 |
|
|
| Wednesday 5th December 2018 | ||
|
||
| A Dusky Thrush was discovered on the golf course at Skaw, Whalsay, Shetland today, the fourth record for the archipelago (although the most recent record in 1975 may prove to have been a hybrid Naumann's x Dusky Thrush).
A Red-rumped Swallow spent the afternoon at Cley, Norfolk. Lingering rarities included the Hume's Warbler in Kent and Lesser Scaup in Anglesey. Scarcity highlights included five Shorelarks, approximately 230 Waxwings, a Grey Phalarope, a Green-winged Teal, two Surf Scoters, nine Ring-necked Ducks (including a group of eight in County Cork), a Black Brant, four Tundra Bean Geese, an Iceland Gull and two Glaucous Gulls. |
||
| - Will Soar, 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.
|
|
|
| Tuesday 4th December 2018 | ||
|
||
| Rarities today comprised the Bufflehead still in County Cork, Hume's Warbler
in Kent, Dusky Warbler in Suffolk, Lesser Scaup in Somerset,
Ferruginous Duck in Powys and White-billed Diver on the Western Isles. On the Shetland Isles the
Eastern Yellow Wagtail was still on Mainland at West Voe of Sumburgh before being killed by a Sparrowhawk. Scarcities included Red-backed Shrike (Northumberland), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), two Rose-coloured Starlings, three each of both Rough-legged Buzzard and Great Grey Shrike, five Lapland Buntings, eight Shorelarks, 11 Ring-necked Ducks, 91 Cattle Egrets and a total of 189 Waxwings. |
||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Monday 3rd December 2018 | ||
|
||
| Highlight of the day was the discovery of an American Herring Gull
at Cape Cornwall (Cornwall). An Eastern Yellow Wagtail
(Shetland), Lesser Scaup (Somerset), Dusky Warbler
(Suffolk), Snowy Owl (Western Isles),
Bonaparte's Gull (Northumberland) and Lesser Yellowlegs
(Dorset) all lingered. The best of the rest included Red-backed Shrike (Northumberland), Serin (Isles of Scilly), two American Wigeons, three Rough-legged Buzzards and four Shorelarks. |
||
| - Stuart Piner, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Sunday 2nd December 2018 | ||
|
||
| Discoveries today included a Hume's Warbler in Kent at Lade, a Dusky Warbler
in Suffolk at Kessingland and a White-billed Diver joined the lingering
Bonaparte's Gull at Bamburgh, Northumberland. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Eastern Yellow Wagtail showing again on the Shetland Isles, Bufflehead still in County Cork, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset. Scarcities included Glossy Ibis (County Wexford), two each of Rose-coloured Starling, American Wigeon, Ring-billed Gull and Lapland Bunting, three Surf Scoters, five of both Ring-necked Duck and Rough-legged Buzzard, 25 Shorelarks, 67 Waxwings and a total of 68 Cattle Egrets. |
||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Saturday 1st December 2018 | ||
|
||
| A Snowy Owl was discovered on Cairngorm, Highland today, whilst lingering rarities included the Bufflehead in County Cork, Black Scoter and Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, King Eider in Ceredigion and White-billed Diver in Western Isles.
Scarcity highlights were a Pallas's Warbler, two Shorelarks, three Great Grey Shrikes, approximately 453 Waxwings, a Temminck's Stint, a Grey Phalarope, a Green-winged Teal, two Surf Scoters, three American Wigeons, three Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, 12 Taiga Bean Geese, 41 Tundra Bean Geese, a Sabine's Gull, two Iceland Gulls, a Pomarine Skua and two Rough-legged Buzzards. |
||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Friday 30th November 2018 | ||
|
||
| Today's rarity highlights comprised Bufflehead in Co Cork,
Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in
Somerset, Dusky Warbler in Dorset and White-billed
Diver in Devon. Scarcity sightings included Pallas's Warbler (Norfolk), Richard's Pipit (Devon), Todd's Canada Goose (Cumbria), Canada Goose (Western Isles), American Wigeon (Lancashire), Green-winged Teal (Gloucestershire), Surf Scoter (Co Clare), Grey Phalarope (Dumfries & Galloway), Balearic Shearwater (Cornwall), two Ring-necked Ducks and Great Grey Shrikes, at least four Lapland Buntings, six Rough-legged Buzzards, a reported flock of 35 Shorelarks (Norfolk) and approximately 260 Waxwings. |
||
| - Stuart Piner, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Thursday 29th November 2018 | ||
|
||
| Lingering rarities still present today included the Little Bittern at Saltholme RSPB, Cleveland, Bufflehead at Ballinacarriga Lough, County Cork, Bonaparte's Gull at Bamburgh, Northumberland, King Eider at Ynyslas, Ceredigion and Lesser Scaup at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset.
Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, 28 Shorelarks, 222 Waxwings, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Temminck's Stint, a Grey Phalarope, an American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teals, a Todd's Canada Goose, two Tundra Bean Geese, three Taiga Bean Geese, a Ring-billed Gull, two Iceland Gulls, three Glaucous Gulls and 12 Little Auks. |
||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Wednesday 28th November 2018 | ||
|
||
| Lingering rarities present today were just the Bufflehead at Ballinacarriga Lough, County Cork and the Lesser Yellowlegs at Lodmoor RSPB, Dorset.
Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Great Grey Shrike, 99 Waxwings, a Little Auk, two Rough-legged Buzzards, a Ring-necked Duck, a Taiga Bean Goose, five Tundra Bean Geese and two Iceland Gulls. |
||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Tuesday 27th November 2018 | ||
|
||
| Rarities today comprised the Bufflehead still in County Cork, Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland and
Lesser Scaup on Anglesey. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Norfolk), Rose-coloured Starling (Derbyshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Ring-necked Duck (Lincolnshire), Hoopoe and Lesser Snow Goose (Highland), two Rough-legged Buzzards, three American Wigeons, six eaxch of both Shorelark and Lapland Bunting, 50 Cattle Egrets and a total of 261 Waxwings. |
||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
|
||
|
|
|
| Monday 26th November 2018 | ||
|
||
| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Bufflehead in County Cork at Ballinacarriga Lough; a site that that had hosted five
Ring-necked Ducks the previous day. Elsewhere a Little Bittern was glimpsed in Cleveland at Saltholme RSPB, a
Lesser Scaup was identified in Somerset at Chew Valley Lake, a Coues's Arctic Redpoll
was trapped and ringed in West Yorkshire at Wintersett Reservoir and on the Shetland Isles a White-billed Diver was located at Kirkabister. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Hume's Warbler in Devon, a Dusky Warbler in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Dorset and County Londonderry, King Eider in Ceredigion and Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Norfolk), Richard's Pipit (East Yorkshire), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), Temminck's Stint and Dotterel (Cornwall), two each of both Hoopoe and Great Grey Shrike, three of Rose-coloured Starling and Ring-necked Duck, four Rough-legged Buzzards, 24 Shorelarks, 109 Cattle Egrets and 230 Waxwings. |
||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
|
||