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| The highlight of the day was the return of the Black Scoter to
Goswick, Northumberland, whilst in Highland a White-billed Diver was new at Scrabster. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Hume's Warbler in Norfolk, Desert Wheatear in North Yorkshire, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Coues's Arctic Redpolls in both Norfolk (3) and Suffolk Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (East Yorkshire), Richard's Pipit (Gloucestershire), Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), two Rough-legged Buzzards, three Ring-necked Ducks, four Glossy Ibises, seven Surf Scoters, eight each of both American Wigeon and Ring-billed Gull, and in England 36 Parrot Crossbills between Berkshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Surrey. |
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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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| Saturday 6th January 2018 | ||
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| A White-billed Diver flew north along the north-east coast between
Whitburn, County Durham and Hadston Carrs, Northumberland, with a further two
birds reported from Beadnell. In Norfolk a Hume's Warbler was identified
at Waxham, present for its second day, whilst late news from yesterday concerned
a Brunnich's Guillemot off Lamba Ness, Unst, Shetland and a
White-billed Diver off Brora, Highland.
Lingering rarities still present today included the Snowy Owl in Scilly, Desert Wheatear in Yorkshire, Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk and Suffolk, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Somerset and King Eider in Ceredigion. Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Great Grey Shrike, two Yellow-browed Warblers, three Richard's Pipits, three Waxwings, seven Lapland Buntings, 25 Shorelarks, 41 Parrot Crossbills, a Temminck's Stint, seven Glossy Ibises, two Little Auks, two Pomarine Skuas, a Green-winged Teal, four Surf Scoters, four Ring-necked Ducks, four American Wigeon, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Tundra Bean Goose, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Kumlien's Gull, seven Ring-billed Gulls, 25 Glaucous Gulls and 41 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Friday 5th January 2018 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Lesser Yellowlegs in Orkney in Evie, Mainland, and a in Norfolk at least one Coues's Arctic Redpoll at Cromer. Continuing rarities confirmed as still present today were the Snowy Owl in Scilly, Desert Wheatear in North Yorkshire, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent, Hooded Merganser in Derbyshire, and Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Somerset. |
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| Thursday 4th January 2018 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Desert Wheatear (North
Yorkshire), Penduline Tit (Gloucestershire), Snowy Owl
(Isles of Scilly), Lesser Scaup (Cornwall and
Somerset), King Eider (Shetland) and Coues's Arctic
Redpoll (Suffolk). The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (East Yorkshire), Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Rough-legged Buzzard (Cambridgeshire), two Yellow-browed Warblers, three American Wigeons, four Glossy Ibises, five Waxwings, five Ring-necked Ducks and Parrot Crossbills in Norfolk (15), Berkshire/Surrey (10+), Suffolk (6), Hertfordshire (3) and Derbyshire (2+). |
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| Wednesday 3rd January 2018 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Snowy Owl on St Martin's, Isles of
Scilly and a Bonaparte's Gull at Radipole Lake, Dorset.
Lingering rarities included the Desert Wheatear in Yorkshire, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk, Pied-billed Grebe in Shetland, White-billed Diver in Orkney and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcity highlights were a Yellow-browed Warbler, two Lapland Buntings, 12 Waxwings, 31 Parrot Crossbills, a Temminck's Stint, two Ring-necked Ducks, four Surf Scoters, five American Wigeon, a Snow Goose, six Glossy Ibises, a Little Auks, two Pomarine Skuas, three Kumlien's Gulls, four Ring-billed Gulls, 20 Glaucous Gulls and 21 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Tuesday 2nd January 2018 | ||
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| In Shetland, two female King Eiders were found, at Symbister, Whalsay
and in Mid Yell Voe, Yell, whilst a White-billed Diver was in Bluemull
Sound.
Lingering rarities elsewhere included the Desert Wheatear in Yorkshire, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk, White-billed Diver in Orkney and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcity highlights included a Great Grey Shrike, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Lapland Bunting, two Rose-coloured Starlings, 18 Parrot Crossbills, 20 Shorelarks, 28 Waxwings, a Temminck's Stint, a Ring-necked Duck, two Surf Scoters, four Green-winged Teal, seven American Wigeon, two Little Auks, a Pomarine Skua, six Ring-billed Gulls, 11 Glaucous Gulls, 15 Iceland Gulls and seven Glossy Ibises. |
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| Monday 1st January 2018 | ||
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| A busy New Year's Day produced rarities in the form of Desert
Wheatear (North Yorkshire), Penduline Tit
(Gloucestershire), Coues's Arctic Redpoll (Suffolk),
Lesser Scaup (Somerset and Cornwall), White-billed Diver
(Orkney), Long-billed Dowitcher (Kent), King Eider
(Ceredigion/Gwynedd) and Snowy Owl (Co Mayo). Scarcity highlights included Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Rose-coloured Starling (East Yorkshire), Richard's Pipit (Cornwall), Lesser Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), three Ring-necked Ducks, three Yellow-browed Warblers, four American Wigeons, nine Glossy Ibises, ten Shorelarks and at least 47 Parrot Crossbills. |
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| Sunday 31st December 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of an adult Ross's Gull in Northumberland at Longhoughton Steel late in the afternoon; the ninth record for the county. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Desert Wheatear still in North Yorkshire, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent, King Eider in Ceredigion, and Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Somerset. Scarcities included Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), two each of both Glossy Ibis and Surf Scoter, three of American Wigeon and Ring-billed Gull, and in England a total of 22 Parrot Crossbills split between Berkshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. |
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| Saturday 30th December 2017 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included Desert Wheatear (North Yorkshire), Penduline Tit (Gloucestershire), Lesser Scaup (Somerset and Cornwall), King Eider (Ceredigion) and Coues's Arctic Redpoll (Suffolk). Scarcities included Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Waxwings (Norfolk and Highland), 16 Parrot Crossbills (Berkshire/Surrey border), Hoopoe (Norfolk/ Suffolk border), American Wigeon (Highland), Ring-necked Ducks (Co Clare, Co Tipperary and Co Wexford), Great Grey Shrike (Nottinghamshire) and Glossy Ibises (Co Cork [5], Isle of Wight and Devon). | ||
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| Friday 29th December 2017 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Killdeer on
Isles of Scilly. Initially present in a chicken field near the airport on St
Mary's, the plover was later seen at Porth Minack, before it flew north over Old
Town late in the day. Elsewhere. lingering rarities included Coues's
Arctic Redpoll (Suffolk), Desert Wheatear (North
Yorkshire), Penduline Tit (Gloucestershire) and Lesser
Scaup (Cornwall). The best of the rest included a Little Bunting (Cornwall), Waxwing (Cleveland), Rough-legged Buzzards (Cambridgeshire and North Yorkshire), Glossy Ibises (Co Galway and Co Cork [5]) and Temminck's Stint (West Sussex). |
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