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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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| Sunday 29th April 2018 | ||
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| Rarities today included a Snowy Owl new on the Western Isles on St Kilda, the
Green Heron still in Pembrokeshire, American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Laughing Gull
on the Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon and White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire (3), County Donegal, Moray and the Western Isles.
Whilst from Continental Europe were an Iberian Chiffchaff new in Cornwall at Chapel Porth, territorial
Savi's Warblers still in both Hampshire and Suffolk, single Black-winged Stilts in each of Cambridgeshire, Kent and Norfolk, and Red-rumped Swallows
in Essex, Lincolnshire (3), Northumberland, Isles of Scilly and Staffordshire. Scarcities included American Golden Plover (Cornwall), Montagu's Harrier (Dorset), Dotterel (Lincolnshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Snow Goose (Merseyside), Spotted Crake (Isles of Scilly), two each of Golden Oriole, Wryneck, Ring-necked Duck and Cattle Egret, three Glossy Ibises and a total of five Hoopoes. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 26th April 2018 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Iberian Chiffchaff on Skokholm, Pembrfokeshire, a Black Kite over South Norwood, London and single Red-rumped Swallows at Rainham Marshes RSPB, London and East Chevington NWT, Northumberland.
Lingering rarities included the American Bittern and Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Pallid Harrier and Black-winged Stilt in Norfolk, two Red-rumped Swallows in Lincolnshire and one in Yorkshire, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, four White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and one in Moray, Laughing Gull in Scilly and Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset. Scarcity highlights included a Golden Oriole, a Waxwing, a Grey-headed Wagtail, two Serins, three Hoopoes, an American Golden Plover, a Montagu's Harrier, a Purple Heron, two Glossy Ibises, two or three White Storks, a Ring-necked Duck, a Sabine's Gull and four Pomarine Skuas. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 25th April 2018 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Killdeer on the Shetland Isles on Foula. Elsewhere new rarities were represented by a
Red-rumped Swallow in East Yorkshire and Hornsea Mere and a brief Black Kite in Cambridgeshire at Abbotsley. Lingering rarities comprised the American Bittern still in Suffolk, American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, both Pallid Harrier and Black-winged Stilt in Norfolk, Savi's Warblers in both Hampshire and Lancashire, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, King Eider and three White-billed Divers together in Aberdeenshire, Black-winged Stilt in West Sussex, Ferruginous Duck in Powys and White-billed Diver in Moray. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Cornwall and East Yorkshire), Hoopoe (Cornwall and Isle of Wight), Ring-necked Duck (Cleveland and County Kerry), Glossy Ibis (Gloucestershire and County Wexford), American Wigeon (Shetland Isles), Surf Scoter (Lothian) and Cattle Egret (Kent). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 24th April 2018 | ||
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| Mediterranean rarities today comprised a brief Alpine Swift in
Lincolnshire at Gibraltar Point, Red-rumped Swallows in Lincolnshire (2) and
East Yorkshire, Black-winged Stilt in both East Sussex and Kent, territorial
Savi's Warblers in Hampshire, Lancashire and Suffolk, and mobile Black Kites recorded in East Sussex, Kent, London (2) and Norfolk. Lingering rarities from elsewhere were the American Bittern still in Suffolk, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Laughing Gull on the Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, and King Eider and two White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire. Scarcities included Hoopoe (Dorset), Ring-necked Duck (Lincolnshire), Snow Goose (Cheshire), Cattle Egret (Kent), Dotterel and Glossy Ibis (both Norfolk). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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