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| Saturday 30th November 2019 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Penduline Tit at Stodmarsh and Grove Ferry, Kent, and a dowitcher species at Kilcoole, County Wicklow.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Hermit Thrush in Scilly, Steller's Eider and nine White-billed Divers in Orkney, single Black Scoters in Northumberland and Angus, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon. Scarcity highlights included two Pallas's Warblers, five Great Grey Shrikes, five Lapland Buntings, six Shorelarks, two Surf Scoters, two Green-winged Teals, 12 Ring-necked Ducks, 18 Tundra Bean Geese, two Rough-legged Buzzards, a Glossy Ibis, six Pomarine Skuas, six Little Auks, a Kumlien's Gull, a Ring-billed Gull, a Glaucous Gull and an Iceland Gull. |
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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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| Friday 29th November 2019 | ||
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| A White-billed Diver was discovered off Scapa Pier, Orkney, whilst another 12 flew past Papa Westray.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Hermit Thrush in Scilly, Steller's Eider in Orkney, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Western Isles and Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, two Pallas's Warblers, a Red-backed Shrike, three Great Grey Shrikes, three Lapland Buntings, two Rough-legged Buzzards, two Glossy Ibises, two Snow Geese, four Tundra Bean Geese, two American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teal, two Surf Scoters, 11 Ring-necked Ducks, two Iceland Gulls, ten Glaucous Gulls, five Pomarine Skuas and four Little Auks. |
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| Thursday 28th November 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Steller's Eider still in the Orkney Isles,
Hermit Thrush on the Isles of Scilly, White-winged Scoter in Lothian,
Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Black Scoter in Angus, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, and Long-billed Dowitchers in both Cumbria and Devon. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (East Yorkshire), Bluethroat (Devon), Little Bunting (Dorset), Richard's Pipit (Somerset), Hoopoe (Aberdeenshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), American Wigeon and Snow Goose (Western Isles), two each of both Surf Scoter and Glossy Ibis, and a total of 10 Ring-necked Ducks. Significant late news concerned a Dusky Thrush present on Saturday at North Ferriby, East Yorkshire. |
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| Wednesday 27th November 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Steller's Eider still on the Orkney Isles, the Hermit Thrush
still on the Isles of Scilly, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull
in County Carlow, two Richardson's Cackling Geese together on the Western Isles, and
in Hampshire the Ferruginous Duck returned to Blashford Lakes for another
winter. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Suffolk), Hoopoe (Aberdeenshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Ring-billed Gull (Somerset), Snow Goose (Western Isles), two each of both Surf Scoter and Glossy Ibis, and a total of eight Ring-necked Ducks (including three together in County Kerry). |
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| Tuesday 26th November 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Hermit Thrush still on the Isles of Scilly,
Isabelline Wheatear in Norfolk, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Long-billed Dowitchers
in both Devon and Northumberland, Lesser Scaup reported again in Hampshire, and on the Shetland Isles the
Desert Wheatear was seen before it was believed to have been killed by a Merlin. Scarcities included Pallas's Warblers (Cambridgeshire, East Yorkshire and Suffolk), Rose-coloured Starling (Dumfries and Galloway), Surf Scoter (Isles of Scilly), Snow Goose (Western Isles), American Wigeon and Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), two Glossy Ibises and a total of seven Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Monday 25th November 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of the fourth Desert Wheatear of the autumn, at Sumburgh Head, Shetland Isles. Elsewhere, a
Dusky Warbler was new at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, whilst lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the
Steller's Eider on the Orkney Isles, Hermit Thrush on the Isles of Scilly, Isabelline Wheatear in Norfolk,
Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Hampshire,
Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland and
Richardson's Cackling Goose in Dumfies and Galloway. Scarcities included Pallas's Warblers (Cambridgeshire, East Yorkshire and Suffolk), Snow Goose (Clyde), American Wigeon (Highland), Rough-legged Buzzard and Glossy Ibis (Norfolk), two Surf Scoters and a total of seven Ring-necked Ducks (including five in Devon). |
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| Sunday 24th November 2019 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Laughing Gull in County Cork at Mizen Head. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Hermit Thrush
still on the Isles of Scilly, Isabelline Wheatear still in Norfolk, Pacific
Diver, Dusky Warbler and Lesser Scaup all in Cornwall, seven
Two-barred Crossbills still together on the Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher
in Northumberland and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Dumfries and Galloway. Scarcities included Pallas's Warblers in Cambrideshire, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, Serin in Glamorgan, Barred Warbler in Cleveland, Rose-coloured Starling in Dumfries and Galloway, Rough-legged Buzzard in Norfolk and Ring-billed Gull in County Louth, two Glossy Ibises, four Surf Scoters and a total of six Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Saturday 23rd November 2019 | ||
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| Highlight of the day was the reappearance of a
Pacific Diver off Penzance (Cornwall), whilst the Steller's
Eider (Orkney), Black Scoter (Angus),
White-winged Scoter (Lothian), Isabelline Wheatear
(Norfolk), Lesser Scaup (Cornwall), Long-billed
Dowitchers (Cumbria, Devon and Northumberland) and two
Richardson's Cackling Geese (Western Isles). The best of the rest included Rough-legged Buzzard in Norfolk, Pallas's Warblers in Cambridgeshire and East Yorkshire, Serin in East Sussex, three Glossy Ibises and four Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Friday 22nd November 2019 | ||
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Today's new rarities were both geese, with - most significantly - an adult Lesser White-fronted Goose south of Langham in Norfolk briefly and a Richardson's Cackling Goose near Loaningfoot in Dumfries and Galloway. Ongoing rarities included the Steller's Eider in Orkney, Pacific Diver in Co.Cork, Isabelline Wheatear in Norfolk, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Cumbria and Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Co.Wexford and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall. Among the day's supporting cast were Pallas's Warbler (Cambridgeshire), Barred Warbler (Cleveland), two Great Grey Shrikes, Ring-billed Gull (Scilly), six Shorelarks, two Rough-legged Buzzards, two Glossy Ibises, two Surf Scoters, three Ring-necked Ducks, Lesser Snow Goose (Highland), Todd's Canada Goose (Norfolk), 10 Tundra Bean Geese, four Iceland Gulls, two Glaucous Gulls and 13 Little Auks. |
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| Thursday 21st November 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Hermit Thrush still on the Isles of Scilly,
Isabelline Wheatear in Norfolk, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Hampshire, two
Richardson's Cackling Geese together on the Western Isles, and in Devon both
Blue-winged Teal and Long-billed Dowitcher. Scarcities included Red-backed Shrike (Glamorgan), Serin (Sussex), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Green-winged Teal (Orkney), Lesser Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), Rough-legged Buzzard and Glossy Ibis (Norfolk), two Ring-billed Gulls, three Surf Scoters and four Ring-necked Ducks. |
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