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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 10th October 2015 | ||
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| The highlights of the day were a Pechora Pipit and now three Olive-backed Pipits on the Shetland Isles, a
Black Scoter in County Kerry at Rossbeigh, a Pallid Harrier in Fife over-flying the Isle of May,
Siberian Stonechat in Suffolk at Orford Ness, Rustic Bunting on the Orkney Isles at Sandside, Mainland,
Olive-backed Pipit briefly in East Yorkshire at Spurn, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk at Cley, single
Alpine Swifts in both Cornwall and Devon, and an Azorean Yellow-legged Gull
at Stanwick, Northamptonshire. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Pallid Harrier in West Sussex, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Moray, Northern Harrier on the Orkney Isles, and the Ridgway's Cackling Goose in Devon. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Isles of Scilly), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Norfolk), Spotted Crake (Cheshire), Temminck's Stint (Orkney Isles), American Wigeon (County Wexford), two each of Bluethroat, Pectoral Sandpiper, Snow Goose and Cory's Shearwater, three of Rose-coloured Starling, Common Rosefinch, Hoopoe and Wryneck, four of Barred Warbler and American Golden Plover, eight Little Buntings, nine Glossy Ibises and 13 Richard's Pipits. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Friday 9th October 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries today included single Olive-backed Pipits at
Flamborough, East Yorkshire and Norwick, Unst, Shetland, and a Pallid Harrier
at Voy, Mainland, Orkney.
Lingering rarities still present today included the Northern Harrier in Orkney, Pallid Harrier in West Sussex, Bonaparte's Gull in Moray, Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire and Olive-backed Pipit on Mainland Shetland. Scarcity highlights were a Bluethroat, a Short-toed Lark, a Red-backed Shrike, a Hoopoe, a Ring-necked Duck, an American Wigeon, an American Golden Plover, a Dotterel, two Little Buntings, two Common Rosefinches, two Serins, three Great Grey Shrikes, three Red-breasted Flycatchers, three Rose-coloured Starlings, five Pectoral Sandpipers, five Barred Warblers, six Richard's Pipits, seven Lapland Buntings and 86 Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 6th October 2015 | ||
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| New rarities today comprised a Radde's Warbler in County Galway on Inishbofin, and a Red-throated Pipit on the Isle of May, Fife. Otherwise, lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the
Pallid Harrier in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs on the Isle of Wight,
Alpine Swift in Conwy, Red-throated Pipit on the Isles of Scilly,
Citrine Wagtail in East Yorkshire, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull and Ridgway's Cackling Goose in Devon,
Bonaparte's Gull in Moray, and Northern Herrier on the Orkney Isles. Scarcities included seven Richard's Pipits, four Long-tailed Skuas, three each of Little Bunting, Rose-coloured Starling, Barred Warbler and Glossy Ibis, two of both Bluethroat and Cattle Egret, and single Red-breasted Flycatcher (Pembrokeshire), Hoopoe (Fife), Red-backed Shrike (Orkney Isles), Pectoral Sandpiper (Isles of Scilly) and Snow Goose (Dumfries and Galloway). |
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| Monday 5th October 2015 | ||
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| A male Siberian Thrush was discovered on Fair Isle, Shetland today. It
was only seen very briefly by a couple of people late morning, and wasn't
located again by this evening. It is the 10th record for Britain.
An Olive-backed Pipit was also on Fair Isle, with another at Scatness, Mainland Shetland, whilst the rest of the archipelago produced a Lanceolated Warbler (Out Skerries), Rustic Bunting (Baltasound, Unst) and a Dusky Warbler (Grutness, Mainland). A little further south, a Red-flanked Bluetail was found on Westray, Orkney, with other new discoveries today including a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Garinish, County Cork, an Alpine Swift at Little Ormes Head, Conwy and a Rustic Bunting on Cape Clear, County Cork. Lingering rarities included the Northern Harrier in Orkney, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Citrine Wagtail in Yorkshire, Red-throated Pipit in the Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in Moray and Ridgway's Cackling Goose in Devon. |
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| Sunday 4th October 2015 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Swainson's Thrush on Unst, Shetland Isles. Discoveries elsewhere included a
Pallid Harrier in Highland at Tarbat Ness, White-billed Diver in Highland near Nairn,
Bonaparte's Gull in Moray at Lossiemouth, Arctic Warbler in East Yorkshire at Kilnsea, and a
Red-throated Pipit on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Greater Yellowlegs on the Isle of Wight, Pallid Harrier in West Sussex, Semipalmated Sandpiper and Red-throated Pipit in Gloucestershire, Eastern Subalpine Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler and Olive-backed Pipit on the Shetland Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire, Citrine Wagtail in East Yorkshire, and Ridgway's Cackling Goose in Devon. Otherwise, the record influx of Yellow-browed Warblers continued unabated, alongside 10 Richard's Pipits, at least five Glossy Ibises, four each of both Rose-coloured Starling and Red-breasted Flycatcher, three Little Buntings, two each of American Golden Plover and Bluethroat, and Pallas's Warblers in both Devon and Essex. |
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| Saturday 3rd October 2015 | ||
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| New discoveries at Spurn, Yorkshire were headlined by a Pied Wheatear,
alongside an Olive-backed Pipit and a Citrine Wagtail. Elsewhere,
an Aquatic Warbler was on The Lizard, Cornwall this morning, a Gyr
was at Moyasta, County Clare, another Citrine Wagtail was at Ballycotton,
County Cork and single Red-throated Pipits were at Pilning,
Gloucestershire, and Scatness and Fair Isle, both Shetland.
Lingering rarities included the Blyth's Pipit and Marsh Sandpiper in Norfolk (the former only being seen at 7am, and the latter in flight once), Pallid Harrier in Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire, Wilson's Phalarope in Essex, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Olive-backed Pipit in Shetland, Ridgway's Cackling Goose in Devon and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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