Daily News Summaries
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Monday 9th December 2024  
  Lingering rarities seen today included the Grey-headed Lapwing in Northumberland, White-rumped Sandpiper in Suffolk, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Dusky Warbler in Devon, American Coot in Shetland, Ferruginous Ducks in London, Warwickshire and Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaups in County Wexford and Staffordshire, Red-breasted Goose in Cumbria and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll.
Will Soar, RBA
Sunday 8th December 2024  
  Maybe not surprisingly, with Storm Darragh bringing strong northerly winds down the east coast, the main focus of attention today was on Little Auks. Birds were recorded all along the east coast from Shetland to Kent, with maximum counts of 127 past Whitburn and 66 past Seaton Sluice in County Durham, 101 past Flamborough in East Yorkshire and 98 past Beadnell in Northumberland.

Lingering rarities included the American Coot in Shetland, Hume's Warbler in Kent, White-rumped Sandpiper in Suffolk, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Mayo, Pallid Harrier in Pembrokeshire, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire, Fife and County Wexford.
Pete Hayman, RBA
Saturday 7th December 2024  
  The new rarity today consisted of a White-billed Diver at Macduff in Aberdeenshire.

Elsewhere continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the American Coot in Shetland, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Dusky Warbler and White-rumped Sandpiper in Devon, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Lesser Scaups in Cambridgeshire and Staffordshire
Ben Clark, RBA
Friday 6th December 2024  
  New rarities today consisted of a White-rumped Sandpiper at Minsmere, Suffolk, a Ferruginous Duck at Bluntisham in Cambridgeshire and a Lesser Scaup at Blagdon Lake

Elsewhere continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Grey-headed Lapwing in Northumberland, American Coot in Shetland, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Dusky Warbler in Devon and Scilly, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Lesser Scaups in Cambridgeshire and Fife, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire and Warwickshire.
Ben Clark, RBA
Thursday 5th December 2024  
  Astonishing news today of a Grey-headed Lapwing in Northumberland. Present at East Chevington for an hour in the monrning before flying off it is presumably the same individual as present in Northumberland on 1st-10th May 2023 before it relocated north and west through Fife and Moray until it reached North Uist, Western Isles on 26th-30th May.

Elsewhere continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the American Coot in Shetland, Hume's Warblers in both Kent and Norfolk, Dusky Warbler in Devon, Penduline Tit in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Cambridgeshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire and Warwickshire.
Chris Batty, RBA
Wednesday 4th December 2024  
  Rarities today comprised American Coot, Bufflehead and King Eider all on Shetland, Double-crested Cormorant still in County Leitrim, Northern Harrier still in County Cork, Hume's Warbler still in Kent, Olive-backed Pipit still in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher still in Devon, Lesser Scaups in Fife, Somerset, and Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire (2), Lincolnshire, London, and Warwickshire (2).
Chris Batty, RBA
Tuesday 3rd December 2024  
  Discoveries today included an Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall at Helston with a White-billed Diver reported passing Pendeen Watch, and in Devon a Dusky Warbler briefly at Dawlish Warren.

Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were both American Coot and Bufflehead on Shetland, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, Dusky Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Cornwall, Lesser Scaups in Cambridgeshire, Fife, Somerset, and Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire (2), London, and Warwickshire (2).
Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 2nd December 2024  
  Discoveries today included a Yelkouan Shearwater reported in Cornwall passing Pendeen Watch, Red-breasted Goose in Cumbria at Rockcliffe Marsh, a Red-rumped Swallow briefly on Anglesey at Beaumaris, Lesser Scaup in County Wexford at Tacumshin, and in County Mayo now two Richardson's Cackling Geese together on The Mullet.

Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were both the American Coot and Bufflehead on Shetland, Northern Harrier and Pallid Harrier together in County Cork, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler on the Isles of Scilly, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, Lesser Scaups in Fife, Somerset, and Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire (2), London, Norfolk, and Warwickshire.
Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 1st December 2024  
  A Hume's Warbler was at Dungeness Bird Observatory in Kent briefly, a Lesser Scaup was at Abberton Reservoir, Essex and a White-billed Diver flew past Ross Back Sands in Northumberland.

Lingering rarities included the Northern Harrier and Pallid Harrier in County Cork, another Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Lesser Scaups in Cambridgshire, Staffordshire and Fife, Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire, Warwickshire and Norfolk, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Donegal and Dusky Warbler in Scilly.
Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 30th November 2024  
  Today's new rarity was a Ferruginous Duck at West Hyde, Hertfordshire.

Lingering rarities comprised the Bufflehead still in Shetland, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Donegal, White-rumped Sandpipers in Lothian and Gloucestershire, Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire(2) and London, Dusky Warbler on Scilly, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, Northern Harrier in County Cork, Hume's Warbler in Norfolk, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Canvasback in Essex, and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Fife.
Ben Clark, RBA
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