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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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| Sunday 10th March 2024 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Northern Harrier in County Cork at Ballyvergan Marsh.
Rarities elsewhere comprised the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Black Duck in County Mayo, three Red-breasted Geese together in Essex, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, King Eiders in Lothian and Shetland Isles, and Lesser Scaups in County Armagh and Lancashire (2). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 9th March 2024 | ||
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| The highlight today was a Lesser Scaup in County Cavan at Bracklagh Lough.
Lingering rarities included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Lesser Scaups in County Waterford, Lancashire (two) and Clyde, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Argyll, two Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Suffolk, Rustic Bunting in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Friday 8th March 2024 | ||
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| The highlight today was a Bald Eagle of unknown origin in County Wexford at Baldwinstown, and a Bonaparte's Gull in Herefordshire at Lugg Meadows
Lingering rarities included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Lesser Scaups in County Armagh, Lancashire (two) and Clyde, King Eider in Lothian, two Red-breasted Geese in Essex, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Glamorgan, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Rustic Bunting in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 7th March 2024 | ||
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| The 'Patagonia picnic table effect' played out in inland Norfolk today where a glimpsed Coues's Arctic Redpoll with Mealy Redpolls at Helhoughton led to the discovery of a Rustic Bunting in the same field.
Elsewhere lingering rarities comprised the Myrtle Warbler still in Ayrshire, Gull-billed Tern in County Cork, Red-breasted Geese in Essex (2) and Norfolk, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Kentish Plover in Somerset, King Eider in Lothian, and Lesser Scaups in Clyde, Essex (2), and Lancashire (2). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 6th March 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Myrtle Warbler still in Ayrshire, Red-breasted Goose and Pallid Harrier both still in Norfolk, King Eider in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, and two Lesser Scaups each in both Essex and Lancashire. | ||
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| Tuesday 5th March 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Myrtle Warbler still in Ayrshire, Double-crested Cormorant still in County Leitrim, Pacific Diver and Gull-billed Tern in County Cork, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan, Norfolk, and East Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, and Lesser Scaups in Cheshire, Essex (5), and Lancashire (2). | ||
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| Monday 4th March 2024 | ||
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| Lingering rarities included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Lesser Scaups in Essex (five), Lancashire (two) and Clyde, King Eider in Lothian, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Red-breasted Geese in Norfolk, Argyll and Essex, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitchers in Sussex and Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire. | ||
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| Sunday 3rd March 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a pair of Lesser Scaups at Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire (relocating overnight from near Blackpool), a single drake Lesser Scaup at Angliham, County Galway and a White-billed Diver off Holy Island, Northumberland.
Lingering rarities included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Gull-billed Tern in County Cork, Lesser Scaups in Essex (four), County Waterford, County Armagh and Clyde, King Eider in Lothian, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Red-breasted Goose and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitchers in Sussex and Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Cornwall. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 2nd March 2024 | ||
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| The highlight today was a Bonaparte's Gull reported in Cornwall at Kenneggy, and two Lesser Scaups in Lancashire in Blackpool.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Gull-billed Tern in County Cork, Kentish Plover in Somerset, King Eider in Lothian, Long-billed Dowitchers in County Wexford and Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and County Louth, five Lesser Scaups in Essex(5), Clyde, and Pembrokeshire, Red-breasted Geese in Argyll and Norfolk, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Glamorgan. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Friday 1st March 2024 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Gull-billed Tern in County Cork, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, five Lesser Scaups in Essex and one in County Waterford and Red-breasted Goose and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk. | ||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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