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.

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Monday 11th November 2013  
  New discoveries included a flyby King Eider on Western Isles and Dusky Warbler in Devon, whilst lingering rarities included Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, two White-rumped Sandpipers in Cornwall, Lesser Scaups in Co Galway and Somerset, Black-throated Thrush in Shetland, Glossy Ibis in Nottinghamshire and Two-barred Crossbill in Kent.

The best of the rest included at least 13 Parrot Crossbills (12+ in Norfolk and a lone bird in Kent), Barred Warbler in East Yorkshire and Red-breasted Flycatcher in East Sussex.

Late news from yesterday concerned a White-billed Diver in Shetland and Bonaparte's Gull in West Yorkshire, whilst on Saturday a White-rumped Sandpiper was in East Yorkshire.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA