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 25th July 2015  
  Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Paddyfield Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, and Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire.

Scarcities included Serin (Cheshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Glamorgan), Red-backed Shrike (Oxfordshire and Hampshire), Night Heron (Northamptonshire), Ring-billed Gull and Great Shearwater (both Cornwall), and Pectoral Sandpipers (Devon, County Donegal and Hertfordshire).
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Friday 24th July 2015  
  Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Paddyfield Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Least Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpipers in East Yorkshire and on the Orkney Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire.

Scarcities included Serin (East Yorkshire), Night Heron (Northamptonshire and South Yorkshire), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), and Pectoral Sandpiper (Devon (2) and County Wexford).
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Thursday 23rd July 2015  
  A Greenish Warbler was found on Skomer, Pembrokeshire today, whilst Bee-eaters were over Seven Sisters Country Park, East Sussex, Aylestone Meadows, Leicestershire and two at Covehithe, Suffolk.

Lingering rarities included the Least Sandpiper in the Isles of Scilly, Paddyfield Warbler in Shetland, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Lesser Scaup in Somerset.

Scarcity highlights involved a Serin, at least one Golden Oriole, three Night Herons, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Ring-billed Gull, an Iceland Gull, a Honey Buzzard, a Great Shearwater and two Cory's Shearwaters.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Wednesday 22nd July 2015  
  The first Hudsonian Godwit for Ireland was discovered late afternoon at Ballyconneely, County Galway.

Other new discoveries included a Paddyfield Warbler on Noss, Shetland and a Bee-eater at Sidestrand, Norfolk.

Lingering rarities still present today included the Least Sandpiper in the Isles of Scilly, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, Little Bittern in South Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, Black Kite in Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Lesser Scaup in Somerset.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Tuesday 21st July 2015  
  New discoveries included a Black Kite in Suffolk and a pair of flyover Bee-eaters in Essex, whilst a Laughing Gull on Islay was reported for the first time today, having been present on the island for about a month. Lingering rarities comprised Least Sandpiper on Isles of Scilly, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Co Wexford, Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, King Eider in Highland and Lesser Scaup in Somerset.

The best of the rest included Golden Oriole in North Yorkshire, Purple Heron in Suffolk, Spotted Crake in Norfolk and Icterine Warbler on Shetland.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Monday 20th July 2015  
  Lingering rarities comprised Least Sandpiper on Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshore, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire and Little Bittern in South Yorkshire. The best of the rest included Purple Heron (Suffolk), Temminck's Stints (Kent), Pectoral Sandpipers (Cambridgeshire and Orkney), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall) and Golden Oriole (North Yorkshire).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Sunday 19th July 2015  
  New discoveries today included a White-rumped Sandpiper at Tacumshin, County Wexford and Bee-eaters at Hanging Houghton, Northamptonshire, Sanday, Orkney and two over Portland, Dorset.

Lingering rarities included the Least Sandpiper in the Isles of Scilly, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Norfolk, Little Bittern in South Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, King Eider in Highland at Lesser Scaup in Somerset.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 18th July 2015  
  A Broad-billed Sandpiper spent a couple of hours on the pits at Snettisham RSPB, Norfolk before flying to The Wash, whilst a Bee-eater was on North Ronaldsay, Orkney.

Lingering rarities included the Least Sandpiper in the Isles of Scilly, Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, King Eider in Highland and Lesser Scaup in Somerset.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 17th July 2015  
  Lingering rarities seen today included the Least Sandpiper in the Isles of Scilly, Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Gull-billed Tern in Devon, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Lesser Scaup in Somerset.

Scarcity highlights were a Spotted Crake, a Purple Heron, a Surf Scoter, an American Wigeon, a Temminck's Stint, a Sabine's Gull, a Long-tailed Skua, a Great Shearwater, two Cory's Shearwaters and five Pomarine Skuas.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 16th July 2015  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Least Sandpiper on St Agnes, Isles of Scilly. The earliest ever autumn record, only the third record for the islands, and only the sixth ever to be recorded in July in Britain.

Elsewhere, rarities comprised the Greater Yellowlegs still in Hampshire, Gull-billed Tern in Devon, Little Bittern in South Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, and a Bee-eater briefly in Dorset.

Scarcities included Purple Heron and Golden Oriole (both Suffolk), Serin (East Yorkshire), Temminck's Stint (Lincolnshire), American Wigeon (Aberdeenshire), Cory's Shearwater (Isles of Scilly) and Great Shearwater (Cornwall).
-  Chris Batty, RBA