries included a Tawny Pipit at Seafrd Head, East Sussex, a Rustic Bunting at Sumburgh, Shetland and a Bee-eater at Dunwich Heath, Suffolk. Other lingering rarities included the Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, single Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and Western Isles (with five Bee-eaters also in the latter county) and a Subalpine Warbler in Orkney. There was no sign of the Cretzschmar's Bunting in Gwynedd, which therefore matched the first ever British record to the exact date (10th to 20th June), becoming the joint longest staying bird of the six British records. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 20th June 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Gull-billed Tern in Birsay and a
Subalpine Warbler sp on North Ronaldsay, both Orkney, a Bonaparte's Gull
at Oare Marshes, Kent, a King Eider in Spey Bay, Moray and there are
now five Bee-eaters on Barra, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities included the Cretzschmar's Bunting in Gwynedd, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Great Reed Warbler in Shetland, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk and Bee-eater in Yorkshire. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, an Icterine Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, an American Wigeon, a Ring-necked Duck, two Purple Herons, four Marsh Warblers and four Red-necked Phalaropes. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 19th June 2015 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the (presumed) reappearance of the Cedar Waxwing
on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. First described by a non-birder on 2nd June,
it was rediscovered a few hundred yards away on Trench Lane late morning today,
where it was present on and off until 12.50pm, with no further sightings by the
evening.
New Bee-eaters found today included one west over Dowsby Fen, Lincolnshire and ten north over Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk (with three others lingering on Barra, Western Isles). Other lingering rarities included the Cretzschmar's Bunting in Gwynedd, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Great Reed Warbler in Shetland and White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk. Scarcity highlights involved singles of Melodious Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Woodchat Shrike, Rose-coloured Starling, Golden Oriole, Spotted Crake, American Wigeon and Purple Heron and two each of Red-backed Shrike and Icterine Warbler. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 17th June 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Cretzschmar's Bunting
on Bardsey Island, Gwynedd. Elsewhere, lingering rarities included the Hudsonian Whimbrel
still in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, territorial
Little Bittern in Suffolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and
White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles. Briefly seen rarities today comprised a reported Eleonora's Falcon on St Mary's, Isles Scilly, Red-rumped Swallow in Norfolk, Black Kite in Kent, with Bee-eaters in Devon (2), County Durham, Norfolk (2), Northumberland (3), Isles of Scilly (3) and the Western Isles. Scarcities included the territorial Melodious Warbler (West Midlands), Purple Heron (Isles of Scilly), Ring-necked Duck (East Yorkshire), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall) and two Marsh Warblers (County Durham and Norfolk). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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