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| Today's new rarities consisted of a Bonaparte's Gull at Ballygally, County Antrim, another Bonaparte's Gull at Myross, County Cork, and a Ferruginous Duck at Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire.
Existing rarities today comprised the Scops Owl in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Ferruginous Ducks in London, Hertfordshire, and Warwickshire, Kentish Plover and Baikal Teal in Somerset, Canvasback in Essex, and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire, Essex, Somerset, Cambridgeshire, and County Wexford(2). |
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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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| Tuesday 31st December 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the return of the Yellow Warbler and Scops Owl in Kent, Bonaparte's Gulls in County Antrim and Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in London and Warwickshire, Canvasback in Essex, and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, and County Wexford(2). | ||
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| Monday 30th December 2024 | ||
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| Today's new rarity was a White-billed Diver east of Foula, Shetland.
Rarities today comprised the return of the Yellow Warbler in Kent, American Coot and Bufflehead in Shetland, Baikal Teal in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in Hertfordshire and Warwickshire, Grey-headed Lapwing in Northumberland, and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, County Wexford(2), and Somerset. |
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| Sunday 29th December 2024 | ||
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| A Bonaparte's Gull was found near Cot Valley in Cornwall.
In Kent, the Scops Owl reappeared at Broadstairs. Other lingering rarities included the Grey-headed Lapwing in Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon and Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Suffolk, White-winged Scoter in County Kerry, Lesser Scaups in Somerset, Staffordshire and County Cork, two Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire, Red-breasted Goose in Argyll, Pacific Diver in County Clare and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk. |
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| Saturday 28th December 2024 | ||
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| Lingering rarities today comprised the American Coot in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Cackling Goose in County Clare, Ferruginous Duck in Hertfordshire, Grey-headed Lapwing in Northumberland, and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire and Somerset. | ||
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| Friday 27th December 2024 | ||
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| Incredible news today from Kent of a Scops Owl in song at Broadstairs where it was first seen yesterday and has probably been present for at least five days.
Rarities elsewhere comprised the Yellow Warbler still in Kent, Grey-headed Lapwing still in Northumberland, Canvasback in Essex, American Coot in Shetland, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Pacific Diver in County Clare, White-rumped Sandpiper in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Devon and County Wexford, Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire and London, and Lesser Scaups in Cambridgeshire, Somerset, and County Wexford (2). Scops Owl is the 440th species to be reported in Britain and Ireland during 2024; 408 of which have been twitchable. |
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| Thursday 26th December 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Yellow Warbler still in Kent, American Coot still in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Ferruginous Ducks in both Hertfordshire and London, and Lesser Scaups in Cambridgeshire, County Cork, Essex, and Somerset. | ||
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| Wednesday 25th December 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Yellow Warbler still in Kent, Grey-headed Lapwing still in Northumberland, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Ferruginous Ducks in both London and Warwickshire, and a White-rumped Sandpiper new at Machrihanish, Argyll.
In the Western Isles a Pallid Swift was found dead at Carinish, North Uist. |
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| Tuesday 24th December 2024 | ||
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| Remarkable news today of a Yellow Warbler discovered in Kent at New Hythe where it showed until dusk. It is the first winter record of this species in Britain but it is the fifteenth individual North American wood warbler (of ten species) to be located here between the months of December and March and - remarkably - the only Golden-winged Warbler in Britain was present less than a mile from the location of the current Yellow Warbler (between 24th January and 10th April 1989).
Rarities elsewhere comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still in County Leitrim, Canvasback still in Essex, Northern Harrier again in County Wexford, Pallid Harrier still in Norfolk, Kentish Plover in Somerset, White-rumped Sandpiper in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Devon and County Wexford, Lesser Scaups in County Cork, Fife, Somerset, and Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire and Warwickshire (2). |
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| Monday 23rd December 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Grey-headed Lapwing still in Northumberland, American Coot and Bufflehead both still in Shetland, Pallid Harriers in County Cork and Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon, Norfolk, and County Wexford, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Scaups in Fife, Somerset, and Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in both Hertfordshire and Warwickshire. | ||
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