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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Friday 19th July 2024  
  New discoveries today included a Black-headed Bunting at Rackwick, Orkney, Black-winged Pratincole at Low Barns DWT, County Durham, White-rumped Sandpiper at Tacumshin, County Wexford and a Red-rumped Swallow at Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire.

Lingering rarities still present included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 18th July 2024  
  New rarities consisted of a Franklin's Gull which flew south over Anderby Marsh in Lincolnshire, Black-winged Pratincole at Kilnsea Wetlands in East Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs at Finningley in Nottinghamshire, and late news of a White-rumped Sandpiper at Rockcliffe in Cumbria.

Lingering rarities today included the Least Tern in County Dublin and Franklin's Gull in London.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Wednesday 17th July 2024  
  Lingering rarities today comprised Pacific Swift still in Shetland, Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Least Tern in County Dublin, Black-winged Pratincole in Nottinghamshire/South Yorkshire, Franklin's Gull in London, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Tuesday 16th July 2024  
  Rarities today comprised Pacific Swift and Gull-billed Tern both still on the Shetland Isles, Stejneger's Scoter still in Lothian, Least Tern and Black Kite both in County Dublin, Black-winged Pratincole in Nottinghamshire/South Yorkshire, Franklin's Gull in London, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and in Cumbria a Caspian Tern was briefly present at Hodbarrow.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 15th July 2024  
  For the third summer running, a Pacific Swift graced Shetland this afternoon, feeding over fields north-east of Pool of Virkie. In Kent, a Black Kite flew over Snodland.

Lingering rarities included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Franklin's Gull in London, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Gull-billed Tern in Shetland, Black-winged Pratincole in Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire and Red-footed Falcon in Cumbria.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Sunday 14th July 2024  
  New rarities consisted of a Gull-billed Tern at Kilnsea Wetlands NR in East Yorkshire.

Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Black-winged Pratincole in South Yorkshire, Least Tern in County Dublin, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Gull-billed Tern on the Shetland Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Franklin's Gull in London, Semipalmated Sandpiper, and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Saturday 13th July 2024  
  A good day with notable discoveries including a Franklin's Gull in London at Crossness, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Wexford at Ring Marsh, Caspian Tern in West Sussex at Shoreham-by-Sea, and a Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire at Fairburn Ings.

Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Black-winged Pratincole in South Yorkshire, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Gull-billed Tern on the Shetland Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Red-footed Falcon in Suffolk, and Black-winged Stilt in Lincolnshire.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Friday 12th July 2024  
  New discoveries today included a Gull-billed Tern at Virkie, Shetland and a Lesser Yellowlegs at Donabate, County Dublin.

Lingering rarities included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, Least Tern in County Dublin, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Black-winged Pratincole on the South Yorkshire /Nottinghamshire border, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Black-winged Stilt in Lincolnshire, White-billed Diver in Shetland and Red-footed Falcon in Suffolk.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 11th July 2024  
  New rarities consisted of a White-rumped Sandpiper in Aberlady Bay in Lothian, Black-winged Stilt at Freiston Shore in Lincolnshire, and Baird's Sandpiper at Ardivachar Point in Western Isles.

Lingering rarities today included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, two Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire, Black-winged Pratincole in South Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and Least Tern in County Dublin.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Wednesday 10th July 2024  
 

Lingering rarities today included the Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian, two Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire, Black-winged Pratincole in South Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcon in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Hampshire, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and Least Tern in County Dublin.
-  Ben Clark, RBA