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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Friday 10th April 2020  
 

The Song Sparrow was still on Fair Isle and the Lesser Kestrel was still in Scilly, while the West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire remained. A Black Kite flew over Dungeness in Kent and a Red-rumped Swallow flew over Tutbury in Staffordshire.

Scarcities included two Hoopoes, Montagu's Harrier (Hampshire), two Serins, two Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Surf Scoter, Great Grey Shrike and Shorelark. Spring migrants included three Swifts.
-  David Campbell, RBA