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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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| Wednesday 30th April 2025 | ||
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| An exciting day with a Booted Eagle in Lincolnshire which flew over Manby, also in Lincolnshire a Red-rumped Swallow was found at Rimac. Other new rarities included a Great Reed Warbler in Norfolk at Hickling, an Iberian Chiffchaff at Cape Clear in County Cork, a Red-rumped Swallow in East Yorkshire at Spurn, a Red-footed Falcon on Bryher, Scilly, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Harper's Island in County Cork, and mobile Black Kites in Cornwall and Scilly.
Continuing rarities comprised the Broad-billed Sandpiper still in Gwent, Least Sandpiper in Sussex, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler in Cornwall, and two White-winged Scoters still together in Fife, and Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 29th April 2025 | ||
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| An exciting day with a dark morph Booted Eagle in Devon on Lundy, an Alpine Accentor briefly in East Yorkshire at Flamborough Head, a Franklin's Gull in Devon passing Prawle Point, an Eastern Subalpine Warbler in song in Pembrokeshire on Skokholm, a fly-over Black Kite in Cornwall at Launceston, and Red-rumped Swallows in County Cork, Gwynedd, Kent, and East Yorkshire.
Continuing rarities comprised the Broad-billed Sandpiper still in Gwent, Great Reed Warbler in song in Cambridgeshire, territorial Savi's Warblers in both Cornwall and Leicestershire, and two White-winged Scoters still together in Fife. Significant late news for yesterday of a female Blue-winged Teal at Tophill Low, East Yorkshire. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Monday 28th April 2025 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of two Alpine Swifts in Gwent at Monmouth, and a Citrine Wagtail in Cornwall at Land's End.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present included the Broad-billed Sandpiper in Gwent, two White-winged Scoters in Fife, Least Sandpiper in Sussex, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, and Savi's Warbler in Cornwall and Leicestershire. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Sunday 27th April 2025 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Red-throated Pipit in Northumberland at Budle Bay, a Tawny Pipit on Bryher, Scilly, and a Savi's Warbler at Cossington, Leicestershire.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present included a brief appearance of the Cape Gull in West Yorkshire, the Broad-billed Sandpiper in Gwent, White-winged Scoter in Fife, Black Kite in Norfolk, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, and Savi's Warbler in Cornwall. |
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| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Saturday 26th April 2025 | ||
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| Most unexpected today was an adult Cape Gull in West Yorkshire at Redcar Tarn; perhaps the same individual as that present earlier at Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
A Broad-billed Sandpiper in Gwent at Goldcliff was the first in Britain and Ireland since 2023. Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Double-crested Cormorant in County Sligo, two White-winged Scoters in Fife, Pacific Diver in County Clare, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler in Cornwall, and at least one Lesser Scaup in Essex. |
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| Friday 25th April 2025 | ||
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| In Cambridgeshire, a Great Reed Warbler was found at Ouse Fen RSPB, an Eastern Stonechat species was on Noss, Shetland and a Black Kite flew over Strumpshaw, Norfolk.
Lingering rarities included the Forster's Tern in Dorset, Savi's Warbler in Cornwall, White-winged Scoter in Fife and two Lesser Scaups in both Somerset and Essex. |
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| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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| Thursday 24th April 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included an Alpine Swift in County Waterford at Dungarvan and a Red-rumped Swallow on Lewis, Western Isles.
Continuing rarities comprised the Eastern Bonelli's Warbler still in Shetland, Subalpine Warbler species still in East Yorkshire, Savi's Warbler in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Ceredigion, and pairs of Lesser Scaup in both Essex and Somerset. Significant late news of a White-throated Sparrow present in Hampshire on Monday but not been seen since. |
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| Wednesday 23rd April 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Crag Martin in Norfolk at Winterton Dunes in the eary morning; a county first. Elsewhere an Eastern Subalpine Warbler was new in Shetland on Fair Isle, and in East Yorkshire a Subalpine Warbler species was at Flamborough Head albeit briefly, and a Black Kite was reported at Out Newton.
Continuing rarities were the Eastern Bonelli's Warbler still in Shetland, Forster's Tern still in Dorset, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in North Yorkshire, Savi's Warbler still in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Ceredigion, and pairs of Lesser Scaups in both Essex and Somerset. |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 22nd April 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Black Scoter in Lothian at Fisherrow, Little Bittern in Dorset at Bournemouth, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Shetland at Scatness, and in Kent a Red-rumped Swallow at North Foreland.
Continuing rarities comprised the Eastern Bonelli's Warbler still in Shetland, Forster's Tern still in Dorset, Least Sandpiper in East Sussex, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in North Yorkshire, Savi's Warbler and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull both in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Ceredigion, and Lesser Scaups in Dorset and Somerset (2). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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