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.

Choose a starting date
Tuesday 12th February 2019  
  Rarities today comprised the Spotted Sandpiper still in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, King Eider in Gwynedd and Richardson's Cackling Goose on the Western Isles.

Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Cornwall), Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Lapland Bunting (Cleveland), Snow Goose (County Wexford), two each of Rough-legged Buzzard, Ring-billed Gull and Great Grey Shrike, three of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Glossy Ibis, eight Ring-necked Ducks and a total of 26 Shorelarks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA