Daily News Summaries
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Tuesday 2nd July 2024  
  The find of the day was a Stejneger's Scoter off Musselburgh in Lothian.

Lingering rarities included a Black-winged Stilt in Norfolk, Red-footed Falcons in Suffolk and Cumbria, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, and Least Tern in County Dublin.
Ben Clark, RBA
Monday 1st July 2024  
 

Lingering rarities included the Caspian Terns in Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire, three Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire, Red-footed Falcons in Suffolk and Cumbria, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Yellow-crowned Night Heron in County Mayo, and American Black Tern in Northumberland.
Ben Clark, RBA
Sunday 30th June 2024  
  New discoveries today included a Brown Booby flying past Porthgwarra in Cornwall, Franklin's Gull on Fetlar in Shetland, Black Kite near Huntly in Aberdeenshire, Long-billed Dowitcher at The Cull in County Wexford, and Red-footed Falcons at Wedholme Flow in Cumbria, and Carlton Marshes in Suffolk.

Lingering rarities included the Black-winged Pratincole and Caspian Tern in Nottinghamshire, Elegant Tern in County Mayo, Least Tern in County Dublin Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Yellow-crowned Night Heron in County Mayo, and American Black Tern in Northumberland.
Ben Clark, RBA
Saturday 29th June 2024  
  New discoveries today included a Black-winged Pratincole at Finningley in Nottinghamshire.

Lingering rarities included the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire, Yellow-crowned Night Heron in County Mayo, and American Black Tern in Northumberland.
Ben Clark, RBA
Friday 28th June 2024  
  A quiet midsummer's day saw the wandering Caspian Tern put in a brief appearance at Arnold's Marsh, Cley, Norfolk, this evening. It then flew west past Scolt Head, also in Norfolk. In Cambridgeshire, the two Black-winged Stilts were still to be found at Smithey Fen.

Lingering rarities included the White-winged Scoter in Aberdeenshire, the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, the Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and the two Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire.
Pete Hayman, RBA
Thursday 27th June 2024  
  New discoveries today included a Black Kite briefly at Brockworth, Gloucestershire.

Lingering rarities included the Yellow-crowned Night Heron in County Mayo, American Black Tern in Northumberland, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent.

Significant late news concerned a Red-footed Booby on Monday off Worbarrow Bay in Dorset.
Ben Clark, RBA
Wednesday 26th June 2024  
  A Black-winged Stilt at Ken Hill Marshes in Norfolk, Caspian Terns at Far Ings NR in Lincolnshire, and Abberton Reservoir in Essex, Blyth's Reed Warbler at Nansen Hill on Isle of Wight, and Lesser Scaup at Vane Farm RSPB in Perth and Kinross.

Lingering rarities included the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, the Caspian Tern and Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, and American Black Tern in Northumberland.
Ben Clark, RBA
Tuesday 25th June 2024  
  New rarities today comprised a Franklin's Gull at Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Stiffkey in Norfolk and a Black-winged Stilt at Berry Fen in Cambridgeshire.

Lingering rarities included the Yellow-crowned Night Heron in County Mayo, the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Caspian Tern in Norfolk and two Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire.
Pete Hayman, RBA
Monday 24th June 2024  
  The highlight of the day was a Snowy Owl in Highland that flew past Nybster, whilst in Suffolk a Black Kite flew over St James South Elmham.

Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both the Yellow-crowned Night Heron and Elegant Tern in County Mayo, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Caspian Tern in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and two Black-winged Stilts together in Cambridgeshire.
Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 23rd June 2024  
  New Caspian Terns were found in Kent and Norfolk, a Black Stork flew over Rye Harbour, Sussex and a Black Kite flew over Loscoe, Derbyshire.

Lingering rarities included the Yellow-crowned Night Heron and Elegant Tern in County Mayo, Least Tern in County Dublin, Caspian Tern in Norfolk, American Black Tern in Northumberland, two Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent.
Will Soar, RBA
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