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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Monday 28th December 2015  
  Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Mourning Dove on the Shetland Isles, Pacific Diver, American Herring Gull and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, both Pallid Harrier and Red-rumped Swallow in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler in Somerset, and Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland.

Scarcities included Night Heron (Perth and Kinross), Hoopoe (West Midlands), Lapland Bunting (Essex), Waxwing (Merseyside), two each of Richard's Pipit, Cattle Egret, Surf Scoter, American Wigeon and Ring-billed Gull, three of Rough-legged Buzzard and Great Grey Shrike, four Ring-necked Ducks, five Glossy Ibises, six Tundra Bean Geese, seven Yellow-browed Warblers, and 10 Shorelarks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 27th December 2015  
  A female King Eider was found off Ruddon's Point, Fife today.

Lingering rarities included the Mourning Dove in Shetland, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Gyr in the Western Isles, Dusky Warbler in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, King Eider in Highland, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire.

Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, two Great Grey Shrikes, three Richard's Pipits, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Green-winged Teals, five Ring-necked Ducks, five Surf Scoters, five Grey Phalaropes, five Lapland Buntings, six Yellow-browed Warblers, six Waxwings and 12 Little Auks.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 26th December 2015  
  The first Mourning Dove for Shetland was discovered this morning, and was still present in gardens in Lerwick this afternoon.

Further south, a Bonaparte's Gull was at Lower Farm GPs, Berkshire, an Azorean Yellow-legged Gull was at Kilvington, Nottinghamshire and a Lesser Yellowlegs was at Greencastle, County Down.

Lingering rarities included the Northern Harrier in Orkney, Red-rumped Swallow and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland and Dusky Warbler in Somerset.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 25th December 2015  
  A Dusky Warbler was discovered in a roadside hedge at Holkham, Norfolk today, but wasn't seen after the initial sighting. The Red-rumped Swallow remained in the vicinity, with the Pallid Harrier still in the county at Flitcham.

Other lingering rarities included the Dusky Warbler at Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset, King Eider at Nairn, Highland, and single Lesser Scaups at Dozmary Pool, Cornwall and Chew Valley Lake, Somerset.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 24th December 2015  
  Rarities lingering today were the Red-rumped Swallow and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Gyr in the Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall.

Scarcity highlights were a Hoopoe, a Pomarine Skua, an American Wigeon, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Surf Scoters, two Ring-billed Gulls, two Cattle Egrets, three Grey Phalaropes, three Glossy Ibises, three Shorelarks, four Rough-legged Buzzards, six Yellow-browed Warblers, six Iceland Gulls, six Green-winged Teals, seven Ring-necked Ducks, seven Glaucous Gulls and nine Waxwings.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Wednesday 23rd December 2015  
  Lingering rarities included Pallid Harrier, Lesser Yellowlegs and Red-rumped Swallow (Norfolk), Dusky Warbler (Somerset), Long-billed Dowitcher (Northumberland), Ferruginous Duck (Hampshire), Gyr (Western Isles) and Richardson's Cackling Goose (Co Sligo).

The best of the rest included Cattle Egret (Norfolk), Hoopoe (West Midlands/ Staffordshire), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), six Shorelarks, eight Yellow-browed Warblers and 10 Waxwings.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Tuesday 22nd December 2015  
  Rarity highlights included Gyr (Western Isles), Azorean Yellow-legged Gull (Co Kerry), Red-rumped Swallow (Norfolk), Dusky Warbler (Somerset), Ferruginous Duck (Hampshire), Black-bellied Dipper (Cornwall) and Long-billed Dowitcher (Northumberland).

The best of the rest included Surf Scoter (Cleveland), Ring-necked Duck (Dumfries & Galloway), Cattle Egret (Norfolk), Hoopoe (West Midlands/ Staffordshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Hampshire), two American Wigeons, three Shorelarks and 16 Waxwings.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Monday 21st December 2015  
  Today's rarities included Gyr on Western Isles, Dusky Warbler in Somerset, Red-rumped Swallow in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Co Kerry and Spotted Sandpiper in Co Cork.

The best of the rest included Hoopoe (West Midlands/ Staffordshire), American Golden Plover (Cambridgeshire), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), two American Wigeons, two Cattle Egrets, two Surf Scoters, three Ring-necked Ducks, three Yellow-browed Warblers and ten Waxwings.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Sunday 20th December 2015  
  Rarities today comprised the Pacific Diver, American Herring Gull and Lesser Scaup all still in Cornwall, both Pallid Harrier and Red-rumped Swallow in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham.

Scarcities included Hoopoe (West Midlands), Richard's Pipit (Kent) and Snow Goose (Cumbria), two each of Surf Scoter, American Wigeon, Cattle Egret and Great Grey Shrike, four Rough-legged Buzzards, five Glossy Ibises, six of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Waxwing, seven of Ring-necked Duck and Lapland Bunting, and nine Shorelarks. Totals of notable gull were five Ring-billed, eight Glaucous, 14 Iceland and 14 Caspian.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 19th December 2015  
  Lingering rarities today included the Red-rumped Swallow and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Spotted Sandpiper in County Cork, Bonaparte's Gull in Orkney and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall.

Scarcities included a Hoopoe, an American Golden Plover, a Dotterel, a Kumlien's Gull, two Great Grey Shrikes, two American Wigeon, two Ring-billed Gulls, two Cattle Egrets, three Glaucous Gulls, three Surf Scoters, four Ring-necked Ducks, four Yellow-browed Warblers, four Rough-legged Buzzards, four Little Auks, five Glossy Ibises, five Green-winged Teals, seven Waxwings, nine Shorelarks and 10 Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA