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| Monday 26th May 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Western Sandpiper found at Maidens, Ayrshire. Other new rarities included an American Herring Gull at John O'Groats in Highland, and a Red-footed Falcon at Blunham in Bedfordshire.
Lingering rarities included the Booted Eagle briefly again in Norfolk, Least Tern in County Dublin, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, American Black Tern in Northumberland and Red-footed Falcons in Suffolk, Essex, and Kent. |
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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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| Sunday 25th May 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day for most was a Eastern Bonelli's Warbler found at Dungeness, Kent. Another strong contender was the reappearance of the Booted Eagle in the Kelling area, Norfolk. Other new rarities included an Alpine Swift in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork at Clogheen Marsh, Red-footed Falcons in Suffolk at Dunwich Heath and Kent at Stodmarsh, and Spotted Sandpiper at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset.
Lingering rarities included the Collared Flycatcher in Western Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, American Black Tern in Northumberland and Red-footed Falcon in Kent. |
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| Saturday 24th May 2025 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Western Subalpine Warbler on Copeland Island, County Down, a Bonaparte's Gull at Harper's Island, County Cork and a Red-footed Falcon at Minsmere, Suffolk.
Lingering rarities included the Collared Flycatcher in Western Isles, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Pacific Diver in County Donegal, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, American Black Tern in Northumberland and Red-footed Falcon in Kent. |
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| Friday 23rd May 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a male Collared Flycatcher found on Barra, Western Isles. Discoveries elsewhere included a Black-headed Wagtail in Highland at Achiltibuie, and in County Wexford two Red-rumped Swallows on the Saltee Islands.
Otherwise rarities comprised the Pacific Diver still in County Donegal, American Black Tern still in Northumberland, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, territorial Great Reed Warblers in both Cambridgeshire and East Yorkshire, and Red-footed Falcons in Kent and Norfolk. |
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| Thursday 22nd May 2025 | ||
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| New rarities today included a Thrush Nightingale at Luccombe Down on the Isle of Wight, Rustic Bunting on Fair Isle, Shetland, Red-rumped Swallow at Pendeen, Cornwall, Black Kite at Bradford Abbas at Dorset, and three new Red-footed Falcons in Kent, Leicestershire, and Sussex.
Elsewhere continuing rarities comprised the Hudsonian Godwit in Hampshire, White-winged Scoter in Fife, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, and Great Reed Warblers in both Cambridgeshire and East Yorkshire. |
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| Wednesday 21st May 2025 | ||
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| An exciting day with a Booted Eagle in Suffolk over RAF Lakenheath. The other new rarity today was a Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall at Hayle.
Elsewhere continuing rarities comprised the Hudsonian Godwit in Hampshire, White-winged Scoter in Fife, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Great Reed Warblers in both Cambridgeshire and East Yorkshire, and a Red-footed Falcon in Cornwall. |
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| Tuesday 20th May 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included an Eastern Subalpine Warbler in East Yorkshire at Spurn, a Black Kite in Kent at Stodmarsh, and in Norfolk an Iberian Chiffchaff at Blakeney Point and a Pallid Harrier at Strumpshaw Fen.
Elsewhere rarities comprised the Hudsonian Godwit still in Hampshire, White-winged Scoter still in Fife, Pacific Diver in County Donegal, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Iberian Wagtail in Somerset at Steart, territorial Great Reed Warblers in both Cambridgeshire and East Yorkshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Cambridgeshire and Warwickshire, and single Red-footed Falcons in each of Cornwall, Kent, Oxfordshire, and East Sussex. |
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| Monday 19th May 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Black-headed Bunting briefly in Kent at Foreness Point and a Kentish Plover briefly in Cambridgeshire at Grafham Water, whilst on Anglesey the identification of an Iberian Wagtail found yesterday at Llanfachraeth was confirmed.
Continuing rarities included the Hudsonian Godwit still in Hampshire, Western Oriental Turtle Dove still in Shetland, White-winged Scoter in Fife, American Black Tern in Northumberland, and territorial Great Reed Warblers in both Cambridgeshire and East Yorkshire A total of nine Red-footed Falcons today comprised singles in Cambridgeshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, and East Sussex, two in Essex, and three in Cornwall. |
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| Sunday 18th May 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Tawny Pipit in Cornwall at Gwithian and an Alpine Swift on South Uist, Western Isles, whilst in Northumberland the American Black Tern returned to Long Nanny.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Hudsonian Godwit in Hampshire, Least Tern in County Louth, Western Oriental Turtle Dove and Red-throated Pipit in Shetland, White-winged Scoter in Fife, Pacific Diver in County Donegal, and territorial Great Reed Warblers in both Cambridgeshire and East Yorkshire. A total of nine Red-footed Falcons today comprised singles in Kent, Somerset, Suffolk, East Sussex, and County Wicklow, and two each in both Cornwall and Essex. Significant late news concerned a Black Stork yesterday at Shipton, North Yorkshire, and on Friday an adult male Northern Harrier at Kilrush, County Clare. |
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| Saturday 17th May 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Least Tern in County Louth at Baltray. New rarities elsewhere were a Subalpine Warbler in Shetland at Lundy, Red-footed Falcons in Norfolk at Salthouse, and in Kent at Stodmarsh, Iberian Chiffchaff at Flamborough, East Yorkshire, Alpine Swift in Derbyshire at Hadfield, and Black Kites in Lincolnshire and Perthshire.
Continuing rarities included the Hudsonian Godwit in Hampshire, White-winged Scoter in Fife, Western Oriental Turtle Dove and Red-throated Pipit in Shetland, Pacific Diver in County Donegal, territorial Great Reed Warblers in both Cambridgeshire and East Yorkshire, and Lesser Yellowlegs in Orkney. A total of 10 Red-footed Falcons were present around the country today. |
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