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| Sunday 12th April 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today included a Black Kite at Skipwith Common, North Yorkshire, Black-throated Thrush at Danskine, Lothian, Bonaparte's Gulls at Ballyconneely, County Galway, at Abberton Reservoir, Essex, at Fishlake Meadows HIWWT, Hampshire, at Rainham Marshes RSPB, London, and at Bantry, County Cork, and Red-rumped Swallow at Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk.
Rarities included Lesser Scaups in Buckinghamshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and Denbighshire, Hume's Warbler in Suffolk and Warwickshire, King Eider in Highland, Hooded Merganser in Warwickshire, Marsh Sandpiper in County Durham, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall, Lancashire, Essex and Shetland, White-winged Scoter in Fife, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, and American Coot in County Cork and County Wexford respectively. |
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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 11th April 2026 | ||
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| Discoveries today in Britain included a Kentish Plover in Suffolk at Havergate Island, and in London a Red-rumped Swallow at King George V Reservoir. Elsewhere both Stejneger's Scoter and White-winged Scoter remained in Fife, as did the Marsh Sandpiper in County Durham, Hooded Merganser, Hume's Warbler, and Ferruginous Duck all in Warwickshire, Hume's Warbler in Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gulls in Dorset, Essex, and Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, and Lesser Scaups in Buckinghamshire, Shropshire, and Worcestershire (2).
In Ireland the American Bittern was still in County Cork where an Alpine Swift was seen briefly, the Harlequin Duck remained in County Donegal, the American Coot in County Wexford, and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Antrim. |
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| Friday 10th April 2026 | ||
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| Rarities today included Lesser Scaups in Buckinghamshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire(2), Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Hume's Warbler in Suffolk and Warwickshire, Hooded Merganser in Warwickshire, Marsh Sandpiper in County Durham, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall, Essex, Dorset, Shetland and County Wexford, Stejneger's Scoter in Fife, White-winged Scoter in Fife, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Angus, and American Bittern and American Coot in County Cork and County Wexford respectively. | ||
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| Thursday 9th April 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of Bonaparte's Gulls at Tacumshin, County Wexford and at Chickerell(2), Dorset, Alpine Swift at Felixstowe Ferry, Suffolk, Blue-winged Teal at Potteric Carr YWT, South Yorkshire, Black Kite at Seasalter, Kent, and a Pallid Harrier that was first seen in North Norfolk and then traveled to Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk.
Rarities included Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, Lesser Scaup in Buckinghamshire and Lesser Scaups in Shropshire and Worcestershire(2), Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Hume's Warbler in Suffolk, King Eider in Highland, Hooded Merganser in Warwickshire, Marsh Sandpiper in County Durham, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Stejneger's Scoter in Fife, White-winged Scoter in Fife, Ross's Goose in Argyll, and American Bittern in County Cork. |
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| Wednesday 8th April 2026 | ||
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| The new rarities today included a 1st winter Bonaparte's Gull at Chickerell, Dorset, a male Sardinian Warbler trapped and ringed in Hilbre Island, Cheshire, a male Western Subalpine Warbler at Great Saltee, County Wexford, a Black Kite in flight over Stodmarsh NNR, Kent and one, potentially two Red-rumped Swallows which flew south over Spurn, East Yorkshire 50 minutes apart.
Continuing rarities today included American Bittern in County Cork, Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, Hooded Merganser in Warwickshire, Stejneger's Scoter in Fife, King Eider in Highland, Lesser Scaup in Shropshire and Buckinghamshire, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, Marsh Sandpiper in County Durham, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Antrim and Denbighshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Wexford and Cornwall and Dusky Warbler in Cornwall. |
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| Tuesday 7th April 2026 | ||
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| The new rarities today were a Marsh Sandpiper at Boldon Flats, County Durham, Blue-winged Teal at Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset, Alpine Swift at Dinas Cross in Pembrokeshire, and Bonaparte's Gull at Cahore Marsh in County Wexford.
Continuing rarities included the American Bittern in County Cork, Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Hooded Merganser in Warwickshire, Lesser Scaup in Buckinghamshire, American Coot in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Denbighshire and County Antrim, Hume's Warbler in Warwickshire and Dusky Warbler in Cornwall. |
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| Monday 6th April 2026 | ||
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| The new rarity today was an adult male Pallid Harrier seen flying north over Foulshaw Moss in Cumbria.
Continuing rarities included the American Bittern in County Cork, Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, White-winged Scoter in Fife, Stejneger's Scoter in Fife, Hooded Merganser in Warwickshire, Black Scoter in County Kerry, King Eider in Highland, Lesser Scaup in Worcestershire (2), Buckinghamshire and County Wexford, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, Pacific Diver in County Clare, American Coot in County Wexford, Killdeer in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Denbighshire, Double-crested Cormorant in County Sligo, Bonaparte's Gull Lancashire and Cornwall, Hume's Warbler in Warwickshire and Dusky Warbler in Cornwall. |
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| Sunday 5th April 2026 | ||
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| In Ireland today rarities comprised the American Bittern still in County Cork, Harlequin Duck still in County Donegal, Double-crested Cormorant in County Sligo, Black Scoter in County Kerry, and in County Wexford American Coot, Northern Harrier, and Long-billed Dowitcher.
In Britain Killdeer, Bonaparte's Gull, and Dusky Warbler were all still in Cornwall, both Stejneger's Scoter and White-winged Scoter were in Fife, a Hooded Merganser new in Warwickshire at Alvecote Pools, King Eider still in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs still in Denbighshire, and Lesser Scaups in both Buckinghamshire and Somerset. |
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| Saturday 4th April 2026 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Killdeer still in Cornwall, American Bittern still in County Cork, both Stejneger's Scoter and White-winged Scoter in Fife, American Coot in County Wexford, four Zitting Cisticolas still together in Suffolk, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Angus, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, and Lesser Scaups in Buckinghamshire, Somerset, and Worcestershire (2). | ||
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| Friday 3rd April 2026 | ||
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| Find of the day was a Killdeer at Chapel Amble, in Cornwall.
The only new rarity found was a Bonaparte's Gull at Blackhead Path, County Antrim. Rarities included a Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, Lesser Scaups in Buckinghamshire and County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Antrim, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Hume's Warbler in Warwickshire, King Eider in Highland, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Richardson's Cackling Geese in Dumfries and Galloway and Argyll, Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, and American Bittern and American Coot in County Cork and County Wexford respectively. |
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