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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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Friday 13th April 2018  
  Lingering rarities present today included the American Bittern and Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Horned Lark in Surrey, two Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk, two Alpine Swifts in Cornwall, Black-winged Stilt in Kent and Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset.

Scarcity highlights included a Woodchat Shrike, three Great Grey Shrikes, two Wrynecks, two Waxwings, a Purple Heron, two Glossy Ibises, two Black-bellied Dippers, two Ring-necked Ducks, three Green-winged Teals, four Surf Scoters and a Kumlien's Gull.
-  Will Soar, RBA