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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Monday 19th December 2022  
  Lingering rarities seen today included the White-throated Sparrow in Northwich, Cheshire, Olive-backed Pipit in Exmouth, Devon, Dusky Warbler in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, Greater Yellowlegs at Lismore, County Waterford, Lesser Scaup at Kinghorn, Fife, King Eider at Redcar, Cleveland and Richardson's Cackling Goose at Campbeltown, Argyll.

Scarcity highlights included nine Shorelarks, 129 Waxwings, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Glossy Ibises, a Green-winged Teal, three American Wigeon, four Ring-necked Ducks, a Tundra Bean Goose, 70 Taiga Bean Geese, a Todd's Canada Goose, eight Little Auks, a Pomarine Skua, a Ring-billed Gull and a Glaucous Gull.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Sunday 18th December 2022  
  Lingering rarities seen today included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Hume's Warbler, Pallid Harrier and at least three Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, Olive-backed Pipit in Devon, Greater Yellowlegs in County Waterford, Lesser Scaup in Fife and King Eider in Cleveland.

Scarcity highlights included a Great Grey Shrike, three Lapland Buntings, 11 Shorelarks, a Dotterel, three Glossy Ibises, three Green-winged Teal, three American Wigeon, 154 Waxwings, seven Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, two Tundra Bean Geese, two Little Auks, a Pomarine Skua, a Ring-billed Gull, two Glaucous Gulls and six Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 17th December 2022  
  In Forth, a Black-throated Thrush is present in a Dunblane garden for its second day, and a Pacific Diver was reported from Gerrans Bay, Cornwall.

Lingering rarities seen today included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Olive-backed Pipit in Devon, two Penduline Tits in Kent, Hume's Warbler, Pallid Harrier and three Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler in Wiltshire, Greater Yellowlegs in County Waterford, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim, Lesser Scaup in Fife, King Eiders in Cleveland and Shetland and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll.

Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, two Yellow-browed Warblers, eight Lapland Buntings, 11 Shorelarks, 155 Waxwings, a Glossy Ibis, two Green-winged Teal, two Surf Scoters, three American Wigeon, 11 Ring-necked Ducks, two Tundra Bean Geese, two Snow Geese, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Black Brant, nine Little Auks, a Ring-billed Gull, three Glaucous Gulls and five Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 16th December 2022  
  A Greater Yellowlegs discovered yesterday in County Waterford remained at Lismore today.

Other lingerers included the Olive-backed Pipit in Devon, Hume's Warbler and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Dusky Warblers in Wiltshire and Scilly, Penduline Tit in Kent, Lesser Scaups in Fife and Western Isles and Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim.

Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Lapland Bunting, a Richard's Pipit, three Yellow-browed Warblers, 11 Shorelarks, 59 Waxwings, two Rough-legged Buzzards, five Glossy Ibises, two Ring-necked Ducks, two American Wigeon, three Green-winged Teal, a Tundra Ban Goose, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Black Brant, 12 Little Auks, two Ring-billed Gulls, two Iceland Gulls and three Glaucous Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 15th December 2022  
 

Rarities today comprised the Black-throated Thrush still in Lothian, Hooded Merganser in County Mayo, Hume's Warbler and two Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, Olive-backed Pipit in Devon, Dusky Warbler in Wiltshire, King Eider in Cleveland, Lesser Scaup in Fife, and White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles.

Scarcities included Little Bunting and Yellow-browed Warbler (Cornwall), Great Grey Shrike (Hampshire), Lapland Bunting (Lincolnshire), Glossy Ibis (Lancashire), two each of Ring-billed Gull, American Wigeon, and Green-winged Teal, three Surf Scoters, six Ring-necked Ducks, 13 Shorelarks, and a total of 150 Waxwings.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Wednesday 14th December 2022  
 

Rarities today comprised the Stejneger's Scoter and Black-throated Thrush both still in Lothian, Hooded Merganser in County Mayo, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Highland, Pallid Harrier, Hume's Warbler, Long-billed Dowitcher, and three Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, Olive-backed Pipit in Devon, Dusky Warbler in Wiltshire, two Penduline Tits together in Kent, and two Richardson's Cackling Geese together in Argyll.

Scarcities included Little Bunting (London), Rose-coloured Starling (Somerset), Hoopoe (East Yorkshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), Great Grey Shrike (Hampshire), Lapland Bunting (Lincolnshire), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Green-winged Teal (Kent), Black Brant (Hampshire), Glossy Ibis (Lancashire), two each of both Ring-billed Gull and Yellow-browed Warbler, five Surf Scoters, six Ring-necked Ducks, 11 Shorelarks, and a total of 82 Waxwings.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Tuesday 13th December 2022  
  In Kent two Penduline Tits were at Elmley NNR, with at least one having been present for the previous three days.

The Stejneger's Scoter and Black-throated Thrush both remained in Lothian. Other lingering rarities included two Penduline Tits in East Sussex, Long-billed Dowitcher, Pallid Harrier and Hume's Warbler in north Norfolk, King Eider in Cleveland, Dusky Warbler in Wiltshire and Olive-backed Pipit in Devon.

The Little Bunting remained in London. There were over 120 Waxwings, 24 Little Auks, nine Ring-necked Ducks, 19 Tundra Bean Geese, a Great Grey Shrike, a Green-winged Teal, a Glossy Ibis, a Ring-billed Gull and a Glaucous Gull.
-  Pete Hayman, RBA
Monday 12th December 2022  
  An Olive-backed Pipit was found in Devon today, showing until dusk at Phear Park, Exmouth.

Lingering rarities seen today included the Stejneger's Scoter and Black-throated Thrush in Lothian, Hume's Warbler, Long-billed Dowitcher and two Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, Hume's Warbler in Northumberland, Dusky Warbler in Wiltshire and King Eider in Cleveland.

Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Yellow-browed Warbler, 96 Waxwings, six Glossy Ibises, two Surf Scoters, three Green-winged Teal, six Ring-necked Ducks, two Taiga Bean Geese, 17 Tundra Bean Geese, a Ring-billed Gull, three Iceland Gulls and seven Little Auks.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Sunday 11th December 2022  
 

Rarities today comprised both Stejneger's Scoter and Black-throated Thrush in Lothian, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Highland, Hume's Warblers in both Norfolk and Northumberland, Spotted Sandpiper in Essex, King Eider in Cleveland, Dusky Warbler in Wiltshire, two Ferruginous Ducks together in Norfolk, and on the Western Isles Lesser Scaup and Cackling Goose.

Scarcities included Serin (Cornwall), American Golden Plover (Western Isles), Rough-legged Buzzard (Northumberland), Ring-billed Gull (County Louth), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Great Grey Shrike (West Sussex), two Glossy Ibises, three Yellow-browed Warblers, four Lapland Buntings, five Green-winged Teals, 10 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 184 Waxwings.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 10th December 2022  
  The first Stejneger's Scoter for Britain was discovered off Gullane Point, Lothian late afternoon, before it flew towards Aberlady. Another Hume's Warbler was in Northumberland at Newbiggin, and a Bonaparte's Gull flew south past Hartlepool Headland, Cleveland.

Lingering rarities included the Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Black-throated Thrush in Lothian, Hume's Warblers in Norfolk and Northumberland, Dusky Warbler in Wiltshire, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper in Essex, King Eider in Cleveland, Lesser Scaups in Western Isles and County Donegal, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Mayo, Forster's Tern in County Galway and Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim.

Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, two Yellow-browed Warblers, three Shorelarks, 239 Waxwings, a Dotterel, a Surf Scoter, an American Wigeon, five Green-winged Teal, five Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, two Snow Geese, two Black Brants, two Taiga Bean Geese, 15 Tundra Bean Geese, three Glossy Ibises, 13 Little Auks and a Glaucous Gull.
-  Will Soar, RBA