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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Tuesday 17th March 2015  
  Today's rarities included Harlequin Ducks in Aberdeenshire and Highland, Bonaparte's Gulls in Co Waterford and Dorset, King Eider in Cornwall, Penduline Tits in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Co Dublin and Lesser Scaup in Co Cavan.

The best of the rest included Richard's Pipit (East Sussex), Glossy Ibis (Nottinghamshire), two Serins (Essex), two Cattle Egrets (Kent), two Little Buntings (Cornwall and Glamorgan) and three Yellow-browed Warblers.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Monday 16th March 2015  
  Today's rarities comprised Harlequin Duck in Highland, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Laughing Gull in Wirral, Bonaparte's Gull in Co Waterford, Penduline Tits in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Ayrshire and King Eider in Fife. Late news related to an American Herring Gull in Co Cork yesterday and White-billed Divers off South Uist on Friday and North Uist on Saturday.

The best of the rest included White-tailed Eagle in Norfolk, Serin in Essex, Little Bunting in Cornwall, Richard's Pipits in Norfolk and East Sussex, Cattle Egrets in Kent, Glossy Ibis in Nottinghamshire (with a report of another in Hertfordshire), Yellow-browed Warblers in Devon and Worcestershire and American Wigeons in Nottinghamshire, Co Leitrim/Co Donegal and West Yorkshire.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Sunday 15th March 2015  
  Today's rarities comprised Harlequin Ducks in Aberdeenshire and Highland, Forster's Tern in Co Galway, Black Duck on Isles of Scilly, Penduline Tits in Devon, Laughing Gull in Wirral, King Eider in Cornwall, Black Scoter in Co Kerry, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Bonaparte's Gull in Co Waterford and Blue-winged or Cinnamon Teal in Dorset.

The best of the rest included Glossy Ibis (Nottinghamshire), White-tailed Eagle (Suffolk and Norfolk), Richard's Pipit (Cumbria), Little Bunting (Cornwall), two Yellow-browed Warblers, three American Wigeons, eight Shorelarks and 36 Waxwings. A Short-toed Lark was reported in South Yorkshire.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Saturday 14th March 2015  
  Lingering rarities comprised Harlequin Ducks in Aberdeenshire and Highland, Laughing Gulls in Co Cork and Wirral, King Eiders in Fife and Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Co Sligo, Penduline Tits in Devon, Ross's Goose in Forth, Blue-winged Teal in Orkney, Black-bellied Dipper in East Yorkshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan

The best of the rest included two Serins and White-tailed Eagle (Essex), Richard's Pipit (East Sussex), Yellow-browed Warblers (Devon and Worcestershire), Little Buntings (Cornwall and Glamorgan), two Cattle Egrets (Kent), Glossy Ibises (Essex and Nottinghamshire), Taiga Bean Goose (Cleveland), American Wigeons (Nottinghamshire and West Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Somerset), three Rough-legged Buzzards and 23 Waxwings.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Friday 13th March 2015  
  Lingering rarities comprised Harlequin Ducks in Highland and Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Laughing Gull in Wirral, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, White-billed Diver in Shetland, Lesser Scaup in Co Sligo, King Eider in Fife and Penduline Tits in Devon.

The best of the rest included Yellow-browed Warbler (Worcestershire), Richard's Pipit (East Sussex), Serins (Essex) and Little Bunting (Cornwall).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Thursday 12th March 2015  
  Rarities tody comprised the Harlequin Duck still in Aberdeenshire, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Laughing Gull on the Wirral, King Eider in Cornwall, two Penduline Tits together in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Ross's Goose in Forth.

Scarcities included Yellow-browed Warbler (Worcestershire), Glossy Ibis (Nottinghamshire), two each of Little Bunting, Richard's Pipit, American Wigeon, Surf Scoter, Ring-billed Gull and Cattle Egret, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Great Grey Shrikes, six Lapland Buntings and 12 Waxwings.

Arrivals of summer migrats continued, with day totals of 114 Sand Martins, 60 Wheatears, nine Garganey, nine Sandwich Terns, eight White Wagtails, six Swallows, three Little Ringed Plovers, two each of both Turtle Dove and Osprey, and a single Ring Ouzel.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Wednesday 11th March 2015  
  A Ross's Goose was at Tullibody, Forth today, and has been present with Pink-footed Geese there for around a week.

Lingering rarities seen today included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs in Sussex, two Penduline Tits in Devon, King Eiders in Cornwall and Fife and Blue-winged Teal in Orkney.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Tuesday 10th March 2015  
  Lingering rarities present today included both Harlequin Ducks, in Highland and Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, two Penduline Tits in Devon, Blue-winged Teal and White-billed Diver in Orkney, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, single Laughing Gulls in Wirral and County Cork and Black-bellied Dipper in Yorkshire.

Scarcity highlights included a Yellow-browed Warbler, two Little Buntings, two Serins and three Richard's Pipits.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Monday 9th March 2015  
  An Alpine Swift over Wolverhampton, West Midlands was the first proper spring rarity of the year.

Lingerers once again comprised the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Laughing Gull in Wirral, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Black-bellied Dipper in Yorkshire.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Sunday 8th March 2015  
  A Lesser Scaup was found at Lough Gara, County Sligo today.

Lingering rarities included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Pacific Diver, King Eider and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, American Coot in the Western Isles, two Penduline Tits in Devon, Laughing Gull in Wirral, Bonaparte's Gull and Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Blue-winged Teal and White-billed Diver in Orkney, Ross's Goose in Northumberland and Black-bellied Dipper in Yorkshire.

Scarcity highlights involved two Serins, two Little Buntings, two Richard's Pipits and two Yellow-browed Warblers. An impressive 72 Iceland Gulls were near the Butt of Lewis, Western Isles, with 96 reported across the archipelago.

The first two House Martins of the year arrived, in Dorset then Kent, along with the first Swallow in Somerset. Two Little Ringed Plovers were in East Yorkshire and West Midlands and an Osprey was in Glamorgan, whilst Sand Martins were seen in 18 counties as far north as Wakefield, West Yorkshire, and Wheatears were in eight counties.
-  Will Soar, RBA