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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Monday 14th April 2025  
  The roaming Booted Eagle was seen in Norfolk today, as it flew in off the sea at Beeston Bump before heading north-west mid afternoon. A Red-rumped Swallow was also seen at Beeston Bump, and a Black Kite flew north over Minsmere and Westleton Heath, Suffolk.

Lingering rarities included the Forster's Tern in Dorset, Whiskered Tern in Somerset, American Coot and Ross's Goose in Shetland, Lesser Scaups in Somerset, Gloucestershire, Essex (three) and Yorkshire, two Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire, Least Sandpiper in Sussex, Bonaparte's Gull in Conwy and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull and Savi's Warbler in Cornwall.
-  Will Soar, RBA