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 16th April 2026  
  The find of the day was a Booted Eagle at Lowestoft, Suffolk.

New rarities today included a Black Kite at Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, and Ferruginous Ducks at Bubbenhall, Warwickshire.

Rarities included Lesser Scaups in Hertfordshire, Surrey, Shropshire and Worcestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Antrim, Hume's Warbler in Suffolk and Warwickshire, Marsh Sandpiper in County Durham, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall, Dorset and Essex, White-winged Scoter in Fife, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Black-throated Thrush in Lothian, Iberian Chiffchaffs in Borders and County Durham, Black Kite in Highland, Pacific Diver in County Mayo, and American Bittern in County Cork.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Wednesday 15th April 2026  
  New rarities today consisted of a Lesser Scaup at Staines Reservoir, Surrey, Eastern Subalpine Warbler at Coquet Island, Northumberland, Black Kite at Brawlbin, Highland, and Iberian Chiffchaff at Pease Dean SWT, Borders.

Rarities included Lesser Scaup in Hertfordshire and Shropshire, Hume's Warbler in Suffolk and Warwickshire, Hooded Merganser in Warwickshire, Marsh Sandpiper in County Durham, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall, Dorset and Essex, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Angus, Black-throated Thrush in Lothian, Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham, Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, and American Bittern in County Cork.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Tuesday 14th April 2026  
  The new rarities today included an adult Bonaparte's Gull at Cardiff in Glamorgan, Lesser Yellowlegs at Leighton Moss in Lancashire, a juvenile Pallid Harrier west of Richmond in North Yorkshire and a Red-rumped Swallow at Sand Point in Somerset.

Continuing rarities today included Hooded Merganser in Warwickshire, White-winged Scoter in Fife, Lesser Scaup in Hertfordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire (2), Marsh Sandpiper in County Durham, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall, Dorset, Essex and Lancashire, Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham, Hume's Warbler in Suffolk and Black-throated Thrush in Lothian.

Late news from yesterday also came in the shape of a new Red-rumped Swallow at Aberdaron in Gwynedd.
-  Luke Stoppard, RBA
Monday 13th April 2026  
  The new rarities today were an Iberian Chiffchaff at Hardwick Hall Country Park, County Durham, and a Lesser Scaup at Wilstone Resr in Hertfordshire.

Rarities included Lesser Scaups in Shropshire and Worcestershire, Hume's Warbler in Suffolk, Hooded Merganser in Warwickshire, Marsh Sandpiper in County Durham, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall, Dorset, Essex, Lancashire, and County Galway, Stejneger's Scoter in Fife, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Black-throated Thrush in Lothian, Pacific Diver in County Mayo, Zitting Cisticola in Suffolk, Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, and American Bittern and American Coot in County Cork and County Wexford respectively.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Sunday 12th April 2026  
  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.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Saturday 11th April 2026  
  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.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Friday 10th April 2026  
  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.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Thursday 9th April 2026  
  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.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Wednesday 8th April 2026  
  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.
-  Luke Stoppard, RBA
Tuesday 7th April 2026  
  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.
-  Ben Clark, RBA