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| Friday 20th June 2025 | ||
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| A surprise early morning flyover in Greater London provided the day's main highlight, as an Alpine Swift was seen flying east over Orpington town centre shortly after 6am.
Continuing highlights included the long-staying Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, a Pacific Golden Plover in Cleveland, and a Black-winged Pratincole again on Mainland Shetland. A Little Bittern remained on St Mary's in Scilly, while the Least Tern was again seen at Portrane in Co. Dublin. A Great Reed Warbler continued on Fair Isle in Shetland, with another still in East Yorkshire, alongside a Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, a Savi's Warbler in Lincolnshire, an Iberian Chiffchaff in Fife, and an American Black Tern in Northumberland. |
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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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| Thursday 19th June 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the arrival of a Collared Pratincole in West Yorkshire at St Aidan's, whilst in Lincolnshire a Savi's Warbler was discovered at Rimac.
Elsewhere, continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Black-winged Pratincole in Shetland, Pacific Golden Plover in Cleveland, Little Bittern in Scilly, Great Reed Warblers in both East Yorkshire and Shetland, Iberian Chiffchaff in Fife, American Black Tern in Northumberland, and Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire. |
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| Wednesday 18th June 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Lesser Yellowlegs in West Sussex at Medmerry and a Laughing Gull reported on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's.
Elsewhere, continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Least Tern in County Dublin, Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Black-winged Pratincole in Shetland, Pacific Golden Plover in Cleveland, Little Bittern in Scilly, Great Reed Warblers in both East Yorkshire and Shetland, Iberian Chiffchaff in Fife, American Black Tern in Northumberland, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Londonderry, and Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire. |
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| Tuesday 17th June 2025 | ||
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| An Eastern Subalpine Warbler was new in on Fair Isle, in the Shetlands, and represented the fourth individual Subalpine Warbler on the island this spring. Elsewhere, Black Kites were reported flying in off the sea at Dover in Kent and over Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire. A Caspian Tern was a brief visitor to Abberton Reservoir in Essex and may well have been the bird that was still at Lakenheath in Suffolk in the morning but was not seen subsequently.
The Western Sandpiper remained at Maidens in Ayrshire, with other lingering rarities including the Black-winged Pratincole in Shetland, Pacific Golden Plover in Cleveland, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Little Bittern on Scilly, Iberian Chiffchaff in Fife and Great Reed Warblers in both Yorkshire and Fair Isle, Shetland. |
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| Monday 16th June 2025 | ||
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| No new rarities were found today, but a Baltic Gull of the nominate form fuscus was confirmed yesterday at Stanton St.John in Oxfordshire.
There was no sign today of the Desert Wheatear in Somerset but the Western Sandpiper remained at Maidens Harbour in Ayrshire and the Black-winged Pratincole continued to frequent Setter Marsh on Mainland Shetland. Elsewhere, lingering rarities included the Little Bittern in Scilly, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Pacific Golden Plover in Cleveland, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Derry, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Great Reed Warbler in East Yorkshire and Iberian Chiffchaff in Fife. |
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| Sunday 15th June 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Pacific Golden Plover in Cleveland at Cowpen Marsh and a Little Bittern on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
Continuing rarities comprised the Desert Wheatear still in Somerset, Black-winged Pratincole still in Shetland, Least Tern still in County Dublin, Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Orkney, Great Reed Warbler in East Yorkshire, Iberian Chiffchaff in Fife, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Londonderry, and Caspian Tern on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. |
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| Saturday 14th June 2025 | ||
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| A superb highlight today came in the form of a Bridled Tern that flew briefly over the scrape at Minsmere RSPB in Suffolk before heading out to sea, a rare visitor and major find for mid-June.
Other new arrivals included a Desert Wheatear showing well late in the evening at Keynsham in Somerset, a singing Blyth's Reed Warbler in the observatory garden on Bardsey Island in Gwynedd, a Black Kite over Beccles in Suffolk, and a Caspian Tern at Hockwold Washes, Lakenheath RSPB on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. Continuing rarities included Black-winged Pratincole in Shetland, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Least Tern in Co. Dublin, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Greenish Warbler and Great Reed Warbler in Shetland, Iberian Chiffchaff in Fife, Great Reed Warbler in East Yorkshire, and American Black Tern in Northumberland. |
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| Friday 13th June 2025 | ||
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| Following negative news in Aberdeenshire this morning, the Bridled Tern was relocated on Coquet Island in Northumberland later in the day, so it is presumably the returning bird from last year. In Shetland this afternoon a Black-winged Pratincole was found at Setter Marsh on Mainland. In East Yorkshire a Pallid Swift flew south past The Warren at Spurn, while new Greenish Warblers were found on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, and Fair Isle, Shetland. In Suffolk, a Caspian Tern was found at Hen Reedbeds near Blythburgh and there were two reports of Black Kite in Somerset.
Lingering rarities included the Western Sandpiper which was still frequenting Maidens Harbour in Ayrshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Pallid Harrier in Shetland, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Iberian Chiffchaff in Fife and Great Reed Warbler in East Yorkshire. |
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| Thursday 12th June 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Bridled Tern in Aberdeenshire at Ythan Estuary, whilst a Gull-billed Tern was new in the Western Isles on North Uist, and a Great Reed Warbler arrived on Fair Isle, Shetland.
Elsewhere, the Stilt Sandpiper in Northern Ireland relocated to Lough Beg, County Londonderry, the Western Sandpiper was still in Ayrshire, Broad-billed Sandpiper still in Aberdeenshire, Iberian Chiffchaff in Fife, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, American Black Tern in Northumberland, and territorial Great Reed Warblers in both Cambridgeshire and East Yorkshire. Late news concerned a Snowy Owl reported on Tuesday in Orkney on Eday, but the report of a Black Scoter in Borders yesterday was erroneous. |
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| Wednesday 11th June 2025 | ||
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| An exceptional day for discoveries with a Western Orphean Warbler in song in Kent at Cliffe, Stilt Sandpiper in County Antrim at Portmore Lough, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire on the Ythan Estuary, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Lincolnshire trapped at Gibraltar Point, Black Scoter reported in Borders at Coldingham, Squacco Heron briefly in Cambridgeshire at Reach, Pallid Harrier in Shetland on Unst, and a Red-footed Falcon at Golden Green, Kent.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Iberian Chiffchaff in Fife, Great Reed Warbler in East Yorkshire, American Black Tern in Northumberland, and Red-footed Falcon in Lincolnshire. |
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