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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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| Monday 29th April 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Black-winged Stilt at Bowers Gifford, Essex and a Bee-eater on North Uist, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities still present included the Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Norfolk, Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire, Gull-billed Tern in Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire, another Lesser Yellowlegs and a Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset and White-billed Diver in Moray. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 28th April 2024 | ||
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| The new discoveries today were an Eastern Subalpine Warbler at Holme in Norfolk, and a Black-winged Stilt that flew from Hulcott to College Lake in Buckinghamshire.
Lingering rarities still present included the Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire(two), and Norfolk, Gull-billed Tern in Western Isles, Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire, and White-billed Diver in Moray. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 27th April 2024 | ||
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| The new discovery today was a Black-winged Stilt at Hook Links in Hampshire, Pallid Harrier at Garso, North Ronaldsay, and late news Black Kite at Lady's Island Lake in County Wexford.
Lingering rarities still present included the Slate-coloured Junco in Cleveland, Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in East Yorkshire, two Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire, two Gull-billed Terns in Western Isles, Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire, Black Kite in County Wexford, and White-billed Divers in Moray and Aberdeenshire. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Friday 26th April 2024 | ||
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| The new discovery today was a Black Kite at South Dell, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities still present included the Slate-coloured Junco in Cleveland, Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire, Red-rumped Swallow in Kent, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitchers in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth and Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, Red-rumped Swallow in Kent, Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire, Black Kite in Scilly and White-billed Divers in Moray, Aberdeenshire, and Ayrshire. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 25th April 2024 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Ferruginous Duck at Hickling, Norfolk and a Bonaparte's Gull at South Slob, County Wexford.
Lingering rarities still present included the Slate-coloured Junco in Cleveland, Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire, Red-rumped Swallow in Kent, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Marsh Sandpiper in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Sussex and Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, Lesser Yellowlegs, Black-winged Stilt and Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire, Black Kite in Scilly and two White-billed Divers in Moray. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Wednesday 24th April 2024 | ||
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| Discoveries today included late news of a Pallid Harrier at East Coast NR in County Wicklow, White-billed Diver that flew north past Whitburn in County Durham, and later St.Mary's Island in Northumberland, Red-rumped Swallow at Formby Point in Merseyside, two Gull-billed Terns at Orosay in Western Isles, Iberian Chiffchaff at Ken Hill in Norfolk, and Bee-eater in Hermon in Anglesey.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Slate-coloured Junco in Cleveland, Red-rumped Swallow in Kent, Black Kite on Scilly, Ferruginous Duck in Kent, Savi's Warbler in East Yorkshire, Marsh Sandpiper in Hampshire, Savi's Warbler in East Yorkshire, Red-breasted Goose and Black-winged Stilt together in Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, White-billed Divers in Moray and Aberdeenshire, and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and County Louth (2). |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 23rd April 2024 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Slate-coloured Junco in Cleveland at Hartlepool, a Blue-winged Teal on the Shetland Isles at Scatness, Mainland, Pallid Harrier in Highland at Durness, Black Kite on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's, Red-rumped Swallow in Kent at Worth Marsh, and a Lesser Scaup in County Donegal at Blanket Nook.
Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Marsh Sandpiper in Hampshire, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Savi's Warbler in East Yorkshire, Red-breasted Goose and Black-winged Stilt together in Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, White-billed Diver in Moray, and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and County Louth (2). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 22nd April 2024 | ||
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| The first modern day Little Crake for Surrey was discovered at Papercourt Water Meadows mid morning but, unfortunately, it wasn't seen subsequently. A male Kentish Plover was new at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset and a Cackling Goose was on North Uist, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities still present included the Marsh Sandpiper in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs and Black-winged Stilt in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in Perth and Kinross, Red-breasted Geese in Norfolk and Lincolnshire and White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire (three) and Moray (two). |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 21st April 2024 | ||
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| A male Red-footed Falcon was found on Scilly today, whilst in Cambridgeshire a female Ferrunginous Duck was found at Fen Drayton Lakes and two White-billed Divers were new at Skigersta on Lewis, Western Isles.
Seven or more White-billed Divers were seen from a boat trip off Aberdeenshire with further birds seen off the Moray coast. Frampton Marsh in Lincolnshire still held Lesser Yellowlegs, Black-winged Stilt and Red-breasted Goose with another Red-breasted Goose still in north Norfolk along with the Long-billed Dowitcher. Other lingering rarities included Marsh Sandpiper in Hampshire, Savi's Warbler in Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth, Bonaparte's Gulls in Carmarthenshire and Dorset and Ferruginous Duck in Kent. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 20th April 2024 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of an Alpine Swift at Westleton Heath in Suffolk and a total of seven White-billed Divers off Portsoy in Aberdeenshire.
Lingering rarities present today included the Marsh Sandpiper still in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Louth and Lincolnshire, Black-winged Stilt and Red-breasted Goose in Lincolnshire and Norfolk, Lesser Scaups in County Wexford, Perthshire, and County Waterford, Ferruginous Duck in Kent, White-billed Diver in Moray, and a Savi's Warbler in East Yorkshire. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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