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| Tuesday 9th February 2021 | ||
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| A Dusky Warbler discovered today in North Yorkshire at Ainderby Steeple is
the furthest north of the fifteen Dusky Warblers located in England since 1st December 2020. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were in Devon both the Northern Mockingbird at Exmouth and Lesser Yellowlegs at Aveton Gifford, the White-throated Sparrow in East Sussex at Barcombe, Rustic Bunting in Surrey at Thursley Common, Dusky Warbler in Merseyside at Ainsdale. Scarcities included Ring-billed Gull (County Limerick), Great Grey Shrike (Surrey), Grey Phalarope (Northumberland), Glossy Ibis (Kent), two each of Little Bunting and Green-winged Teal, three of Yellow-browed Warbler and Kumlien's Gull, and a total of 10 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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| Monday 8th February 2021 | ||
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| In Devon, the Northern Mockingbird remained in Exmouth, with other lingering rarities including the Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Dusky Warbler in Merseyside and Spotted Sandpiper in Ayrshire.
Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Yellow-browed Warbler, two Little Buntings, four Lapland Buntings, three Grey Phalaropes, a Green-winged Teal, five Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, two Todd's Canada Geese, seven Tundra Bean Geese, two Ring-billed Gulls, two Kumlien's Gulls, six Glaucous Gulls and 17 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Sunday 7th February 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Northern Mockingbird in Devon at Exmouth where it was first seen around a month ago. Rarities elsewhere comprised the White-winged Scoter again in Lothian at Eastfield, the Rustic Bunting still in Surrey, Lesser Yellowlegs still in Devon, and two Richardson's Cackling Geese together on the Western Isles. Scarcities included Sabine's Gull (Angus), Kumlien's Gull (County Armagh), Black Brant (Dorset), two each of Surf Scoter, Green-winged Teal, Great Grey Shrike, Yellow-browed Warbler, and Leach's Petrel, three Little Buntings, four Ring-billed Gulls, and a total of eight Ring-necked Ducks. Significant late news concerns the Forster's Tern again present yesterday in County Galway; it is beieved to be the same individual that was first seen there on 26th November 2003. |
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| Saturday 6th February 2021 | ||
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News of Britain's third Northern Mockingbird in Exmouth, Devon, for its third day shook things up considerably. The previous records are from 1982 and 1988. The Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Lesser Scaup and King Eider in Co.Kerry, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Western Isles and Lesser Yellowlegs in Co.Waterford were all still present. Among the scarcities were two Great Grey Shrikes, two Little Buntings (Surrey), three Ring-billed Gulls, Kumlien's Gull (Co.Cork), Little Auk (Fife) and seven Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Friday 5th February 2021 | ||
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| A White-billed Diver flew past Pendeen Watch, Cornwall, whilst lingering rarities included the Spotted Sandpiper in Ayrshire and Rustic Bunting in Surrey.
Scarcity highlights included a Great Grey Shrike, a Rose-coloured Starling, two Little Buntings, two Yellow-browed Warblers, three Lapland Buntings, three Waxwings, a Glossy Ibis, a Surf Scoter, two Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, two Tundra Bean Geese, two Pomarine Skuas, a Ring-billed Gull, a Kumlien's Gull, eight Glaucous Gulls and 25 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Thursday 4th February 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Rustic Bunting still in Surrey at Thursley Common, and a
Dusky Warbler still in Merseyside at Ainsdale. Scarcities included Ring-billed Gull (County Antrim), Surf Scoter (Highland), Glossy Ibis (Kent), Great Grey Shrike, and two Little Buntings (all together in Surrey), three Yellow-browed Warblers, seven Lapland Buntings, and a total of eight Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Wednesday 3rd February 2021 | ||
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The day's most significant news was of a White-throated Sparrow in a garden near Barcombe, East Sussex. The Sociable Lapwing in Cornwall, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Co.Waterford, Dusky Warbler in Merseyside all remained. Other highlights included Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), three Rose-coloured Starlings, three Yellow-browed Warblers, Great Grey Shrike (Surrey), three Ring-necked Ducks and two Glossy Ibises. |
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| Tuesday 2nd February 2021 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Dusky Warbler in Merseyside and Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon.
Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Great Grey Shrike, two Little Buntings, two Yellow-browed Warblers, five Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, three Tundra Bean Geese, five Pomarine Skuas, a Ring-billed Gull, nine Glaucous Gulls and 13 Iceland Gulls. |
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| Monday 1st February 2021 | ||
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| Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Rustic Bunting in Surrey,
Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Northumberland, Spotted Sandpiper in Ayrshire,
Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, and White-billed Diver in Highland. Scarcities included Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Surf Scoter (Highland), Yellow-browed Warbler (Hampshire), Snow Goose (Western Isles), Glossy Ibis (Kent), two each of Little Bunting, Rose-coloured Starling, Black Brant, Green-winged Teal, and Lapland Bunting, three Waxwings, and a total of four Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Sunday 31st January 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Rustic Bunting still in Surrey, the Eastern Yellow Wagtail and Hooded Merganser both still in Suffolk, Spotted Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, and White-billed Diver in Highland. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit and Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Great Grey Shrike (Surrey), Grey Phalarope (Cornwall), Kumlien's Gull (Cambridgeshire), two each of Little Bunting, Ring-billed Gull, Surf Scoter, and Black Brant, three of Yellow-browed Warbler and Glossy Ibis, seven Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 13 Waxwings. In Lancashire a Lesser White-fronted Goose located with Pink-footed Geese at Pilling proved to be the same individual as earlier present in September 2020 at Staveley, North Yorkshire where it had associated with feral geese. | ||
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