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| Monday 11th February 2019 | ||
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| The main event of the day was the release of the Ivory Gull at Stevenston Point, Ayrshire
soon after which it flew off north. This adult bird had been taken into care on 23rd
January after having been picked up in a garden in Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway. Rarities elsewhere comprised the long-staying Snowy Owl still on Eday, the elusive Blyth's Reed Warbler still in Greater Manchester, Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), Richard's Pipit (Somerset), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Rough-legged Buzzard (Cambridgeshire), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), Surf Scoter (Lothian) and Snow Goose (County Wexford), two each of Pallas's Warbler and Ring-billed Gull, four Great Grey Shrikes, nine each of both Ring-necked Duck and Yellow-browed Warbler, 15 Glossy Ibises and a total of 22 Shorelarks. |
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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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| Sunday 10th February 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Pied-billed Grebe still on the Shetland Isles,
Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford, King Eider in Ceredigion, White-billed Diver
on the Western Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cornwall and Dorset. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), Richard's Pipit (Somerset), Hoopoe (County Tyrone), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Lapland Bunting (Cleveland), two each of Pallas's Warbler, American Wigeon and Snow Goose, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four each of both Glossy Ibis and Ring-billed Gull, five of Ring-necked Duck, Yellow-browed Warbler and Great Grey Shrike, and six each of Surf Scoter and Shorelark. |
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| Saturday 9th February 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the Black-browed Albatross that showed again at Lizard Point, Cornwall; first passing west early in the morning before returning east late in the afternoon. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Black Scoter still in County Kerry, Ferruginous Duck in Essex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Spotted Sandpipers in both County Waterford and County Wexford. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), Lapland Bunting (Cleveland), two each of Pallas's Warbler, Rough-legged Buzzard, American Wigeon and Surf Scoter, three each of Yellow-browed Warbler, Great Grey Shrike and Glossy Ibis, four Ring-necked Ducks, five Ring-billed Gulls and a total of 37 Shorelarks. |
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| Friday 8th February 2019 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was an adult Black-browed Albatross,
which flew past Lizard Point (Cornwall) late afternoon. Elsewhere a Bonaparte's Gull was discovered in Co Galway and Blyth's Reed Warbler (Greater Manchester), Long-billed Dowitcher (Lincolnshire), Ferruginous Duck (Essex), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset) and Spotted Sandpiper (Co Waterford) all lingered. The best of the rest included Hoopoe (Co Tyrone), Glossy Ibis (Co Wexford), Ring-necked Duck (Highland), Kumlien's Gull (Suffolk), Todd's Canada Goose (Argyll), Black Brant (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (Co Waterford), two Pallas's Warblers (Co Durham and Cornwall), two Great Grey Shrikes, three Green-winged Teals and 25 Shorelarks. |
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| Thursday 7th February 2019 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Pacific Diver in County Cork, single Spotted Sandpipers in County Wexford and County Waterford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and Ferruginous Duck in Essex.
Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, five Yellow-browed Warblers, six Great Grey Shrikes, 38 Shorelarks, a Ring-billed Gull, six Glaucous Gulls, seven Iceland Gulls, a Temminck's Stint, a Black Brant, a Taiga Bean Goose, three Tundra Bean Geese, a Surf Scoter, two American Wigeon, three Green-winged Teal, three Ring-necked Ducks and a Glossy Ibis. |
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| Wednesday 6th February 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today included a Penduline Tit reported in Dorset at Lodmoor, the Blyth's Reed Warbler still in Greater Manchester,
Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and
Ferruginous Ducks in both Essex and Hampshire. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Snow Goose (County Wexford), two each of Pallas's Warbler, Richard's Pipit, Lapland Bunting and Glossy Ibis, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Yellow-browed Warblers, five Ring-necked Ducks, 11 Great Grey Shrikes, and a total of 19 Shorelarks. |
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| Tuesday 5th February 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised a Ferruginous Duck new in Essex at Holyfield Lake, the Long-billed Dowitcher still in Lincolnshire,
Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and King Eider in Ceredigion. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (Somerset), Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), Ring-billed Gull (Lincolnshire), American Wigeon (Highland), Lesser Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Gloucestershire), Lapland Bunting (Cleveland), two Pallas's Warblers, three each of both Surf Scoter and Rough-legged Buzzard, four of Ring-necked Duck and Great Grey Shrike, and a total of 29 Shorelarks. |
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| Monday 4th February 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Forster's Tern still in County Galway, two
Pacific Divers together in Cornwall at Newlyn, Blyth's Reed Warbler still in Greater Manchester,
White-billed Diver and Richardson's Cackling Goose on the Western Isles, and a Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (County Durham), Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), Surf Scoter (Gwynedd), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), two each of Yellow-browed Warbler and Glossy Ibis, three of Rough-legged Buzzard, Ring-necked Duck and Great Grey Shrike, four Ring-billed Gulls, and a total of 27 Shorelarks. |
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| Sunday 3rd February 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Eastern Yellow Wagtail still on the Isles of Scilly,
Pacific Diver and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Pied-billed Grebe and
White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles, Black Scoter in Northumberland,
Blyth's Reed Warbler in Greater Manchester, Dusky Warbler and Long-billed Dowitcher
in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in London, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Borders and Spotted
Sandpipers in both County Waterford and County Wexford. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), two each of Pallas's Warbler, American Wigeon and Lesser Snow Goose, three of Surf Scoter and Ring-billed Gull, four Yellow-browed Warblers, five of Ring-necked Duck and Great Grey Shrike, six Rough-legged Buzzards, 17 Glossy Ibises and a total of 35 Shorelarks. |
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| Saturday 2nd February 2019 | ||
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| A White-billed Diver was found at Skelda Voe, Shetland, whilst lingering rarities included single Pacific Divers in Cornwall and County Cork, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Bonaparte's Gull in London, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford, White-billed Diver in Western Isles and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire.
Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Little Bunting, a Rose-coloured Starling, three Great Grey Shrikes, 21 Shorelarks, a Temminck's Stint, a Pomarine Skua, a Kumlien's Gull, three Ring-billed Gulls, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Snow Goose, a Black Brant, two Tundra Bean Geese, two Surf Scoters, two Green-winged Teal, three American Wigeon, six Ring-necked Ducks, four Rough-legged Buzzards and 21 Glossy Ibises. |
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