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Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.

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Tuesday 13th January 2026  
  The new rarity today was a Bonaparte's Gull in County Kerry.

Lingering rarities included King Eiders in Highland and Shetland, Black Scoter in Highland, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare, Lesser Yellowlegs in Denbighshire, American Coot in County Wexford, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Pallid Harrier in Carmarthenshire, Blue-winged Teal in Moray, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Eastern Black Redstart in Norfolk, Red-flanked Bluetail in Kent, two Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, and Lesser Scaups in Shropshire, Surrey and County Westmeath.
-  Ben Clark, RBA