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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Wednesday 6th April 2022  
 

New rarities today started with a Lesser Yellowlegs on Fair Isle whilst in Cornwall a Black Kite was seen in Cornwall between Wadebridge and Tregunna on the Camel Estuary.

Rarities today comprised Black-browed Albatross still in East Yorkshire, Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in West Sussex, King Eider in Highland, Lesser Scaup in Essex with 2 still in Clyde too, Double-crested Cormorant still in County Leitrim and Dusky Warbler still in Norfolk.

Scarcity highlights included a Great Grey Shrike, Rose-coloured Starling, American Wigeon, 2 Spotted Crakes, 32 Glossy Ibises, 4 Green-winged Teals, 3 Ring-necked Ducks, 5 Glaucous Gulls and 17 Iceland Gulls.
-  Toby Carter, RBA