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| Tuesday 7th December 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Ross's Goose still in Ayrshire, the Ferruginous Duck
still in Surrey, and on the Shetland Isles a King Eider remains. Scarcities included Barred Warbler (Norfolk), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), American Wigeon (Derbyshire), Green-winged Teal (Somerset), Lapland Bunting (Lincolnshire), Grey Phalarope (Lincolnshire), Black Brant (Kent), three each of both Surf Scoter and Ring-necked Duck, five Shorelarks, and 12 Waxwings. |
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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 6th December 2021 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Spotted Sandpiper in Scilly, Ross's Goose in Ayrshire, Ferruginous Duck in Surrey and Lesser Scaup in County Cavan.
Scarcity highlights included a Barred Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Lapland Bunting, two Great Grey Shrikes, 11 Shorelarks, an American Wigeon, a Green-winged Teal, two Surf Scoters, five Ring-necked Ducks, five Taiga Bean Geese, a Glossy Ibis, two Grey Phalaropes, nine Little Auks, a Ring-billed Gull, six Iceland Gulls and seven Glaucous Gulls. |
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| Sunday 5th December 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Northern Harrier in County Offaly,
Ross's Goose in Ayrshire, Spotted Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly,
Ferruginous Duck in Surrey, Lesser Scaups in both County Cavan and Devon, and
Cackling Geese in County Sligo and the Western Isles. Scarcities included Serin (County Durham), Barred Warbler (Norfolk), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Ring-billed Gull (County Galway), American Wigeon (Derbyshire), Kumlien's Gull (Cambridgeshire), two each of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Green-winged Teal, three Snow Geese, four of Great Grey Shrike, Glossy Ibis, Grey Phalarope, and Surf Scoter, 11 Shorelarks, and a total of 19 Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Saturday 4th December 2021 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Ross's Goose in Ayrshire, Cackling Goose and Snowy Owl in Western Isles, Ferruguinous Ducks in Surrey and Hampshire and two Lesser Scaup in Devon.
Scarcity highlights included a Barred Warbler, a Serin, a Great Grey Shrike, a Yellow-browed Warbler, three Waxwings, three Lapland Buntings, 11 Shorelarks, an American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teal, two Surf Scoters, 19 Ring-necked Ducks (including a flock of ten at Dozmary Pool, Cornwall), three Glossy Ibises, a Snow Goose, a Todd's Canada Goose, two Black Brants, 138 Taiga Bean Geese (including five back at Buckenham Marshes, Norfolk), a Leach's Petrel, two Grey Phalaropes, two Pomarine Skuas, eight Little Auks, a Ring-billed Gull, a Kumlien's Gull, four Glaucous Gulls and seven Iceland Gulls. |
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| Friday 3rd December 2021 | ||
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| New discoveries today were two King Eiders off Uyeasound, Unst, Shetland and a White-billed Diver north along the coast between Whitburn, County Durham and Boulmer, Northumberland.
Lingering rarities still present included the Desert Wheatear in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Scilly, Ferruginous Ducks in Surrey and Hampshire, King Eider in Lothian and a further two in Shetland and a Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo. Scarcity highlights included a Serin, a Richard's Pipit, a Lapland Bunting, two Great Grey Shrikes, six Shorelarks, a Glossy Ibis, an American Wigeon, a Green-winged Teal, four Surf Scoters, ten Ring-necked Ducks, a Snow Goose, a Black Brant, two Todd's Canada Geese, two Grey Phalaropes, six Little Auks, a Pomarine Skua, two Glaucous Gulls and four Iceland Gulls. |
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| Thursday 2nd December 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Desert Wheatear at Berry Head, Devon;
the fifth of the autumn but the third in south Devon this week. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both the White-winged Scoter and King Eider in Lothian, Ross's Goose in Ayrshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Clare, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Ferruginous Ducks in both Hampshire and Surrey, and Lesser Scaups in Argyll (3), Devon (2), County Sligo, and the Western Isles. Scarcities included Serin and Waxwing (County Durham), Great Shearwater (Lincolnshire), Green-winged Teal (Hampshire), Black Brant (Dorset), Glossy Ibis (Devon), three American Wigeons, five Great Grey Shrikes, six each of Shorelark and Grey Phalarope, and a total of 17 Ring-necked Ducks. |
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| Wednesday 1st December 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was another Brunnich's Guillemot, this time passing Fife Ness, Fife.
There have now been at least nine records since 26th November. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Black Scoter still in Moray, Ross's Goose in Ayrshire, Ferruginous Duck in Surrey, Lesser Scaup and Cackling Goose both still on the Western Isles, and in County Clare a Bonaparte's Gull new at Quilty. Scarcities included Serin (County Durham), Ring-billed Gull (a new bird in County Clare), Green-winged Teal (Hampshire), Lapland Bunting (East Yorkshire), two each of American Wigeon, Yellow-browed Warbler, Black Brant, and Grey Phalarope, four Ring-necked Ducks, seven Glossy Ibises, and a total of 11 Shorelarks. |
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| Tuesday 30th November 2021 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire at
Red Scar Wood, Isabelline Shrike species still in Pembrokeshire at
Marloes, King Eider again in Lothian at Portobello, and two Lesser Scaups together in
Devon at Beesands Ley. Scarcities included Serin (County Durham), American Wigeon (Derbyshire), Great Grey Shrike (Norfolk), Little Auk (well inland in Oxfordshire) two Green-winged Teals, three each of Lapland Bunting, Glossy Ibis, and Grey Phalarope, four Surf Scoters, five Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 11 Shorelarks. Significant late news concerned the first Red-flanked Bluetail for Shropshire that was caught on a camera trap recently. |
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| Monday 29th November 2021 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was once again Brunnich's Guillemot with new birds in Aberdeenshire at Collieston, and at Torness, Lothian.
Other discoveries included a Desert Wheatear in Devon at Start Point, a Blyth's Reed Warbler
in Manchester, Greater Manchester, a Dusky Warbler in Cornwall at Skewjack, and
in Cleveland a White-billed Diver flew over Saltburn. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing in East Yorkshire, both White-winged Scoter and Isabelline Wheatear in Lothian, Isabelline Shrike species in Pembrokeshire, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Hume's Warbler in Suffolk, another Desert Wheatear in Devon, Snowy Owl on the Western Isles, Lesser Scaups in Argyll, Devon (2), and the Isles of Scilly, and Dusky Warblers in both Norfolk and Scilly (2). Significant late news concerned the Ross's Goose still present yesterday with Pink-footed Geese at Hunterston, Ayrshire. |
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| Sunday 28th November 2021 | ||
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| Brunnich's Guillemot was again the headline species as northerly winds in the North Sea brought an amazing run of sightings along north east coasts. No fewer than three were logged flying north past Whitburn, County Durham and there were sightings from nine other sites in North Yorkshire, Cleveland, County Durham and Northumberland, mostly fly-bys but two were seen on the sea, albeit briefly. There was also a possible off Fife Ness in Fife. Also on these winds were White-billed Divers, with eleven birds seen flying past sites from Girdle Ness in Aberdeen to Flamborough in East Yorkshire, and over 500 Little Auks seen from Orkney to Kent. In Pembrokes an Isabelline Shrike sp was found at Marloes. Lingering rarities included the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing in Yorkshire, Spotted Sandpiper on Scilly, five Lesser Scaups together on Islay plus two together in Devon, Hume's Warbler in Suffolk and Isabelline Wheatear in Lothian. |
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