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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Saturday 29th November 2014  
  A Pacific Diver was discovered off Finvarra Point, County Clare today, the same site as the last Irish record in 2010. An adult Bonaparte's Gull was at Wallsend, Northumberland briefly this afternoon.

Lingering rarities included the Desert Wheatear and Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo and Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan.

Scarcities included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Grey Phalarope, two Hoopoes, two Green-winged Teals, two American Wigeons, three Ring-necked Ducks, three Shorelarks, five Yellow-browed Warblers, six Richard's Pipits, six Surf Scoters, eight Rough-legged Buzzards and 12 Great Grey Shrikes.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 28th November 2014  
  Lingering rarities still present today included the Pacific Diver, Lesser Yellowlegs and Dusky Warbler all in Cornwall, Forster's Tern in County Galway and Lesser Scaup in Powys.

Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, a Surf Scoter, a Ring-necked Duck, two Green-winged Teals, three Shorelarks, eight Rough-legged Buzzards and nine Great Grey Shrikes.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 27th November 2014  
  Lingering rarities included Isabelline Wheatear (Cleveland), Desert Wheatear and Lesser Yellowlegs (Cornwall), Bonaparte's Gull (Devon) and Ferruginous Duck (Hampshire).

The best of the rest included Common Rosefinch (Co Cork), Rose-coloured Starling (Somerset), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), two American Wigeons, two Green-winged Teals and four Yellow-browed Warblers.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Wednesday 26th November 2014  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of the sixth Desert Wheatear of the autumn in Britain: in Cornwall, at Porthgwarra. Nearby, Pacific Diver, Lesser Yellowlegs and Dusky Warbler all remained in Cornwall, whilst continuing rarities elsewhere comprised the Isabelline Wheatear still in Cleveland and the Red-breasted Goose on the Orkney Isles.

Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Somerset), Hoopoe (Dorset), Common Rosefinch (County Cork), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Ring-billed Gull (Hampshire), Green-winged Teal (Cleveland), two each of American Wigeon, Great Grey Shrike and Cattle Egret, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Yellow-browed Warblers, five Caspian Gulls, seven Little Auks, 12 Tundra Bean Geese, and 20 Great White Egrets; including 12 together in Kent.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Tuesday 25th November 2014  
  The Isabelline Wheatear (Cleveland), Pacific Diver, Lesser Yellowlegs and Dusky Warbler (Cornwall), Franklin's Gull (Hampshire), Blue-winged Teal or hybrid (Northumberland), Olive-backed Pipit (Shetland), Lesser Scaup (Glamorgan and Co Kerry) and American Coot (Co Kerry) all lingered.

The best of the rest included Common Rosefinch (Co Cork), Cattle Egret (Cheshire), Purple Heron (Anglesey), Rose-coloured Starling (Somerset), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), American Wigeon (Shetland) and two Richard's Pipits (North Yorkshire).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Monday 24th November 2014  
  The Isabelline Wheatear (Cleveland), Pacific Diver, Dusky Warbler and Lesser Yellowlegs (Cornwall), Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler (Northumberland), Red-breasted Goose (Orkney), Dusky Warbler (Isles of Scilly) and Franklin's Gull (Hampshire) all lingered, whilst a Black Stork flew over Bradwell (Norfolk).

The best of the rest included Purple Heron (Anglesey), two Hoopoes, three Cattle Egrets, three Richard's Pipits, four Yellow-browed Warblers and five Rough-legged Buzzards.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Sunday 23rd November 2014  
  Cleveland's first Isabelline Wheatear was identified today, on the beach at Seaton Snook. Further north, an adult Bonaparte's Gull was present off the Farne Islands, Northumberland, whilst the bird in Devon made another of its sporadic visits to Dawlish Warren. Also in Devon, a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was in Exeter, with other new arrivals including a Dusky Warbler on Tresco, Isles of Scilly and a Forster's Tern in Kinvarra Bay, County Galway.

Lingering rarities included the American Coot in County Kerry, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler and Blue-winged Teal (or hybrid) in Northumberland, Olive-backed Pipit in Shetland, Franklin's Gull in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Red-breasted Goose in Orkney.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 22nd November 2014  
  In Cornwall, the Pacific Diver returned to Mount's Bay for its eighth winter today. A Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was found at Whitley Bay, Northumberland.

Lingering rarities included the American Coot in County Kerry, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 21st November 2014  
  Just three rarities were reported today, all long staying birds - the Dusky Warbler at Kelynack, Cornwall, the Lesser Scaup at Llangorse Lake, Powys and the Ferruginous Duck at Blashford Lakes, Hampshire.

Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Hoopoe, a Purple Heron, a Sabine's Gull, an American Wigeon, two Surf Scoters, two Green-winged Teals, two Ring-billed Gulls, three Grey Phalaropes, four Yellow-browed Warblers, four Cattle Egrets, five Pomarine Skuas, five Rough-legged Buzzards, six Great Grey Shrikes and nine Little Auks.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 20th November 2014  
  A Black Stork which appeared over Waxham, Norfolk late morning is likely to be the individual which was in Suffolk recently. In Suffolk itself, a Dusky Warbler was found at Boyton Marshes RSPB, less than a mile from the site of the recent individual at Hollesley Marshes RSPB, which was still present yesterday. A Little Bunting was in Nanjizal Valley, Cornwall this morning.

Lingering rarities included the American Coot in the Western Isles, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham, Franklin's Gull in Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Powys, Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire and other Dusky Warblers in Cornwall and Dorset, with a second in Suffolk, still at Landguard NR.
-  Will Soar, RBA