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| Friday 3rd October 2025 | ||
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| In Shetland, a Swainson's Thrush was at Ham, Foula, single Rustic Buntings were at Urafirth and Laxfirth, a Subalpine Warbler species was at North Levenwick and an Olive-backed Pipit was on Fair Isle. A White-rumped Sandpiper was at Stinky Bay, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities included the Siberian Thrush, Radde's Warbler and Dusky Warbler in Shetland, Swainson's Thrush in County Donegal, Turkestan Shrike in Suffolk, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Franklin's Gull in Orkney, Wilson's Phalarope in Scilly, Marsh Sandpiper in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, Baird's Sandpiper in Western Isles, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, Blue-winged Teal in Shetland and Ross's Goose in Lancashire. |
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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 2nd October 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a (the?) male Siberian Thrush in Shetland at Asta, Mainland, a Blyth's Reed Warbler new on Yell, and on Unst Radde's Warbler, Citrine Wagtail, and at least one Hornemann's Redpoll.
Discoveries elsewhere included a Turkestan Shrike in Suffolk at Dunwich Heath, a brief Hudsonian Whimbrel in Orkney on North Ronaldsay, a Ross's Goose in Merseyside at Marshside, and Pallid Harriers in Angus at Montrose Basin, and at Keyhaven, Hampshire. Continuing rarities comprised the Swainson's Thrush still in County Donegal, Wilson's Phalarope and Spotted Sandpiper both in the Isles of Scilly, Marsh Sandpiper in Lothian, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Angus, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. |
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| Wednesday 1st October 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a White's Thrush on Sanday Orkney.
New rarities included Rustic Bunting at St.Martin's Scilly, White-rumped Sandpipers at Annagh Marsh Co.Mayo and Blennerville Co.Kerry, Baird's Sandpiper at Annagh Marsh Co.Mayo, Lesser Yellowlegs at South Wootton Norfolk, Citrine Wagtail at Spurn East Yorkshire, Brown Shrike at St.Kilda Western Isles, Dusky Warbler at Whalsay Shetland, Olive-backed Pipit on Sanday Orkney, Pallid Harrier at Dungeness Point Kent, and Semipalmated Sandpiper at Tacumshin Co.Wexford. Continuing rarities included Blyth's Reed Warbler at Fishtown of Usan Angus, Pallid Harrier at Llanrhidian Glamorgan, Wilson's Phalarope at Porth Hellick Pool, St.Mary's Scilly, Ferruginous Duck at Shawell Leicestershire, Spotted Sandpiper on St.Agnes Scilly, Siberian Stonechat at Hawthorn Dene Co.Durham, Laughing Gull at Trabeg Co.Kerry, White-rumped Sandpiper at The Gearagh Co.Cork, Hornemann's Redpoll at Norwick, Unst Shetland, Marsh Sandpiper at Musselburgh Lagoons Lothian, Swainson's Thrush at Malin More Co.Donegal, Long-billed Dowitcher at Tacumshin Co.Wexford, and Paddyfield Warbler at Porth Hellick Pool, St.Mary's Scilly. Late news included a Great Reed Warbler yesterday at Nanquidno Valley Cornwall, a Wilson's Phalarope on Monday at Leighton Moss Lancashire, and a Black Stork yesterday over Start Point Devon. |
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| Tuesday 30th September 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of the first Red-eyed Vireo of the autumn, in the Western Isles on Barra.
Elsewhere, new rarities comprised an Isabelline Shrike species in Norfolk at Happisburgh, in the Isles of Scilly Wilson's Phalarope on St Mary's and Rustic Bunting on St Agnes, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan at Landimore, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Cork at Garinish, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Angus at Fishtown of Usan, Bonaparte's Gull in Highland at Dunnet Bay, and three White-rumped Sandpipers together at Tacumshin, County Wexford. Continuing rarities comprised the Swainson's Thrush still in County Donegal, a Zitting Cisticola in Suffolk, Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Paddyfield Warbler and Spotted Sandpiper in the Isles of Scilly, Radde's Warbler and Hornemman's Redpoll together in Shetland, Dusky Warbler in East Yorkshire, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cambridgeshire, and White-rumped Sandpiper in County Cork. |
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| Monday 29th September 2025 | ||
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| An spectacular day with discoveries including a Yellow-browed Bunting in Dorset at Abbotsbury, in Shetland a Siberian Thrush at Scatsta, Mainland, and a Radde's Warbler on Unst, a Swainson's Thrush in County Donegal at Malin More, a Grey-cheeked Thrush in Devon on Lundy, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare at Aughinish, and a Black Kite at Lehanmore, County Cork.
Elsewhere, continuing rarities comprised the Western Sandpiper still in Ayrshire, Isabelline Wheatear in Cornwall, Paddyfield Warbler and Spotted Sandpiper in the Isles of Scilly, Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk, Marsh Sandpiper in Lothian, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham, Citrine Wagtail and Hornemann's Redpoll in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cambridgeshire and County Louth.< |
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| Sunday 28th September 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Black-faced Bunting between Sandwick and Noness on Mainland in Shetland.
Other new rarities included a Citrine Wagtail at Norwick on Unst in Shetland, Hornemann's Redpoll at Norwick on Unst in Shetland, a Siberian Stonechat on Foula in Shetland, a White-rumped Sandpiper at Loch Mor on Benbecula in Western Isles, a Pallid Harrier at Saul Warth in Gloucestershire, a Red-rumped Swallow at Sandwich Bay in Kent, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Lurgan Green in Co.Louth, a Subalpine Warbler at Brough on Whalsay in Shetland, a Dusky Warbler at Bigton on Mainland in Shetland, a Rustic Bunting at Maywick on Mainland in Shetland, a Red-flanked Bluetail near John o' Groats in Highland, a Paddyfield Warbler at Porth Hellick on St.Mary's in Scilly, a Pacific Golden Plover at Seasalter in Kent, and a Lesser White-fronted Goose at Howgate in Lothian. Continuing rarities included a White-rumped Sandpiper at The Gearagh in Co.Cork, a Blue-winged Teal at Loch of Spiggie on Mainland in Shetland, a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Stinking Porth on Bryher in Scilly, a Spotted Sandpiper at St.Warna's Cove on St.Agnes in Scilly, an Isabelline Wheatear at Land's End Airport in Cornwall, Siberian Stonechats at Grimston in East Yorkshire and at Hawthorn Dene in Co.Durham, a Western Sandpiper at Maidens in Ayrshire, a Lesser Grey Shrike at Winterton North Dunes in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs at Etton Maxey Pits in Cambridgeshire and at Loughor in Glamorgan, a Long-billed Dowitcher at Tacumshin in Co.Wexford, and a Marsh Sandpiper at Musselburgh Lagoons in Lothian. |
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| Saturday 27th September 2025 | ||
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| New rarities consisted of a Little Bittern at Weymouth in Dorset, Semipalmated Sandpipers at Muckross Estuary in Clonakilty, Co.Cork, a Pallid Harrier in the Blakeney area in Norfolk, and a White-rumped Sandpiper at The Gearagh in Co.Cork.
Continuing rarities included a Baird's Sandpiper at St.Kilda in Western Isles, a Bonaparte's Gull at Kinnegar Shore in Co.Down, a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Bryher in Scilly, a Western Sandpiper at Maidens in Ayrshire, a Marsh Sandpiper at Musselburgh Lagoons in Lothian, a Lesser Grey Shrike at Winterton North Dunes in Norfolk, Siberian Stonechats at Grimston in East Yorkshire and at Hawthorn Dene in Co.Durham, a Brown Shrike at North Aywick on Yell in Shetland, an Isabelline Wheatear at Land's End Airport in Cornwall, a Dusky Warbler at Kilnsea in East Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs at Loughor in Glamorgan and at Etton Maxey Pits in Cambridgeshire, a White-winged Scoter at Musselburgh Lagoons in Lothian, a Blue-winged Teal on Mainland in Shetland, and a Laughing Gull at Trabeg in Co.Kerry. |
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| Friday 26th September 2025 | ||
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| A Brown Shrike was found on Yell, Shetland today, with an Isabelline Wheatear at St Just, Cornwall, a Siberian Stonechat at Hawthorn Dene, County Durham, a Dusky Warbler at Kilnsea, Yorkshire and a Scopoli's Shearwater from a pelagic off Scilly.
Lingering rarities still present included the Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk, Siberian Stonechat in Yorkshire, White-winged Scoter in Angus, another White-winged Scoter and Marsh Sandpiper in Lothian, Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cambridgeshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Scilly, Baird's Sandpiper in Western Isles and Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire. |
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| Thursday 25th September 2025 | ||
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| New rarities consisted of a Tawny Pipit at Winterton North Dunes in Norfolk, a Brown Shrike at Hunmanby Gap in North Yorkshire, Siberian Stonechats at Bempton Cliffs RSPB and at Grimston in East Yorkshire, Semipalmated Sandpipers at Melby Beach on mainland Shetland and at Bryher, Scilly, and an Isabelline Wheatear at Seaburn in Co.Durham.
Continuing rarities included a Western Sandpiper at Maidens in Ayrshire, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Loughor in Glamorgan, a Lesser Grey Shrike at Winterton North Dunes in Norfolk, a White-winged Scoter at Musselburgh Lagoons in Lothian, a Baird's Sandpiper at Aird Mhicheil on South Uist in Western Isles, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Etton Maxey Pits in Cambridgeshire, a Blue-winged Teal at Loch of Hillwell on Mainland in Shetland, an American Pipit on North Ronaldsay in Orkney, an Isabelline Wheatear at Eoropie on Lewis in Western Isles, and a Marsh Sandpiper at Musselburgh Lagoons in Lothian |
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| Wednesday 24th September 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included an Isabelline Shrike species on the Isles of Scilly at St Martin's, Citrine Wagtail in Shetland at Lerwick, Mainland, and a Blyth's Reed Warbler on the Isle of May, Fife.
Nearctic shorebirds comprised the Western Sandpiper still in Ayrshire, Baird's Sandpiper in Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Cork, American Golden Plover in East Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cambridgeshire, Glamorgan, and County Wicklow, and a total of six Pectoral Sandpipers. Elsewhere continuing rarities comprised Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk, Marsh Sandpiper and White-winged Scoter together in Lothian, and Lesser Scaup in Northamptonshire. |
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