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| Sunday 3rd March 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Red-rumped Swallow still on the Isles of Scilly,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk and
Pied-billed Grebe on the Shetland Isles but there there was no sign of the Tengmalm's Owl. Early migrants recorded were Osprey (Fife), Little Ringed Plover (Hampshire), four House Martins and a total of 83 Sand Martins across 19 counties. Scarcities included Little Bunting (Norfolk), Richard's Pipit (County Wexford), American Wigeon (Highland), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), two each of Ring-billed Gull, Great Grey Shrike, Lapland Bunting and Glossy Ibis, three Ring-necked Ducks and a total of 25 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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| Saturday 2nd March 2019 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Tengmalm's Owl at Tresta, Pied-billed Grebe at Loch of Spiggie and White-billed Diver at Kirkabister, all Shetland, Coues's Arctic Redpoll at Sculthorpe Moor, Norfolk, Penduline Tit at Crossness, London, Red-rumped Swallow at Porth Hellick, Scilly, Spotted Sandpipers at Ferrybank, County Wexford and Killongford, County Waterford, Long-billed Dowitcher at Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire and Lesser Yellowlegs at Lodmoor, Dorset.
Scarcity highlights included a Common Rosefinch, a Richard's Pipit, two Little Buntings, two Great Grey Shrikes, six Yellow-browed Warblers, 26 Shorelarks, a Temminck's Stint, a Pomarine Skua, two Rough-legged Buzzards, two Glossy Ibises, a Snow Goose, four Tundra Bean Geese, an American Wigeon, two Surf Scoters, five Ring-necked Ducks, six Green-winged Teal, a Ring-billed Gull and two Kumlien's Gulls. |
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| Friday 1st March 2019 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Tengmalm's Owl,
Pied-billed Grebe and White-billed Diver (Shetland),
Penduline Tit (London), Lesser Yellowlegs (Cornwall),
Long-billed Dowitcher (Lincolnshire), Coues's Arctic
Redpoll (Norfolk) and two Red-rumped Swallows (Isles
of Scilly). The best of the rest included Taiga Bean Goose (Aberdeenshire), Hoopoe (Pembrokeshire), Little Bunting (Norfolk), Richard's Pipit (Co Wexford), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), two Glossy Ibises, three Lapland Buntings, Tundra Bean Geese, Yellow-browed Warblers and Great Grey Shrikes, four Ring-necked Ducks, five Green-winged Teals, at least 16 Shorelarks. |
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| Thursday 28th February 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Tengmalm's Owl, Pied-billed Grebe, Coues's Acrtic Redpoll
and two White-billed Divers all on the Shetland Isles, single Penduline Tits in both Dorset and London,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset,
Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll and
White-billed Diver on the Western Isles. Spring arrivals were again headlined by a Red-rumped Swallow on the Isles of Scilly and supported by a Swift in Cornwall, two each of House Martin and White Wagtail, four Wheatears, 11 Swallows and a total of 190 Sand Martins across 22 counties. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Cornwall), Richard's Pipit (County Wexford), Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles), Great Grey Shrike (Nottinghamshire), Ring-billed Gull and Temminck's Stint (both Cornwall), two each of Ring-necked Duck and Yellow-browed Warbler, five Glossy Ibises, and 15 Shorelarks. |
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| Wednesday 27th February 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Tengmalm's Owl and Pied-billed Grebe both still on the Shetland Isles, Forster's
Tern seen again in County Galway, Coues's Arctic Redpoll still in Norfolk,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and
White-billed Diver on the Western Isles. Spring migrants were led by two Red-rumped Swallows together on the Isles of Scilly and supported by a House Martin, two each of Little Ringed Plover and Swallow, four Wheatears and nine Sand Martins. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler and Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), Richard's Pipit (County Wexford), Ring-billed Gull (County Louth), Snow Goose (County Wexford), two each of American Wigeon and Glossy Ibis, four of Ring-necked Duck and Rough-legged Buzzard, five Yellow-browed Warblers and a total of 20 Shorelarks. |
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| Tuesday 26th February 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today included the Tengmalm's Owl and Pied-billed Grebe both still on the Shetland Isles,
Penduline Tit in Dorset, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper
in County Waterford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cornwall and Dorset. Spring migrants comprised a Red-rumped Swallow new on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, a Black Kite reported near Alderhsot, Hampshire, House Martin (Wirral), Wheatear (Dorset), White Wagtail (County Durham), four Swallows and 14 Sand Martins. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Cornwall), Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles), Richard's Pipit (County Wexford), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Ring-billed Gull (Warwickshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Isles of Scilly), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Snow Goose (County Wexford), two each of both American Wigeon and Glossy Ibis, five Great Grey Shrikes, six Yellow-browed Warblers and a total of eight Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Monday 25th February 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Tengmalm's Owl still on the Shetland Isles but now at Tresta
whilst the Pied-billed Grebe remains at Loch of Spiggie, the Blyth's Reed Warbler still in Greater Manchester,
Penduline Tit in Dorset, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher
in Lincolnshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford and Lesser Yelowlegs in both Cornwall and Dorset. Scarcities included Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles), Hoopoe (County Cork), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Temminck's Stint and Ring-billed Gull (cornwall), two American Wigeons, three Lapland Buntings, four each of Rough-legged Buzzard, Ring-necked Duck and Yellow-browed Warbler, five Shorelarks, seven Great Grey Shrikes and a total of 20 Glossy Ibises. |
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| Sunday 24th February 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Blyth's Reed Warbler still in Greater Manchester,
Penduline Tits in both Dorset and London, Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford,
Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cornwall and Dorset, two
Coues's Arctic Redpolls together in Norfolk, two White-billed Divers
together on the Orkney Islands, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, and
on the Shetland Isles the Pied-billed Grebe remained but the Tengmalm's Owl
could not be located. Scarcities included Little Bunting (Norfolk), Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Ring-billed Gull (County Dublin), Snow Goose (County Wexford), two Lapland Buntings, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Great Grey Shrikes, six Yellow-browed Warblers, 10 Shorelarks, 11 Ring-necked Ducks and a total of 21 Glossy Ibises |
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| Saturday 23rd February 2019 | ||
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| The Tengmalm's Owl reappeared once again, watched in its roost at Bixter, Shetland.
Other lingering rarities included the Pied-billed Grebe in Shetland, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Greater Manchester, Penduline Tits in Dorset and London, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Black Scoter in County Kerry, and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire. Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Common Rosefinch, a Rose-coloured Starling, two Richard's Pipits, two Lapland Buntings, six Yellow-browed Warblers, six Great Grey Shrikes, 31 Shorelarks, a Temminck's Stint, three Tundra Bean Geese, three Green-winged Teals, two Surf Scoters, 11 Ring-necked Ducks, three Kumlien's Gulls, three Ring-billed Gulls, four Rough-legged Buzzards and eight Glossy Ibises. |
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| Friday 22nd February 2019 | ||
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| The main news of the day was negative news with no sign all day of the Tengmalm's Owl
on the Shetland Isles at Bixter. Elsewhere, rarities today comprised a Red-rumped Swallow new in Pembrokeshire at Bosherton and lingering were the Pied-billed Grebe on Shetland, Penduline Tit in London, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), White-tailed Eagle (North Yorkshire), two each of Yellow-browed Warbler and Snow Goose, three Lapland Buntings, five of both Glossy Ibis and Great Grey Shrike, six Shorelarks and a total of 11 Ring-necked Ducks. |
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