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| Friday 27th December 2019 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised Black-throated Thrush
(Bedfordshire), Eastern Stonechat species
(Cheshire and Suffolk), Eastern Yellow Wagtails (Norfolk and
Northumberland), Blue-winged Teal (Devon), Long-billed
Dowitchers (Devon and Northumberland), Olive-backed Pipit
(Isles of Scilly), White-winged Scoter (Lothian),
Black Scoter (Northumberland) and Ferruginous Duck
(Warwickshire). Scarcity highlights included Great Grey Shrike (Bedfordshire), Black Brant (Lincolnshire), Yellow-browed Warblers (London and North Yorkshire), Rough-legged Buzzards (Norfolk and South Yorkshire), three Ring-billed Gulls (Co Kerry, Co Limerick and Co Wicklow), six Shorelarks (Norfolk) and nine Ring-necked Ducks. |
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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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| Thursday 26th December 2019 | ||
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A white morph Gyr on North Uist in Western Isles was the first this year and a Kentish Plover made a brief appearance at Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset. Confirmed as still present were the Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, male Blue-headed Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk, unassigned Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Northumberland, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Eastern Stonechat sp in Cheshire, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Olive-backed Pipit in Scilly, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire. The best of the rest included Richard's Pipit (Kent), two Rough-legged Buzzards (South Yorkshire and Norfolk), Ring-billed Gull (Co.Kerry), Surf Scoter (Ayrshire), two Great Grey Shrikes, Rose-coloured Starling (Cambridgehire), American Wigeon (Highland), Ring-necked Duck (West Yorkshire), Todd's Canada Goose (Co.Sligo) and six Shorelarks (five in Norfolk and one in Highland). |
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| Wednesday 25th December 2019 | ||
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An Olive-backed Pipit was found on St.Mary's in Scilly. A White-billed Diver flew past Hemsby in Norfolk. Existing rarities making appearances today were the Lesser White-fronted Goose in Norfolk, the two Eastern Yellow Wagtails (Blue-headed male in Norfolk and unassigned in Northumberland), American Buff-bellied Pipit in Cornwall, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Eastern Stonechat sp in Cheshire, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon Among other highlights were Black Brant (Lincolnshire), Green-winged Teal (Co.Kerry), Ring-necked Duck (Lancashire), two Surf Scoters, two Rough-legged Buzzards (South Yorkshire and East Yorkshire), Ring-billed Gull (Co.Kerry), six Shorelarks and four Great Grey Shrikes. |
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| Tuesday 24th December 2019 | ||
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A Pacific Diver was found at Youghal in Co.Cork and a White-billed Diver appeared in South Nesting Bay in Shetland. In Cheshire, an Eastern Stonechat sp was discovered at Ashton's Flash. The Ferruginous Duck at Seeswood Pool in Warwickshire was confirmed. Continuing rarities were represented by both Eastern Yellow Wagtails (Blue-headed in Norfolk and unassigned in Northumberland), Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Co.Mayo, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon and Northumberland. Other highlights included Great Grey Shrike (Bedfordshire), two Rough-legged Buzzards (Norfolk and South Yorkshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Green-winged Teal (Co.Wicklow), two Ring-necked Ducks, Glossy Ibis (Co.Cork), Snow Goose (Orkney) and two Ring-billed Gulls (Argyll and Co.Sligo) |
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| Monday 23rd December 2019 | ||
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| A male Eastern Yellow Wagtail, of the nominate form tschutschensis, was discovered in a field near Sedgeford, Norfolk mid afternoon.
Lingering rarities included the Steller's Eider in Orkney, Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Northumberland, Eastern Stonechat sp in Suffolk and Blue-winged Teal and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon. Scarcity highlights included four Yellow-browed Warblers, five Great Grey Shrikes, seven Lapland Buntings, four Rough-legged Buzzards, a Glossy Ibis, a Green-winged Teal, a Surf Scoter, eight Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, seven Taiga Bean Geese, 14 Tundra Bean Geese, two Pomarine Skuas, a Ring-billed Gulls, two Glaucous Gulls and eight Iceland Gulls. |
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| Sunday 22nd December 2019 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Black-throated Thrush at Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail at Prestwick Carr, Northumberland, Eastern Stonechat sp at Hollesley, Suffolk, White-winged Scoter at Fisherrow, Lothian, Black Scoter at Goswick, Northumberland and single Long-billed Dowitchers at Topsham, Devon and Cresswell, Northumberland.
Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Yellow-browed Warbler, four Shorelarks, four Great Grey Shrikes, eight Lapland Buntings, two Rough-legged Buzzards, two Glossy Ibises, a Green-winged Teal, three Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, a Tundra Bean Goose, 12 Taiga Bean Geese, a Pomarine Skua, three Little Auks, three Ring-billed Gulls, three Glaucous Gulls and three Iceland Gulls. |
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| Saturday 21st December 2019 | ||
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| Lingering rarities comprised the Steller's Eider (Orkney),
Black-throated Thrush (Bedfordshire), Eastern Yellow
Wagtail (Northumberland), White-winged Scoter
(Lothian) and Eastern Stonechat (Suffolk), whilst a female
King Eider appeared at Whiteabbey (Co Antrim). The best of the rest included Snow Geese in Aberdeenshire and Ayrshire, Surf Scoters in Ayrshire and Lothian, Great Grey Shrikes in Bedfordshire and Gloucestershire, Ring-necked Ducks in Lancashire and West Yorkshire, Ring-billed Gulls in Co Antrim and Northumberland, Yellow-browed Warblers in London and Somerset, at least three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Shorelarks, at least six Tundra Bean Geese, seven Taiga Bean Geese and 11 Lapland Buntings. |
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| Friday 20th December 2019 | ||
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| Lingering rarities today included the Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Northumberland, White-winged Scoter in Lothian and single Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon and Northumberland.
Scarcity highlights included a Great Grey Shrike, two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Rough-legged Buzzards, a Glossy Ibis, two Green-winged Teals, two American Wigeon, a Grey Phalarope, a Ring-billed Gull, two Glaucous Gulls, two Iceland Gulls, three Tundra Bean Geese and 137 Taiga Bean Geese. |
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| Thursday 19th December 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Black-throated Thrush still in Bedfordshire,
White-winged Scoter in Lothian, and both Eastern Yellow Wagtail and
Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland. Scarcities included Surf Scoter (Lothian), Lesser Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), Ring-necked Duck (Lancashire), Yellow-browed Warbler (North Yorkshire) and two Rough-legged Buzzards (Norfolk and South Yorkshire). |
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| Wednesday 18th December 2019 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Steller's Eider still on the Orkney Isles,
Lesser White-fronted Goose in Norfolk, White-winged Scoter in Lothian,
Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Northumberland,
Eastern Stonechat in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll and
White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles. Scarcities included Snow Goose (Highland), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Yellow-browed Warbler (London), Glossy Ibis (Devon), Kumlien's Gull (County Kerry), Rough-legged Buzzards in Norfolk and Suffolk, and a total of nine Ring-necked Ducks. |
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