Daily News Summaries
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Sunday 20th July 2025  
  The day's highlights included a Fea’s Petrel at Lizard Point, Cornwall, late morning, and a White-rumped Sandpiper on the Humber off The Warren at Spurn, East Yorkshire.

Continuing birds included a Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Laughing Gull in County Kerry, Bonaparte’s Gull in Kent, an Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Ferruginous Ducks in Cambridgeshire and Warwickshire, a Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, and a White-winged Scoter off Musselburgh, Lothian.
Ben Clark, RBA
Saturday 19th July 2025  
  The day's highlight was a brief appearance by a Caspian Tern at Severn Beach in Gloucestershire, seen from Orchard Pool before flying off.

Continuing birds included a Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Laughing Gull in County Kerry, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, a White-winged Scoter off Musselburgh (Lothian), and a Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire.
Ben Clark, RBA
Friday 18th July 2025  
  The day's standout bird was a Black Stork seen circling east of Ogston Reservoir, Derbyshire.

Continuing highlights included a White-rumped Sandpiper and White-winged Scoter off Musselburgh (Lothian), a Laughing Gull in County Kerry, Bonaparte’s Gulls in Kent, a Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, a Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, and a Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire.
Ben Clark, RBA
Thursday 17th July 2025  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Laughing Gull in County Kerry at Trabeg.

Elsewhere, continuing rarities comprised the Least Tern still in County Dublin, White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, and Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire.
Chris Batty, RBA
Wednesday 16th July 2025  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of the fourth Pacific Golden Plover of the autumn; in Norfolk at Warham Greens.

Elsewhere, continuing rarities comprised the Western Sandpiper still in Ayrshire, White-winged Scoter and White-rumped Sandpiper still together in Lothian, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, and Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester.
Chris Batty, RBA
Tuesday 15th July 2025  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Black-winged Pratincole in the Western Isles at Hougharry, North Uist, whilst in Lothian a White-rumped Sandpiper was new at Musselburgh Lagoons.

Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Caspian Tern in Northumberland, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, and Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire.

Significant late news concerned a Scopoli's Shearwater yesterday in Cornwall passing Porthgwarra, whilst on 9th July a Slate-coloured Junco was at Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 14th July 2025  
  Discoveries today included a Barolo Shearwater in County Clare passing Bridges of Ross, a Caspian Tern briefly in Northumberland at East Chevington, Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester at Audenshaw Reservoir, White-rumped Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire at the Ythan Estuary, and in Cornwall a Black Kite at Land's End.

Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, and Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire.
Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 13th July 2025  
  Exceptional news today of a Soft-plumaged Petrel in Cornwall passing west at Coverack, Lizard Point and then Porthgwarra this evening; the second British record. Other discoveries included a Laughing Gull briefly in Devon at Dawlish Warren (the third brief encounter so afr this month), and Ferruginous Ducks in Cambridgeshire at Earith and on the Leicestershire/Northamptonshire border at Stanford Reservoir.

Elsewhere, continuing rarities comprised White-winged Scoters in both Aberdeenshire and Lothian, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both Hampshire and Lancashire.
Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 12th July 2025  
  Continuing rarities included a Black-winged Pratincole on Mainland Shetland, Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and County Cork, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, a Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, and a Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire.
Ben Clark, RBA
Friday 11th July 2025  
  Lingering rarities seen today included the Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Black-winged Pratincole in Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Cork, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, Black-headed Bunting in Shetland and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent.
Will Soar, RBA
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