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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Friday 17th April 2026  
  The new rarities today included two Iberian Chiffchaffs in Suffolk at Hollesley Marsh and Westleton, and a Western Subalpine Warbler at Housel Bay in Cornwall.

Continuing rarities today included Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, Hooded Merganser in Warwickshire, White-winged Scoter in Fife, Lesser Scaup in Worcestershire (2) and Hertfordshire, Marsh Sandpiper in County Durham, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham and Borders and Hume's Warbler in Suffolk.
-  Luke Stoppard, RBA