 |
|
|
| Friday 23rd December 2016 | ||
|
||
| The highlights today all concerned lingering rarities. Both the Dusky
Thrush at Beeley in Derbyshire and the Black-throated Thrush at
St.Asaph in Denbighshire remained at their respective localities. Also the
Blyth's Pipit was still to be found at Blagdon Lake in Somerset although
mobile at times in the strong winds and the Masked Wagtail was still at
Camrose in Pembrokeshire. Eastern Black Redstarts were still to be found
at Mousehole in Cornwall and Skinningrove in Cleveland and the Desert
Wheatear was still at Thurlestone in Devon.
In north west Norfolk the Ferruginous Duck was again at Titchwell RSPB and the Red-breasted Goose was again seen amongst the Pinkfeet near Docking, along with the Todd's Canada Goose. Ring-necked Ducks were in Kent, Somerset, Cambridgeshire and Perth +Kinross. About 40 Tundra Bean Geese were in the north east and East Anglia, with seven Taiga Bean Geese in Norfolk and North Yorks. Three Glaucous Gulls were reported but only one to two Iceland Gulls. The Rose-coloured Starling was still in Surrey, with Yellow-browed Warblers remaining in London, Somerset and Staffordshire. At least one Richard's Pipit was still in Dorset and there continued to be large numbers of Waxwings in the north and the east with a maximum count of 200 in Edinburgh. |
||
| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
|
||
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.
|
|
|
| Thursday 22nd December 2016 | ||
|
||
| The highlight the day was a Gyr on Islay, Argyll. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Dusky Thrush still in Derbyshire, the
Blyth's Pipit in Somerset, Masked Wagtail in Pembrokeshire, Killdeer
on the Shetland Isles, Black-throated Thrush in Denbighshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall,
Forster's Tern in County Galway, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire,
Eastern Black Redstarts in Cleveland, Cornwall and Lothian, Dusky Warbler in Gloucestershire,
Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Essex), Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Richard's Pipit (Gloucestershire), Lesser Snow Goose (Merseyside), Ring-necked Duck (Kent), two Ring-billed Gulls, three American Wigeons, four Lapland Buntings, 25 Cattle Egrets, 50 Shorelarks and a total of 95 Tundra Bean Geese. |
||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Wednesday 21st December 2016 | ||
|
||
| Lingering rarities confirmed as present today were the Dusky Thrush still in Derbyshire,
Masked Wagtail in Pembrokeshire, Blyth's Pipit in Somerset, Black-throated Thrush in Denbighshire,
Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, both
Desert Wheatear and Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Dusky Warbler in Gloucestershire,
Eastern Black Redstarts in both Cornwall and Lothian, Hooded Merganser in Clyde and
King Eider in County Sligo. Scarcities included Kumlien's Gull (County Kerry), two each of Richard's Pipit, American Wigeon and Ring-necked Duck, five Ring-billed Gulls, seven Shorelarks, 25 Cattle Egrets and 42 Tundra Bean Geese. |
||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Tuesday 20th December 2016 | ||
|
||
| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Blyth's Pipit in Somerset, whilst the
Dusky Thrush remained in Derbyshire, as did the Black-throated Thrush in Denbighshire,
Masked Wagtail in Pembrokeshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire,
Desert Wheatear in Devon, Eastern Black Redstarts in Cleveland, Cornwall and Lothian,
Red-breasted Goose and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Hooded Merganser in Clyde,
Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and King Eider in County Sligo. In Gloucestershire a
Dusky Warbler was reported at Coombe Hill Meadows. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Kumlien's Gull (County Kerry), American Wigeon (Dumfries and Galloway), two each of both Surf Scoter and Ring-billed Gull, three of Ring-necked Duck and Lapland Bunting, four Snow Geese, 25 Cattle Egrets, 31 Shorelarks and 56 Tundra Bean Geese. |
||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Monday 19th December 2016 | ||
|
||
| The highlight of the day was the identification of a Blyth's Pipit in Somerset at Blagdon Lake, where it is was first noted six days ago. Elsewhere, a
Red-throated Pipit was found on Lundy, Devon, and in Norfolk a Red-breasted Goose
was located with Pink-footed Geese at Choseley, whilst a Ferruginous Duck
was new at nearby Titchwell. Elsewhere, the Black-throated Thrush showed again in Denbighshire, the Dusky Thrush remained in Derbyshire, as did the Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Greater Yellowlegs in County Wexford, Masked Wagtail in Pembrokeshire, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Eastern Black Redstarts in Cleveland, Cornwall and Lothian, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset, Dusky Warbler in Worcestershire, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), two Richard's Pipits (together in Dorset), 22 Cattle Egrets and 40 Tundra Bean Geese. |
||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Sunday 18th December 2016 | ||
|
||
| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Greater Yellowlegs in County Wexford at Cahore. Elsewhere, another
Eastern Black Redstart was discovered, this one in Cornwall at Mousehole,
with the returning Pacific Diver located nearby at Penzance. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Masked Wagtail in Pembrokeshire, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatear in Devon, both Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Eastern Black Redstarts in both Cleveland and Lothian, two King Eiders in County Sligo, two Dusky Warblers together in Worcestershire, and Lesser Scaup on the Orkney Isles. Scarcities included Little Bunting (Cornwall), Richard's Pipit (Gloucestershire), Ring-billed Gull (Hampshire) and Lesser Snow Goose (Merseyside), two each of both American Wigeon and Surf Scoter, three Glossy Ibises, four of Ring-necked Duck and Great Grey Shrikes, five Lapland Buntings, 32 Shorelarks and 37 Cattle Egrets. |
||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Saturday 17th December 2016 | ||
|
||
| In Derbyshire the Dusky Thrush reappeared in Beeley, whilst
the Black-throated Thrush (Denbighshire), Eastern Black
Redstart (Lothian), King Eider (Co Sligo),
Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler (Dorset), Desert Wheatear
(Devon), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset), Pallid Harrier
(East Yorkshire) and Masked Wagtail (Pembrokeshire) all
lingered. The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (East Sussex), two American Wigeons, three Richard's Pipits, seven Ring-necked Ducks and 51 Cattle Egrets. |
||
| - Stuart Piner, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Friday 16th December 2016 | ||
|
||
| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Black-throated Thrush at St Asaph, Denbighshire. Rarities elsewhere comprised the
Killdeer still on the Shetland Isles, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire,
Masked Wagtail in Pembrokeshire, both Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler and
Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Desert Wheatear in Devon, and Eastern Black Redstarts
in both Cleveland and Lothian. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Richard's Pipit (Gloucestershire), Surf Scoter (Devon), Ring-billed Gull (Hampshire), two Glossy Ibises, five Great Grey Shrikes, seven Ring-necked Ducks, 12 Lapland Buntings, 14 Shorelarks, and a total of 26 Cattle Egrets. |
||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Thursday 15th December 2016 | ||
|
||
| Lingering rarities seen again today included Eastern Black Redstarts
in Lothian and Cleveland, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Hume's
Yellow-browed Warbler and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Dusky
Warbler in Worcestershire, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire and Lesser
Scaup in County Galway.
Scarcity highlights included two Richard's Pipits in Dorset, Rose-coloured Starling in Sussex, Great Grey Shrikes in Suffolk and Sussex, two Little Auks in Orkney, Todd's Canada Goose and Iceland Gull in Norfolk, Surf Scoter in Devon, American Wigeons in Cornwall and Dumfries and Galloway, Ring-necked Ducks in Kent, Perth and Kinross and Cambridgeshire, Glaucous Gulls in Merseyside and the Western Isles and 28 Cattle Egrets in nine counties. |
||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Wednesday 14th December 2016 | ||
|
||
| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
in Dorset at Portland, at least the seventh individual to be located between Britain and Ireland since 22nd October. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Killdeer on the Shetland Isles, Masked Wagtail in Pembrokeshire, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Eastern Black Redstarts in both Cleveland and Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in County Galway, and in County Sligo two King Eiders and a Richardson's Cackling Goose. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Glossy Ibis (Essex), Ring-billed Gull (County Galway), three American Wigeons, four each of both Ring-necked Duck and Surf Scoter, five of Great Grey Shrike and Lapland Bunting, 25 Shorelarks and 33 Cattle Egrets |
||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
|
||