Daily News Summaries
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Sunday 2nd March 2025  
  Discoveries today included Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall at Portscatho and in Glamorgan at Wernffrwd, a Lesser Scaup in Aberdeenshire at Loch of Skene, in Borders a White-billed Diver at Cove, and in Worcestershire a Marbled Duck at Longdon Marsh.

Continuing rarities included the Booted Eagle still in Cornwall, American Coot, Bufflehead, and Ross's Goose all still in Shetland, two White-winged Scoters together in Lothian, Penduline Tit in Cheshire, Pallid Harriers in County Cork and Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Lesser Scaups in County Cork, Dorset, Essex (2), and County Wexford (2).
Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 1st March 2025  
  The new rarity today was the discovery of a Black Kite in Cornwall at Crowlas.

Lingering rarities seen included the Booted Eagle in Cornwall, Pallid Harriers in Pembrokeshire and Norfolk, Black-throated Thrush in Hampshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Lincolnshire, Least Sandpiper in Somerset, Pacific Diver in County Cork, Bufflehead, White-winged Scoters in Lothian(two) and Fife, Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, Lesser Scaups in County Cork, Essex, Western Isles, and County Wexford(two), Black Duck in County Mayo, and Red-breasted Goose in Argyll.
Ben Clark, RBA
Friday 28th February 2025  
  Lingering rarities seen today included the Booted Eagle in Cornwall, Pallid Harriers in Pembrokeshire and Norfolk, Black-throated Thrush in Hampshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Lincolnshire, Bufflehead, Ross's Goose and White-billed Diver in Shetland, White-winged Scoters in Lothian (two) and Fife, Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, Lesser Scaups in Dorset and County Wexford (two) and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon.
Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 27th February 2025  
  Extraordinary news of a White Tern picked up in Gwynedd at Llanberis - either today or in recent days - and taken into care. This is first Western Palearctic record of this tropical noddy and the photograph made available shows it to be of the Indo-Pacific subspecies candida.

In County Wicklow a Lesser Yellowlegs was new at Buckroney Marsh.

Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Black-throated Thrush in Hampshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Lincolnshire, Bufflehead, Ross's Goose, and White-billed Diver in Shetland, two White-winged Scoters in Lothian, Pacific Diver in County Cork, Red-breasted Goose and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Hertfordshire, and Lesser Scaups in County Cork, Essex (2), County Wexford (2), and the Western Isles.
Chris Batty, RBA
Wednesday 26th February 2025  
  New rarities today were discoveries of both a White-billed Diver in Shetland at Whalsay, and an additional Lesser Scaup was found at Abberton Resr in Essex.

Continuing rarities comprised the Booted Eagle briefly in Cornwall, Bufflehead and American Coot still in Shetland, White-winged Scoter in Fife, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Lincolnshire, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, Ross's Goose in Shetland, Lesser Scaup in County Wexford, Western Isles, Essex(2), Devon, and Derbyshire, Black Duck in County Mayo, and in Dumfries and Galloway a Richardson's Cackling Goose remained.
Ben Clark, RBA
Tuesday 25th February 2025  
  Discoveries today included in Ireland a King Eider new in County Mayo on The Mullet, and a Lesser Scaup at Portmore Lough, County Antrim.

Continuing rarities comprised the Black-throated Thrush still in Hampshire, Bufflehead still in Shetland, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Lincolnshire, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Bonaparte's Gull in County Kerry, Lesser Scaup in Derbyshire, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, and in County Mayo three Richardson's Cackling Geese and an Azorean Yellow-legged Gull.
Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 24th February 2025  
  Rarities today comprised the Black-throated Thrush still in Hampshire, American Coot, Bufflehead, and Ross's Goose all still in Shetland, Eastern Yellow Wagtail still in Lincolnshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in County Kerry, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, and Lesser Scaups in Derbyshire, Dorset, and County Londonderry.
Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 23rd February 2025  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Black-throated Thrush in Hampshire at Bordon.

Rarities today comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still in County Leitrim, Bufflehead both still in Shetland, Canvasback in Essex, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Lincolnshire, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Lesser Scaups in County Wexford(2), Derbyshire, and Dorset.
Ben Clark, RBA
Saturday 22nd February 2025  
  Rarities today comprised the Booted Eagle still in Cornwall, Double-crested Cormorant still in County Leitrim, American Coot and Bufflehead both still in Shetland, Canvasback in Essex, Pacific Divers in County Cork and Cornwall, Least Sandpiper and Kentish Plover in Somerset, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Lincolnshire, Red-breasted Goose in Argyll, Penduline Tit in Cheshire, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Richardson's Cackling Geese in Argyll and Dumfries and Galloway, White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Lesser Scaups in Clyde, Derbyshire, Dorset, County Londonderry, and County Wexford (2).
Chris Batty, RBA
Friday 21st February 2025  
  Rarities today comprised the Bufflehead in Shetland, Canvasback in Essex, Least Sandpiper and Kentish Plover in Somerset, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Lincolnshire, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Lesser Scaups in Derbyshire and Devon, and Ferruginous Ducks in Cambridgeshire and London.
Ben Clark, RBA
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