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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Saturday 6th September 2025  
  New rarities of the day included an Arctic Warbler at Fetlar in Shetland, a Fea's Petrel at sea off Staithes in North Yorkshire, a Bonelli's Warbler at St.Martin's in Scilly, and a Marsh Sandpiper at Musselburgh in Lothian.

Continuing rarities included Zitting Cisticolas at Walberswick in Suffolk, a Ferruginous Duck at Filby Broad in Norfolk, an Azorean Yellow-legged Gull at The Mullet in County Mayo, an Arctic Warbler at Great Wigborough in Essex, a White-rumped Sandpiper at East Chevington NWT in Northumberland, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Kidwelly Quay in Carmarthenshire, a Marsh Sandpiper at Musselburgh in Lothian, Lesser Scaups at Belvide Reservoir in Staffordshire, a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Ballycotton in County Cork, a Pectoral Sandpiper at Tiree in Argyll, a Rose-coloured Starling at Wembury in Devon, a Wryneck at Mainland in Shetland, and a Black Kite at Drift Reservoir in Cornwall.
-  Ben Clark, RBA