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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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| Friday 3rd February 2017 | ||
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| An adult Laughing Gull was found in County Galway today, watched
flying along the beach at Creggoduff, Connemara.
Lingering rarities still present today included the Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pine Bunting and Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Killdeer in Shetland, Pacific Divers in Cornwall and Northumberland, Black Scoter also in Northumberland, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire. Scarcity highlights included a Serin, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Pomarine Skua, two Lapland Buntings, four Great Grey Shrikes, a Lesser Snow Goose, a Surf Scoter, three American Wigeon, four Ring-necked Ducks, five Green-winged Teals, 19 Cattle Egrets and 169 Tundra Bean Geese (128 of which were in Norfolk). Gulls were once again well represented, with totals of one Kumlien's, three Ring-billed, 43 Iceland and 54 Glaucous. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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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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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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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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