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.

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Friday 5th July 2019  
  New discoveries today included a Squacco Heron at Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire, a Black-eared or Pied Wheatear at Shanklin, Isle of Wight and a Bee-eater sp over Inverbervie, Aberdeenshire.

Lingering rarities included the Gull-billed Tern in Wirral, Savi's Warbler in Anglesey, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Shetland, two Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, Lesser Scaup in Borders and Baikal Teal in Northumberland.

Scarcity highlights included two Serins, four Rose-coloured Starlings, a Night Heron, a Purple Heron, four Glossy Ibises, a White-winged Black Tern, two Honey Buzzards and a Green-winged Teal.
-  Will Soar, RBA