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 17th January 2024  
  Rarities today comprised Northern Waterthrush in Essex, White-winged Scoter, Black-throated Thrush in East Yorkshire, Baikal Teal in County Durham, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk and Gloucestershire, Red-breasted Goose in Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Waterford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, and Lesser Scaup in Devon.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Tuesday 16th January 2024  
  Rarities today comprised Northern Waterthrush and Red-breasted Goose both still in Essex, White-winged Scoter, Bufflehead, and Pied-billed Grebe all still together in County Galway, Double-crested Cormorant still in County Leitrim, Black-throated Thrush in East Yorkshire, Baikal Teal in County Durham, Pallid Harrier and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Red-breasted Geese and two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Argyll, Red-breasted Goose in Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, two Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall, and Lesser Scaups in Devon (5) and Pembrokeshire.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 15th January 2024  
  Lingering rarities present today included the Northern Waterthrush in Essex, Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Pied-billed Grebe, White-winged Scoter and Bufflehead in County Galway, Baikal Teal in County Durham, Lesser Scaups in Devon (four) and Dumfries and Galloway, Ferruginous Ducks in Gloucestershire and Norfolk, Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Long-billed Dowitchers in Sussex and County Waterford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire and two Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Sunday 14th January 2024  
  New discoveries today included a Long-billed Dowitcher at Dungarvan, County Waterford and a Lesser Scaup at Loch Leven, Perth and Kinross.

Lingering rarities still present included the Northern Waterthrush and Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Pied-billed Grebe, Bufflehead and White-winged Scoter in County Galway, another White-winged Scoter in County Kerry, Baikal Teal in County Durham, Lesser Scaups in Devon, Somerset, Pembrokeshire (two) and County Sligo, another Red-breasted Goose in Northumberland, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Argyll, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Sussex and County Wexford, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Glamorgan/Carmarthenshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 13th January 2024  
  New discoveries today consisted of a Bufflehead in County Galway on Inishmore, and a Lesser Scaup in Devon at Roadford Reservoir. Lingering rarities today comprised Northern Waterthrush and Red-breasted Goose both still in Essex, Baikal Teal still in County Durham, Pied-billed Grebe in County Mayo, Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan, Carmarthenshire, and Pembrokeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in East Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, two Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall, and Lesser Scaups in Devon (6), Somerset, and County Sligo.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Friday 12th January 2024  
  Rarities today comprised Northern Waterthrush and Red-breasted Goose both still in Essex, Baikal Teal still in County Durham, Black Duck and Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Mayo, Pallid Harrier and two Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in East Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in County Antrim and Cornwall, and Lesser Scaups in Devon (4), Pembrokeshire (2), County Sligo, and Somerset.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Thursday 11th January 2024  
  Lingering rarities comprised the Northern Waterthrush in Essex, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Black-throated Thrush still in East Yorkshire, Baikal Teal in County Durham, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk and Nottinghamshire, two Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Northumberland, two Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and County Louth, and Lesser Scaup in County Waterford.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Wednesday 10th January 2024  
  The highlight of the day was a late report of a Two-barred Crossbill seen yesterday in Dumfries and Galloway at Birkshaw Forest.

Elsewhere rarities comprised the Northern Waterthrush and Red-breasted Goose both still in Essex, Black-throated Thrush still in East Yorkshire, Baikal Teal in County Durham, Red-breasted Goose, Pallid Harrier, and two Ferruginous Ducks all in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, and Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Devon (5) and Pembrokeshire.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Tuesday 9th January 2024  
  The highlight of the day was a Black-throated Thrush reported briefly in Cheshire at Wilmslow where it had already been reported on 16th November 2023.

Elsewhere rarities comprised the Northern Waterthrush and Red-breasted Goose both still in Essex, Black-throated Thrush still in East Yorkshire, Baikal Teal in County Durham, Red-breasted Goose, Pallid Harrier, and two Ferruginous Ducks all n Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in Devon and Pembrokeshire (2), and White-billed Divers in Fife and Orkney (9).
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 8th January 2024  
  Rarities today comprised the Northern Waterthrush and Red-breasted Goose both still in Essex, White-winged Scoter and Pied-billed Grebe still together in County Galway, Black-throated Thrush in East Yorkshire, Baikal Teal in County Durham, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in East Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, and a Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall.
-  Chris Batty, RBA