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| The highlight of the day was news of a Red-flanked Bluetail in Kent at Crockham Hill Common. Elsewhere in Britain rarities comprised Black-winged Kite and Eastern Black Redstart both still in Norfolk, two Penduline Tits still together in Gloucestershire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cornwall and Denbighshire, and Lesser Scaups in Berkshire, Cornwall (2), and Essex.
In Ireland the Harlequin Duck remained in County Donegal, as did the Double-crested Cormorant County Leitrim, Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford, and Lesser Scaup in County Wexford. |
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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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| Saturday 10th January 2026 | ||
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| Rarities today included Buffleheads in Gwynedd and County Kerry, King Eider in Shetland, Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, Black Scoter in Highland, Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and Denbighshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Angus, American Coot in County Wexford, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, Eastern Black Redstart in Norfolk, Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire and Somerset, Kentish Plover in Somerset, and Lesser Scaups in Cornwall (2), Shropshire, Surrey and County Wexford. | ||
| - Ben Clark, RBA | ||
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| Friday 9th January 2026 | ||
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| A Lesser Scaup was found at Lough Ennell, County Westmeath today.
Lingering rarities included the Buffleheads in County Kerry and Gwynedd, Black Scoter and King Eider in Highland, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Scaups in Leicestershire, Shropshire and Perth and Kinross, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Ross's Goose in Argyll, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, two Northern Harriers in County Wexford, three Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire, Eastern Black Redstart in Norfolk, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare, Lesser Yellowlegs in Denbighshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset and Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford. |
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| Thursday 8th January 2026 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, single White-winged Scoters in Fife and Lothian, single Lesser Scaups in Surrey, Leicestershire and Shropshire, King Eider in Highland, Ross's Goose in Argyll, two Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire, Eastern Black Redstart in Norfolk, single Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Denbighshire and County Antrim and Long-billed Dowitcher in Angus. | ||
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| Wednesday 7th January 2026 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Black-winged Kite and Eastern Black Redstart still in Norfolk, American Coot in County Wexford, Buffleheads in County Kerry and Gwynedd, Ross's Goose in Argyll, Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, three Penduline Tits together in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and Denbighshire, and Lesser Scaups in Cornwall (2), Shropshire and Surrey. | ||
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| Tuesday 6th January 2026 | ||
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| The new rarity today was a Lesser Scaup in Western Isles.
Continuing rarities included Bufflehead in Gwynedd, Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, King Eider in Highland, Black Scoter in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and Denbighshire, Eastern Black Redstart in Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, and Lesser Scaups in Cornwall (2), Essex, Leicestershire, Shropshire, and Surrey. |
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| Monday 5th January 2026 | ||
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| Lingering rarities still present today included the American Coot, Bufflehead and two Northern Harriers in County Wexford, another Bufflehead in Gwynedd, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, two Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, three Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire, Eastern Black Redstart and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall (two), Surrey and Essex, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall. | ||
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| Sunday 4th January 2026 | ||
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| The highlights of the day came from County Wexford where a American Coot was discovered at Tacumshin and a Bufflehead at North Slob, and in Dorset a Dusky Warbler was new at Langton Herring.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were both the Black-winged Kite and Eastern Black Redstart in Norfolk, Bufflehead in Gwynedd, Zitting Cisticola in Suffolk, three Penduline Tits together in Gloucestershire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Dusky Warblers in Cornwall and County Waterford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and Denbighshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Lincolnshire and Norfolk, and single Lesser Scaups in Essex, Shropshire, and Surrey. |
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| Saturday 3rd January 2026 | ||
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| The bird of the day was a Siberian Thrush in Kent at Seasalter.
New rarities were Baikal Teal in Glamorgan and Pied-billed Grebe in County Wexford. Rarities included Buffleheads in Gwynedd and County Kerry, three Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Sligo, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, King Eider in Highland, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare, Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Antrim and Denbighshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Angus, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim, Eastern Black Redstarts in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler in County Waterford, two Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, Hume's Warbler in Norfolk, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk and Hertfordshire, and Lesser Scaups in Cornwall (2), Essex, Shropshire and Surrey. |
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| Friday 2nd January 2026 | ||
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| A Lesser Yellowlegs was a new discovery along the River Clwyd at Rhyl in Denbighshire. There was also belated confirmation of the Hume's Warbler at Oldbury in the West Midlands on Tuesday.
Lingering rarities included Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, three Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, two Northern Harriers in County Wexford, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Donegal, Bufflehead in County Kerry, Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall (2), County Wexford, Western Isles, Shropshire, Essex and Surrey, Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare, Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford, Long-billed Dowitchers in Angus and County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim, Eastern Black Redstarts in Norfolk and North Yorkshire, Dusky Warbler in County Waterford, at least one Zitting Cisticola still in Suffolk and the overwintering Hume's Warbler in Norfolk. |
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