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| Sunday 2nd February 2025 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Booted Eagle and Pacific Diver both still in Cornwall, Canvasback still in Essex, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, White-winged Scoters in Fife and Lothian, American Pipit in Northumberland, Bufflehead and Ross's Goose in Shetland, Least Sandpiper and Kentish Plover in Somerset, Black Scoters in County Kerry and Northumberland, Pallid Harriers in County Cork and Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in London, and Lesser Scaups in Derbyshire (new at Carsington Water), Dorset, Essex, Perth and Kinross (2), Western Isles, 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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| Saturday 1st February 2025 | ||
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| A Baikal Teal was found at Shapwick Heath, Somerset, and a White-winged Scoter was at Leven, Fife.
Lingering rarities included the Booted Eagle and Pacific Diver in Cornwall, American Coot, Ross's Goose and Bufflehead in Shetland, Canvasback in Essex, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Dorset, Ferruginous Duck in London, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Pallid Harriers in Pembrokeshire and Norfolk, American Pipit in Northumberland and Pallid Harriers in Pembrokeshire and Norfolk. |
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| Friday 31st January 2025 | ||
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| A White-winged Scoter was found off Gullane Point, Lothian this afternoon, and a Lesser Scaup was at Cheddar Reservoir, Somerset.
Lingering rarities included the Booted Eagle and Pacific Diver in Cornwall, American Coot, Ross's Goose and Bufflehead in Shetland, Canvasback in Essex, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Dorset, Ferruginous Duck in London, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Donegal, Least Sandpiper in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, White-billed Divers in Orkney and Shetland, Pallid Harriers in Pembrokeshire and Norfolk, American Pipit in Northumberland and Penduline Tit in Cheshire. |
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| Thursday 30th January 2025 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Booted Eagle and Pacific Diver both still in Cornwall, Canvasback still in Essex, White-winged Scoter in County Kerry, Bufflehead and Ross's Goose both in Shetland, American Pipit and Black Scoter in Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Pallid Harrier in Pembrokeshire, and Lesser Scaup in Dorset. | ||
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| Wednesday 29th January 2025 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Booted Eagle and Pacific Diver both still in Cornwall, Canvasback still in Essex, American Coot, Bufflehead, and Ross's Goose all still in Shetland, White-winged Scoter in County Kerry, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Least Sandpiper and Kentish Plover in Somerset, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, White-billed Diver in County Antrim, Ferruginous Duck in London, and Lesser Scaups in Devon and Dorset. | ||
| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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| Tuesday 28th January 2025 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Booted Eagle and Pacific Diver both still in Cornwall, Canvasback still in Essex, American Coot and Ross's Goose in Shetland, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in London, and Lesser Scaups in Dorset and Essex. | ||
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| Monday 27th January 2025 | ||
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| Rarities confirmed as still present today included the American Pipit in Northumberland, Penduline Tit in Cheshire, Canvasback in Essex, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Lesser Scaups in Dorset and Essex, Ross's Goose in Shetland, Pacific Diver in Cornwall and Pallid Harriers in County Cork and Norfolk. | ||
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| Sunday 26th January 2025 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Booted Eagle and Pacific Diver both still in Cornwall, Canvasback still in Essex, American Coot, Bufflehead, and Ross's Goose all still in Shetland, American Pipit and Black Scoter in Northumberland, Least Sandpiper in Somerset, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, and Lesser Scaups in Cambridgeshire, Dorset, County Mayo, and the Western Isles. | ||
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| Saturday 25th January 2025 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Booted Eagle in Cornwall, Pallid Harriers in Pembrokeshire and Norfolk, Canvasback in Essex, Ferruginous Duck in London, Penduline Tit in Cheshire, Least Sandpiper in Somerset, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, American Pipit in Northumberland, White-billed Diver in Ayrshire, Ross's Goose in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon and Desert Wheatear in Carmarthenshire. | ||
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| Friday 24th January 2025 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Booted Eagle in Cornwall, Pallid Harriers in Pembrokeshire and Norfolk, Canvasback in Essex, Ferruginous Duck in London, Ross's Goose in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon and Desert Wheatear in Carmarthenshire. | ||
| - Will Soar, RBA | ||
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