Daily News Summaries
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Monday 31st March 2025  
  A Black Kite was discovered in Kent this morning, and at least five White-billed Divers were off Portsoy, Aberdeenshire.

Rarities today included the Forster's Tern on show again in Dorset, Red-breasted Goose in Cumbria, Long-billed Dowitchers in County Wexford and Devon, White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, and Lesser Scaups in Perthshire, Gloustershire, Essex(2), Somerset, and County Wexford.
Ben Clark, RBA
Sunday 30th March 2025  
  Rarities today included the Forster's Tern on show again in Lancashire, Booted Eagle and Bonaparte's Gull both still in Cornwall, American Coot, Bufflehead, and Ross's Goose in Shetland, White-winged Scoters in Fife and Lothian (2), Red-breasted Goose in Cumbria, White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, and Lesser Scaups in Dorset, Somerset, and Western Isles.
Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 29th March 2025  
  Two White-billed Divers flew past Lossiemouth in Moray this morning with further White-billed Divers remaining off Portsoy in Aberdeenshire and off Lunna in Mainland Shetland.

In Cornwall, the Booted Eagle remained in the Sancreed area. Other lingering rarities included Bufflehead in Shetland, Lesser Scaups in Essex (2) and Gloucestershire, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk.
Pete Hayman, RBA
Friday 28th March 2025  
  New discoveries today included a Forster's Tern off Morecambe, Lancashire, a Black Scoter off Rossbeigh, County Kerry, a Lesser Scaup at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset, a White-billed Diver off Lossiemouth, Moray and a Bonaparte's Gull at Stevenston Point, Ayrshire.

Lingering rarities included the White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Bufflehead in Shetland, Lesser Scaups in Dorset and Gloucestershire, two Ferruginous Ducks in Cambridgeshire, White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk.
Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 27th March 2025  
  Rarities today comprised the Booted Eagle still in Cornwall, White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Bufflehead and Ross's Goose both still in Shetland, Lesser Scaups in Dorset and Gloucestershire, and two Ferruginous Ducks together in Cambridgeshire.
Chris Batty, RBA
Wednesday 26th March 2025  
  Rarities today comprised the Booted Eagle still in Cornwall, Bufflehead in Shetland, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, White-billed Diver in Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Orkney, and Lesser Scaup in Gloucestershire and Essex(2).
Ben Clark, RBA
Tuesday 25th March 2025  
  New rarities reported today comprised a Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset at Swineham and a White-billed Diver at North Shields, Northumberland.

Otherwise rarities comprised the Booted Eagle back in Cornwall, Forster's Tern still in Dorset, Bufflehead and Ross's Goose both still in Shetland, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, and Lesser Scaups in Dorset, Essex (2), and Gloucestershire.
Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 24th March 2025  
  An Ashy-headed Wagtail was found on Tresco, Scilly today, with another still in Cornwall.

Other lingering rarities included the Forster's Tern in Dorset, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Scaups in Dorset, Gloucestershire, Essex (two) and County Wexford (two), White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, Pallid Harriers in Pembrokeshire and Norfolk and Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan.
Will Soar, RBA
Sunday 23rd March 2025  
  The highlight of the day was the return of the Forster's Tern to Poole Harbour, Dorset for a third year.

Rarities today comprised the Bufflehead still in Shetland, Pacific Diver still in County Cork, Ashy-headed Wagtail in Cornwall, two Blue-winged Teals together in East Yorkshire, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall and Glamorgan, and Lesser Scaups in County Armagh, Dorset, Essex (2), Gloucestershire, and County Wexford.

Yesterday an Iberian Chiffchaff was identified at Dungeness, Kent.
Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 22nd March 2025  
  A pale morph Booted Eagle circled Northwick Warth in Gloucestershire mid afternoon before it headed south-east. The wintering bird was last reported in Cornwall on 16th March. In County Armagh, a female Lesser Scaup was seen at Oxford Island.

Lingering rarities seen today included the American Coot, Ross's Goose and Bufflehead in Shetland, two Blue-winged Teals in Yorkshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Cambridgeshire (two) and Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire and County Wexford (two), Ashy-headed Wagtail in Cornwall and Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan.
Will Soar, RBA
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