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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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| Saturday 12th September 2015 | ||
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| An Eastern Olivaceous Warbler was trapped and ringed at Skaw, Whalsay,
Shetland this afternoon. Nearby, a new Citrine Wagtail was on Fair Isle,
whilst a Greenish Warbler was found further south at Marsden Quarry,
County Durham.
The Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler remained at Isbister, as did the Long-billed Dowitcher on Yell, both Shetland. Other lingering rarities included the Arctic Warbler in Lothian, Black Stork in East Yorkshire and Red-footed Falcon in Aberdeenshire. Scarcity highlights included singles of Ortolan Bunting, Bluethroat, Melodious Warbler, Rose-coloured Starling, Corncrake and White-winged Black Tern, two each of Common Rosefinch and Grey Phalarope, three each of Icterine Warbler and Dotterel, four each of Pectoral Sandpiper and Red-necked Phalarope, five each of Red-breasted Flycatcher and Red-backed Shrike, 10 Barred Warblers and 17 each of Yellow-browed Warbler and Wryneck. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 11th September 2015 | ||
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| A Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler at Isbister, Shetland is the second
earliest found in Britain, beaten only by the bird trapped on 6th September last
year at Titchfield Haven, Hampshire. An Arctic Warbler was at Skateraw,
Lothian, whilst late news from yesterday concerned a Short-toed Treecreeper
at Dungeness, Kent.
Lingering rarities included the Booted Warbler at Sumburgh, Pallid Harrier at Loch of Hillwell and Citrine Wagtail on Fair Isle, all Shetland, Red-footed Falcon at Girdle Ness, Aberdeenshire and Black Stork at Sunk Island, Yorkshire. |
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| Tuesday 8th September 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Fea's/Zino's Petrel that this evening flew
north past Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire, then Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Elsewhere, a Western Bonelli's Warbler was found in County Cork at Galley Head, with an Azorean Yellow-legged Gull new nearby at Blackrock. On the Shetland Isles a Long-billed Dowitcher arrived on Yell, Arctic Warbler and Citrine Wagtail were on Fair Isle, and a Pallid Harrier remained at Hillwell, Mainland. A Wilson's Phalarope was seen briefly in Lincolnshire, with a similarly brief Subalpine Warbler species in Norfolk, the lingering Citrine Wagtail still on the Orkney Isles, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, and three Bee-eaters together in Cumbria. Scarcities included four Red-backed Shrikes, three each of Rose-coloured Starling, Barred Warbler and Temminck's Stint, two of White-winged Black Tern, Yellow-browed Warbler and Dotterel, and single Hoopoe (Wirral), Common Rosefinch (Fife), Red-necked Phalarope (Lincolnshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (West Sussex), Long-tailed Skua (East Yorkshire), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry) and American Wigeon (County Wexford). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 6th September 2015 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both Citrine Wagtail and Greenish Warbler on North Ronaldsay,
Orkney Isles, the Forster's Tern back in County Dublin at Rush, a Pallid Harrier still on the Shetland Isles, lingering
Black Storks in both East Sussex and East Yorkshire, and Lesser Scaup and
Ferruginous Duck together in Somerset. Scarcities included nine Barred Warblers, eight Long-tailed Skuas, six Red-backed Shrikes, five Wrynecks, four Pectoral Sandpipers, two each of Rose-coloured Starling (togther on the Isles of Scilly), White-winged Black Tern and Sabine's Gull, American Golden Plover (County Londonderry), Bluethroat (Orkney Isles), Surf Scoter (Western Isles), American Wigeon (County Wexford), Cattle Egret (Kent), Ring-billed Gull (Lancashire) and Cory's Shearwater (East Yorkshire). |
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| Saturday 5th September 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Tawny Pipit on Hayling Island,
Hampshire, a Blue-winged Teal on Lough Beg, County Derry and a Black
Kite over Cardiff, Glamorgan. A probable Subalpine warbler species
was present for a second day at Eoropie, Lewis, Western Isles.
Other lingering rarities included the Black Storks in East Yorkshire and East Sussex and three Bee-eaters still in Cumbria, East coast seawatching provided the bulk of the news today, with totals of two Great Shearwaters, three Cory's Shearwaters, 21 Balearic Shearwaters, c36 Long-tailed Skuas, 30 Pomarine Skuas, three Sabine's Gulls, six Storm Petrels and a high count of 126 Sooty Shearwaters (past Flamborough Head). |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 4th September 2015 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Black Storks at
Bexhill, East Sussex and Sunk Island, East Yorkshire, the Citrine Wagtail
on Fair Isle, Shetland, the Greenish Warbler on North Ronaldsay, Orkney
and the Lesser Scaup and Ferruginous Duck both at Chew Valley Lake
in Somerset. One Bee-eater fledged at Lower Gelt, Cumbria where the two
adults remained in attendance, with at least one more chick still in the nest.
Scarcity highlights included an Ortolan Bunting, an Icterine Warbler, a White-winged Black Tern, two Hoopoes, three Honey Buzzards, six Red-backed Shrikes, seven Barred Warblers and 11 Wrynecks. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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