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This page gives you access to all of RBA's daily news summaries (since April 13, 2006), 10 days at a time. The most recent are shown, or you can select a specific date to show (along with the previous 10 days). Prior to April 13, 2006 you can find weekly reviews, located in articles. | |||
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| Saturday 16th April 2022 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Lesser Yellowlegs at Rosscarbery, County Cork and a Ferruginous Duck at Staveley YWT, Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities included the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Hume's Warbler in Sussex, Dusky Warblers in London and Norfolk, Spanish Wagtail in Scilly, Pacific Golden Plover in Suffolk, Black-winged Stilt in Carmarthenshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and County Wexford, Blue-winged Teal in Cambridgeshire, Black Duck and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, King Eiders in Lothian and Highland, Lesser Scaups in Somerset, Clyde (two) and Western Isles (two), Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk and White-billed Divers in Moray (four) and Aberdeenshire (three). |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Friday 15th April 2022 | ||
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| Southern arrivals continued with in Ireland single Subalpine Warbler species on both Cape Clear, County Cork, and on Great Saltee, County Wexford, the latter alongside a
Woodchat Shrike. Elsewhere, Spanish Wagtail and Hoopoe on the Isles of Scilly, a
Black-winged Stilt still in Carmarthenshire, Short-toed Lark and
Hoopoe on the Shetland Isles, Purple Heron in Somerset, and Serin in Dorset. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, Black-browed Albatross still in East Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plover in Suffolk, Red-breasted Goose and Dusky Warbler both in Norfolk, Blue-winged Teal in Cambridgeshire, two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls together on the Shetland Isles, King Eiders in Lothian and Moray, Lesser Yellowlegs in Shetland, Suffolk and County Wexford, Lesser Scaups in Clyde (2) and Somerset, and White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and Moray (3). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 14th April 2022 | ||
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| Southern rarities and scarcities today included a Western Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall at Housel Bay, an Iberian Chiffchaff
in Cumbria at Barow-in-Furness, a Black-winged Stilt still in Carmarthenshire,
Black Kite in Essex, Serin and Hoopoe in Kent, Hoopoe
on the Shetland Isles, and on the Isles of Scilly a probable Spanish
Wagtail. Other rarities comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still in County Leitrim, Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plover in Suffolk, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, King Eider in Lothian, Blue-winged Teals in both Cambridgeshire and County Wexford, two Hornemann's Arctic Redpolls on Shetland, Dusky Warblers in London and Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and County Wexford, two Richardson's Cackling Geese together in County Mayo, two White-billed Divers in Moray, Lesser Scaups in Essex, Somerset, and the Western Isles. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 13th April 2022 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Pallid Harrier over Titchfield Haven, Hampshire, a Black Kite over Winterton, Norfolk and another over Stanway Green, Essex, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Clonakilty, County Cork and a Lesser Scaup at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Dusky Warblers in Norfolk and London, Blue-winged Teal in Cambridgeshire, King Eider in Highland, Lesser Scaups in Essex and Western Isles, Pacific Golden Plover and Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and Black-winged Stilt in Carmarthenshire. Scarcity highlights included a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Great Grey Shrike, a Rose-coloured Starling, two Little Buntings, seven Hoopoes, six Dotterel, a Spotted Crake, two Corncrakes, a Green-winged Teal, three Surf Scoters, 12 Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, 19 Glossy Ibises, a Pomarine Skua, a Ring-billed Gulls, six Glaucous Gulls and eight Iceland Gulls. |
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| Monday 11th April 2022 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Iberian Chiffchaff at Hoylake, Wirral, an Alpine Swift at Waterford, County Waterford, a Black-winged Stilt at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire and a White-billed Diver off Portknockie, Moray.
Lingering rarities still present included the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Snowy Owl in Western Isles, Dusky Warbler and Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Pacific Golden Plover and Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, King Eiders in Lothian and Shetland, Lesser Scaups in Essex and Clyde (two), White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire and Shetland and Bonaparte's Gull in Sussex. |
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| Friday 8th April 2022 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Hume's Warbler and Bonaparte's Gull in Sussex, Dusky Warbler and Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Blue-winged Teal in Cambridgeshire and Lesser Scaup in Essex.
Scarcity highlights included a Great Grey Shrike, two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Shorelarks, a Temminck's Stint, a Spotted Crake, an American Wigeon, four Green-winged Teal, 14 Ring-necked Ducks, a Snow Goose, 32 Glossy Ibises, a Glaucous Gull and nine Iceland Gulls. |
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| Thursday 7th April 2022 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Black-browed Albatross in Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and Shetland, Dusky Warbler and Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Black Duck in County Mayo, Lesser Scaups in Clyde (two), Western Isles and Essex and Bonaparte's Gull in Sussex.
Scarcity highlights included a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Great Grey Shrike, a Surf Scoter, an American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teals, ten Ring-necked Ducks, 12 Glossy Ibises, two Glaucous Gulls, eight Iceland Gulls and a Balearic Shearwater. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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