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| Wednesday 17th December 2025 | ||
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| Rarities today comprise Black Scoter and King Eider still together in Highland, a Hume's Warbler still in Norfolk, King Eider still in Shetland, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Surrey, and Ferruginous Duck in Lincolnshire. | ||
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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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| Tuesday 16th December 2025 | ||
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| At least two Penduline Tits were at Aust, Gloucestershire, a Black Scoter was at Dornoch, Highland and a Lesser Scaup was at Lough Clubir, County Cork.
Lingering rarities included the Harlequin Duck and two Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Donegal, Bufflehead in County Kerry, King Eiders in Highland and Shetland, Ferruginous Duck in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaups in Essex and Surrey, two more Lesser Scaups, Pacific Diver and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, another Lesser Yellowlegs in County Antrim, Long-billed Dowitcher in Angus, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Spotted Sandpiper and Dusky Warbler in County Waterford, two Hume's Warblers in Norfolk and Eastern Black Redstart in Yorkshire. |
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| Monday 15th December 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day came from Cornwall where now two Pacific Divers together at Mousehole.
Rarities elsewhere comprised the Harlequin Duck still in County Donegal, Bufflehead still in County Kerry, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Eastern Black Redstart in North Yorkshire, Hume's Warbler in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper and Dusky Warbler in County Waterford, King Eider in Shetland, Ferruginous Duck in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup in Surrey, and in Cornwall Lesser Yellowlegs and two Lesser Scaups. Late new for yesterday concerned a King Eider at Dornoch, Highland. |
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| Sunday 14th December 2025 | ||
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| Rarities today consisted of a Zitting Cisticola in Suffolk, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, King Eider in Shetland, Bufflehead in County Kerry, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Donegal, Pallid Harrier in Carmarthenshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Eastern Black Redstart in North Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Dusky Warbler in Kent, another Dusky Warbler in County Waterford, and Lesser Scaups in County Antrim and Essex. | ||
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| Saturday 13th December 2025 | ||
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| The new rarity was a Dusky Warbler in Kent at Minster Marshes.
Lingering rarities included Pacific Diver in Cornwall, King Eider in Shetland, Bufflehead in County Kerry, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan and Carmarthenshire, Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare, Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Eastern Black Redstart in North Yorkshire, Hume's Warbler in Norfolk, three Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, Dusky Warbler in County Waterford, and Lesser Scaups in Essex, Surrey and Leicestershire. |
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| Friday 12th December 2025 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Lesser Crested Tern in Devon, Scops Owl and Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, Harlequin Duck and two Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Donegal, White-winged Scoter in Fife, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Surrey, King Eider in Shetland, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Antrim, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Dusky Warbler in County Waterford and Eastern Black Redstart in Yorkshire. | ||
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| Thursday 11th December 2025 | ||
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| A King Eider was found at Quendale, Shetland.
Lingering rarities included the Scops Owl in Glamorgan, Lesser Crested Tern in Devon, Dusky Warbler in County Waterford, Eastern Black Redstart in Yorkshire, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall (two) and Surrey and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk. |
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| Wednesday 10th December 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Black Duck in County Kerry at Ballyferriter, and a Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll at Lochgilphead.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Lesser Crested Tern in Devon, Scops Owl and Pallid Harrier both in Glamorgan, Pacific Diver, Lesser Yellowlegs, and two Lesser Scaups all in Cornwall, Eastern Black Redstart in North Yorkshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare, Dusky Warbler in County Waterford, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Antrim, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Londonderry, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk. |
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| Tuesday 9th December 2025 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Lesser Crested Tern still in Devon, Scops Owl and Pallid Harrier both still in Glamorgan, Pacific Diver and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Dusky Warbler in County Waterford, and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Antrim. | ||
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| Monday 8th December 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was an adult male Bufflehead discovered in Flintshire at Point of Ayr.
Rarities elsewhere comprised the Lesser Crested Tern and Desert Wheatear both still in Devon, Scops Owl and Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, Eastern Black Redstart in North Yorkshire, Hume's Warbler and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Dusky Warbler in County Waterford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, and Lesser Scaup in Surrey. |
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