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| Wednesday 1st February 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Dusky Thrush (Derbyshire),
Pacific Diver (Northumberland), Pine Buntings
(Kent and North Yorkshire), Northern Harrier (Orkney),
White-billed Diver (Lincolnshire), Black Duck
(Highland), Blue Rock Thrush (Gloucestershire), Lesser
Yellowlegs (Dorset), Desert Wheatear (Devon),
Ferruginous Duck (Co Durham), Eastern Black Redstarts
(Cleveland and Cornwall) and Hooded Merganser (Clyde). The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Little Buntings (Devon and Hampshire) and Serin (East Sussex). |
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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.
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| Tuesday 31st January 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Pine Buntings in both Kent and North Yorkshire, American Coot on the Western Isles,
Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pacific Diver in Northumberland,
Snowy Owl in County Galway, White-billed Diver inland in Lincolnshire,
Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Desert Wheatear in Devon,
Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset. Scarcities included Serin (East Sussex), Surf Scoter (County Dublin), Yellow-browed Warbler (County Waterford), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Ring-billed Gull (County Clare), Kumlien's Gull (County Cork), three Ring-necked Ducks, six Lapland Buntings, 12 Cattle Egrets, 35 Shorelarks, and a total of 64 Tundra Bean Geese. |
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| Monday 30th January 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Pine Buntings in both Kent and North Yorkshire,
Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Killdeer and White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles,
Pacific Divers in both Cornwall and Northumberland, White-billed Diver
inland in Cambridgeshire, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Hooded Merganser in Clyde,
Eastern Black Redstarts in Cleveland and Cornwall, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Ring-billed Gull (County Wicklow), Surf Scoter (Fife), Glossy Ibis (Aberdeenshire), Kumlien's Gull (County Donegal), two each of Little Bunting, Lapland Bunting and Ring-necked Duck, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four American Wigeons, nine Great Grey Shrikes, 25 Cattle Egrets, and a total of 67 Shorelarks. Significant late news concerned a Snowy Owl yesterday near Aghagower, County Mayo. |
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| Sunday 29th January 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Dusky Thrush still in Derbyshire, Pine Buntings
in both Kent and North Yorkshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire,
American Coot and Gyr on the Western Isles, Northern Harrier,
Pallid Harrier and Lesser Scaup on the Orkney Isles, Pacific Diver and
Black Scoter in Northumberland, Killdeer on the Shetland Isles, White-billed Diver inland in Lincolnshire,
Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan,
Eastern Black Redstarts in both Cleveland and Cornwall, Hooded Merganser in Clyde,
Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset,
Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, and Ferruginous Ducks in both County Durham and Hampshire. Scarcities included Little Bunting (Hampshire), Serin (East Sussex), Yellow-browed Warbler and Kumlien's Gull (both Somerset), two each of Rose-coloured Starling and Surf Scoter, three each of American Wigeon, Rough-legged Buzzard and Ring-billed Gull, five Great Grey Shrikes, six Ring-necked Ducks, 21 Lapland Buntings, 24 Cattle Egrets, and a total of 99 Shorelarks. |
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| Saturday 28th January 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Pine Buntings in both Kent and Yorkshire, Red-flanked
Bluetail in Glamorgan, Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Blue Rock
Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pacific Diver and Black Scoter in
Northumberland, Eastern Black Redstart, Hudsonian Whimbrel and
Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, White-billed Diver in Lincolnshire,
Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Desert Wheatear and
Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Northern Harrier in Orkney, Lesser
Yellowlegs in Dorset, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Hooded
Merganser in Clyde, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Lesser Scaup
in Orkney and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham. Scarcity highlights included a Serin, a Richard's Pipit, three Little Buntings, two Rose-coloured Starlings and three Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| Friday 27th January 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Pine Buntings in
both Kent and Yorkshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan, Dusky
Thrush in Derbyshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pacific
Diver and Black Scoter in Northumberland, Pacific Diver,
Eastern Black Redstart and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, White-billed
Diver in Lincolnshire, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Desert
Wheatear in Devon, Northern Harrier in Orkney, Killdeer in
Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs
in Dorset, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Hooded Merganser in Clyde,
Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk.
Scarcity highlights included a Serin, two Little Buntings, a Temminck's Stint and two Yellow-browed Warblers. |
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| Thursday 26th January 2017 | ||
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| Today's headline discovery was a Red-flanked Bluetail at Caerphilly (Glamorgan). A Ferruginous Duck arrived at Staines Reservoirs (Surrey), whilst Pine Bunting (Kent), Pacific Diver and Black Scoter (Northumberland), White-billed Diver (Lincolnshire), Eastern Black Redstarts (Cornwall and Cleveland), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset), Dusky Thrush (Derbyshire), Hudsonian Whimbrel (Cornwall), Lesser Scaups (Cornwall and Orkney), Desert Wheatear (Devon), Pallid Harrier (East Yorkshire), Northern Harrier (Orkney), Blue Rock Thrush (Gloucestershire) and Red-breasted Goose (Lancashire) all lingered. | ||
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| Wednesday 25th January 2017 | ||
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In Kent a male Pine Bunting was present near Sittingbourne for its second day, but the Pine Bunting in North Yorkshire failed to make an appearance today. Elsewhere lingering rarities included Killdeer (Shetland), Northern Harrier (Orkney), Pacific Diver and Black Scoter (Northumberland), White-billed Diver (Lincolnshire), Red-breasted Goose (Lancashire), Ferruginous Ducks (Co Durham and Norfolk), Blue Rock Thrush (Gloucestershire), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset), Bonaparte's Gull and Desert Wheatear (Devon), Lesser Scaup and Eastern Black Redstart (Cornwall), Eastern Black Redstart (Cleveland) and Hooded Merganser (Clyde). |
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| Tuesday 24th January 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Black-throated Thrush reported in London at Finchley. Rarities elsewhere comprised the
Pine Bunting still in North Yorkshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire,
Pacific Diver and Black Scoter in Northumberland, White-billed Diver
in Lincolnshire, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire,
Desert Wheatear in Devon, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, and
Ferruginous Ducks in County Durham and Norfolk. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Serin (East Sussex), Rough-legged Buzzard (Lincolnshire), Temminck's Stint (Staffordshire), American Wigeon (Dumfriesshire), Glossy Ibis (Devon), Kumlien's Gull (County Galway), two each of Little Bunting and Surf Scoter, three Great Grey Shrikes, four Yellow-browed Warblers, five each of Ring-necked Duck and Lapland Bunting, seven Ring-billed Gulls, 25 Cattle Egrets, and 38 Shorelarks. Significant late news concerned the Lesser White-fronted Goose still present on 18th January in Essex on Foulness Island, Essex where it was first seen on 18th December 2016. |
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| Monday 23rd January 2017 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Pine Bunting still in North Yorkshire, White-billed Diver inland in Lincolnshire,
Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pacific Diver and
Black Scoter in Northumberland, Pacific Diver, Hudsonian
Whimbrel, Eastern Black Redstart and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Killdeer and
White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire,
Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Lesser Scaup in Country Antrim, and
Ferruginous Ducks in both County Durham and Norfolk. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Serin (East Sussex), Ring-billed Gull (County Wexford), Glossy Ibis (Devon), two each of Surf Scoter, American Wigeon and Yellow-browed Warbler, three Richard's Pipits, four each of Ring-necked Duck, Great Grey Shrike and Lapland Bunting, 22 Cattle Egrets and 39 Shorelarks. |
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