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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Sunday 6th February 2022  
  An adult Ross's Gull was seen briefly at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, but it unfortunately didn't linger. Two Lesser Scaup are present at Woodend Loch, Clyde for their fifth day.

Other lingering rarities still present included the White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, American Coot in County Kerry, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Scaup in Dorset and County Armagh, Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire, Ross's Goose in Clyde, single Red-breasted Geese in Essex and Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Galway and Suffolk and three Penduline Tits in Somerset.

Scarcity highlights included a Serin, two Yellow-browed Warblers,  three Waxwings, 15 Shorelarks, 21 Lapland Buntings, two Little Auks, a Grey Phalarope, an American Wigeon, three Surf Scoters, three Green-winged Teal, 27 Ring-necked Ducks, three Snow Geese, three Black Brants, 17 Tundra Bean Geese, 24 Glossy Ibises, a Kumlien's Gull, four Ring-billed Gulls, 13 Glaucous Gulls and 16 Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 5th February 2022  
 

Lingering rarities included the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing still in Lincolnshire, Baikal Teal in Somerset, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Red-breasted Geese still in Essex and Linconlshire, three Penduline Tits together in Somerset and three Lesser Scaups in the Western Isles and Dorset, Pacific Diver still in Glamorgan, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk.

Scarcities included American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teals, three Ring-billed Gulls, four Snow Geese, three Yellow-browed Warblers, three Waxwings, 13 Shorelarks, 21 Ring-necked Ducks and 40 Glossy Ibises
-  Toby Carter, RBA
Friday 4th February 2022  
  Lingering rarities seen today included the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Galway, Baikal Teal in Somerset, Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire, Lesser Scaup in Western Isles, Ross's Goose in Clyde, single Red-breasted Geese in Norfolk and Essex, Cackling Goose in County Clare, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham and three Penduline Tits in Somerset.

Scarcity highlights included a Short-toed Lark, a Great Grey Shrike, three Yellow-browed Warblers, seven Shorelarks, a Surf Scoter, two American Wigeon, 21 Ring-necked Ducks, three Snow Geese, 15 Tundra Bean Geese, 36 Glossy Ibises, four Little Auks, three Ring-billed Gulls, five Glaucous Gulls and 12 Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 3rd February 2022  
 

The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Red-breasted Goose at Cley, Norfolk with Dark-bellied Brent Geese: the same bird as earlier present on The Dengie, Essex between at least 11th November 2021 and 2nd January 2022 where it was accompanied by a second individual that remained in Essex until 31st January.

Lingering rarities included the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing still in Lincolnshire, Baikal Teals in both East Yorkshire and Somerset, Ross's Goose in Clyde, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, Hume's Warblers in East Sussex and Kent, Red-breasted Goose still in Linconlshire, three Penduline Tits together in Somerset and Lesser Scaups in Ayrshire and Dorset.

Scarcities included Kumlien's Gull, two American Wigeons, Green-winged Teal, four Ring-billed Gulls, Great Grey Shrike, four Snow Geese, Yellow-browed Warbler, three Waxwings, 11 Shorelarks, 16 Ring-necked Ducks, 7 Lapland Buntings and 25 Glossy Ibises.
-  Toby Carter, RBA
Wednesday 2nd February 2022  
  Rarities today comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing still in Lincolnshire, Baikal Teals in both East Yorkshire and Somerset, Ross's Goose in Clyde, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, Hume's Warblers in East Sussex and Kent, three Penduline Tits together in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Galway and Suffolk, King Eider in Highland, White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles, two Cackling Geese on the Western Isles, and Lesser Scaups in Ayrshire, Dorset, and the Isles of Scilly.

Scarcities included Surf Scoter (Scilly), Kumlien's Gull (Orkney Isles), two each of Serin, American Wigeon, and Green-winged Teal, three of Ring-billed Gull and Great Grey Shrike, four of Snow Goose, Yellow-browed Warbler, and Waxwing, 11 Shorelarks, 13 Ring-necked Ducks, 22 Lapland Buntings, and a total of 42 Glossy Ibises.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Tuesday 1st February 2022  
  Rarities today comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, both Baikal Teal and Penduline Tit in Somerset, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Ross's Goose in Clyde, Hume's Warbler in East Sussex, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, King Eider in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, and Lesser Scaups in County Armagh, Ayrshire, Dorset, and the Western Isles.

Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Norfolk), American Wigeon (Nottinghamshire), Ring-billed Gull (Lothian), Surf Scoter (Conwy), Snow Goose (Cheshire), Great Grey Shrike (Cambridgeshire), Black Brant (Dorset), two each of Lapland Bunting, Yellow-browed Warbler, and Green-winged Teal, four Waxwings, nine Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 29 Glossy Ibises.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 31st January 2022  
  Rarities today comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing still in Lincolnshire, Semipalmated Plover in County Cork, Baikal Teal and three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Ross's Goose in Clyde, Red-breasted Geese in Essex and Lincolnshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, King Eider in Highland, Ferruginous Duck in Surrey, and Lesser Scaup in both Ayrshire and Dorset.

Scarcities included Serin (Hertfordshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Sabine's Gull (Kent), Ring-billed Gull (Lothian), American Wigeon (Nottinghamshire), Surf Scoter (Cornwall), Snow Goose (Orkney Isles), Black Brant (Norfolk), two each of Great Grey Shrike, Yellow-browed Warbler, Grey Phalarope, and Kumlien's Gull, five Green-winged Teals, nine Shorelarks, 15 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 17 Glossy Ibises.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 30th January 2022  
  Rarities today comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing still in Lincolnshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Baikal Teal and three Penduline Tits together in Somerset, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Hume's Warbler in Kent and East Sussex, Ross's Goose in Clyde, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, Red-breasted Geese in both Essex and Lincolnshire, Dusky Warbler in Kent, King Eider in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Galway and Suffolk, Ferruginous Ducks in Staffordshire and Surrey, Lesser Scaups in Ayrshire, County Cork, and Isles of Scilly, two Richardson's Cackling Geese together in County Sligo, and on the Shetland Isles White-billed Diver and three King Eiders together.

Scarcities included Little Bunting (Cornwall), Waxwing (Highland), Black Brant (Norfolk), Kumlien's Gull (Western Isles), two each of both Serin and American Wigeon, three of Surf Scoter, Snow Geese, and Yellow-browed Warbler, four Great Grey Shrikes, five Green-winged Teals, six Ring-billed Gulls, 12 Shorelarks, 14 Ring-necked Ducks, 29 Glossy Ibises, and a total of 33 Lapland Buntings.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 29th January 2022  
  The highlight of the day was probably the reappearance of the Belted Kingfisher on the River Darwen at Roach Bridge, Lancashire, although new discoveries included single Bonaparte's Gulls at Pettycur, Fife and Cardiff Bay, Glamorgan.

Lingering rarities included two American Coots in County Kerry, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, single Red-breasted Geese in Essex and Lincolnshire, Baikal Teal in Somerset, single Lesser Scaups in Scilly and Western Isles, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, single Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and County Wexford, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, single Hume's Warblers in Sussex and Kent, Dusky Warbler in Kent and two Penduline Tits in Somerset.

Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Serin, a Little Bunting, a Great Grey Shrike, a Rose-coloured Starling, two Yellow-browed Warblers, 11 Shorelarks, 30 Lapland Buntings, a Grey Phalarope, 45 Glossy Ibises, an American Wigeon, five Surf Scoters, seven Green-winged Teal, 19 Ring-necked Ducks, a Snow Goose, a Todd's Canada Goose, two Black Brants, 19 Tundra Bean Geese, 30 Taiga Bean Geese, three Glaucous Gulls, five Ring-billed Gulls and nine Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 28th January 2022  
  Lingering rarities seen today included the Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, Hume's Warblers in Kent and Sussex, Dusky Warbler in Kent, three Penduline Tits and a Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, American Coot in County Kerry, Baikal Teals in Somerset and Yorkshire, Red-breasted Geese in Essex and Lincolnshire, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Sligo, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan and White-billed Diver in Northumberland.

Scarcity highlights included a Short-toed Lark, a Pallas's Warbler, a Little Bunting, two Serins, two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Great Grey Shrikes, 11 Shorelarks, 32 Lapland Buntings, an American Wigeon, three Surf Scoters, four Green-winged Teal, 26 Ring-necked Ducks, two Black Brants, three Snow Geese, 15 Tundra Bean Geese, 32 Glossy Ibises, a Kumlien's Gull, three Ring-billed Gulls, ten Iceland Gulls and 15 Glaucous Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA