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| Friday 15th March 2024 | ||
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| The highlight today was a Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk at Cley Marshes
Lingering rarities included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Lesser Scaups in Essex(five), County Waterford, Lancashire (two), Clyde, and County Armagh, Long-billed Dowitcher in Orkney, Baikal Teal in Somerset, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire. |
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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 14th March 2024 | ||
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| The highlights today were an Alpine Swift in County Dublin at Skerries, Long-billed Dowitcher at Orkney at North Ronaldsay, White-billed Diver at Western Isles at Skigersta, Black Kite in London at Romford.
Lingering rarities included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Lesser Scaups in County Waterford, Lancashire (two), Devon, and County Armagh, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Argyll, Red-breasted Geese in Argyll, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Rustic Bunting in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire. |
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| Wednesday 13th March 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised a Bufflehead new in County Cavan at Mullagh Lough, the Myrtle Warbler still in Ayrshire, Baikal Teal still in Somerset, Rustic Bunting in Norfolk, King Eider in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in Linclonshire, Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan, Norfolk, and East Yorkshire, and Lesser Scaups in County Armagh, Devon, Essex (5), and Lancashire (2). | ||
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| Tuesday 12th March 2024 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Baikal Teal in Somerset, Bufflehead in County Westmeath, Lesser Scaups in County Armagh and Lancashire (two), King Eider in Lothian, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and Red-breasted Goose in Argyll. | ||
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| Monday 11th March 2024 | ||
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| A Red-breasted Goose was discovered on Burgh Marsh, Cumbria with Barnacle Geese today.
Lingering rarities included the Myrtle Warbler in Ayrshire, Rustic Bunting in Norfolk, White-winged Scoter in County Kerry, Lesser Scaups in Devon, County Waterford, County Armagh and Lancashire (two), Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, King Eider in Lothian, three Red-breasted Geese in Essex, White-billed Diver in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and County Louth, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Yorkshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall. |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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