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| Saturday 3rd May 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continuing influx of Red-footed Falcons with 15 birds today comprising six in Suffolk (including five together on Norfolk border at Carlton Marshes), three in Kent, two in Cambridgeshire (together at Ouse Fen), and singles in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Somerset, and County Wexford. Other rarities today were both Spotted Sandpiper and Great Reed Warbler still in Cambridgeshire, three White-winged Scoters in Fife, Blue-winged Teal still in London at Rainham Marshes, Subalpine Warbler species, Savi's Warbler, Black Kite, and Red-rumped Swallow all in Cornwall, Red-rumped Swallow in the Isles of Scilly on Tresco, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both County Cork and North Yorkshire (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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| Friday 2nd May 2025 | ||
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| An Eastern Subalpine Warbler was on Cape Clear, County Cork, and single Subalpine Warbler species were found on The Lizard in Cornwall and on Tresco, Isles of Scilly. Two Lesser Yellowlegs were found in Yorkshire, one at Nosterfield and one at Filey, and a Black Kite flew over Pagham, Sussex. A small arrival of Red-footed Falcons included five at Carlton Marshes and one at Landguard, both Suffolk, two at Ouse Fen, Cambridgeshire and one at Firsby, Lincolnshire.
Lingering rarities included the Little Bittern in Scilly, Great Reed Warbler and Spotted Sandpiper in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler and Black Kite in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, White-winged Scoters in Lothian and Fife and Blue-winged Teal in London. |
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| Thursday 1st May 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a brief Squacco Heron in Norfolk at Buckenham Marshes, Little Bittern on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's, Spotted Sandpiper in Cambridgeshire at Grafham Water, Blue-winged Teal in London at Rainham Marshes, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Devon on Lundy, Black Kite in Orkney on North Ronaldsay, Red-footed Falcons in Suffolk, East Sussex, and South Yorkshire, and Red-rumped Swallows in Gwynedd, Kent, and East Yorkshire (2).
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Broad-billed Sandpiper in Gwent, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler and Black Kite in Cornwall, and in County Cork both Lesser Yellowlegs and Red-rumped Swallow. Late news from yesterday concerned a Kentish Plover in Hampshire at Hurst Beach briefly. |
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| Wednesday 30th April 2025 | ||
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| An exciting day with a Booted Eagle in Lincolnshire which flew over Manby, also in Lincolnshire a Red-rumped Swallow was found at Rimac. Other new rarities included a Great Reed Warbler in Norfolk at Hickling, an Iberian Chiffchaff at Cape Clear in County Cork, a Red-rumped Swallow in East Yorkshire at Spurn, a Red-footed Falcon on Bryher, Scilly, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Harper's Island in County Cork, and mobile Black Kites in Cornwall and Scilly.
Continuing rarities comprised the Broad-billed Sandpiper still in Gwent, Least Sandpiper in Sussex, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler in Cornwall, and two White-winged Scoters still together in Fife, and Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire. |
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| Tuesday 29th April 2025 | ||
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| An exciting day with a dark morph Booted Eagle in Devon on Lundy, an Alpine Accentor briefly in East Yorkshire at Flamborough Head, a Franklin's Gull in Devon passing Prawle Point, an Eastern Subalpine Warbler in song in Pembrokeshire on Skokholm, a fly-over Black Kite in Cornwall at Launceston, and Red-rumped Swallows in County Cork, Gwynedd, Kent, and East Yorkshire.
Continuing rarities comprised the Broad-billed Sandpiper still in Gwent, Great Reed Warbler in song in Cambridgeshire, territorial Savi's Warblers in both Cornwall and Leicestershire, and two White-winged Scoters still together in Fife. Significant late news for yesterday of a female Blue-winged Teal at Tophill Low, East Yorkshire. |
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| Monday 28th April 2025 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of two Alpine Swifts in Gwent at Monmouth, and a Citrine Wagtail in Cornwall at Land's End.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present included the Broad-billed Sandpiper in Gwent, two White-winged Scoters in Fife, Least Sandpiper in Sussex, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, and Savi's Warbler in Cornwall and Leicestershire. |
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| Sunday 27th April 2025 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Red-throated Pipit in Northumberland at Budle Bay, a Tawny Pipit on Bryher, Scilly, and a Savi's Warbler at Cossington, Leicestershire.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present included a brief appearance of the Cape Gull in West Yorkshire, the Broad-billed Sandpiper in Gwent, White-winged Scoter in Fife, Black Kite in Norfolk, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, and Savi's Warbler in Cornwall. |
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| Saturday 26th April 2025 | ||
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| Most unexpected today was an adult Cape Gull in West Yorkshire at Redcar Tarn; perhaps the same individual as that present earlier at Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
A Broad-billed Sandpiper in Gwent at Goldcliff was the first in Britain and Ireland since 2023. Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Double-crested Cormorant in County Sligo, two White-winged Scoters in Fife, Pacific Diver in County Clare, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler in Cornwall, and at least one Lesser Scaup in Essex. |
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| Friday 25th April 2025 | ||
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| In Cambridgeshire, a Great Reed Warbler was found at Ouse Fen RSPB, an Eastern Stonechat species was on Noss, Shetland and a Black Kite flew over Strumpshaw, Norfolk.
Lingering rarities included the Forster's Tern in Dorset, Savi's Warbler in Cornwall, White-winged Scoter in Fife and two Lesser Scaups in both Somerset and Essex. |
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| Thursday 24th April 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included an Alpine Swift in County Waterford at Dungarvan and a Red-rumped Swallow on Lewis, Western Isles.
Continuing rarities comprised the Eastern Bonelli's Warbler still in Shetland, Subalpine Warbler species still in East Yorkshire, Savi's Warbler in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Ceredigion, and pairs of Lesser Scaup in both Essex and Somerset. Significant late news of a White-throated Sparrow present in Hampshire on Monday but not been seen since. |
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