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| Tuesday 21st July 2026 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Long-tailed Shrike still on the Gloucestershire/ Oxfordshire border, the Hudsonian Godwit still between Essex and Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull still in Kent, and a White-rumped Sandpiper still in East Yorkshire. | ||
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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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| Monday 20th July 2026 | ||
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| The new rarity today was a Pratincole sp at Dunwich Heath in Suffolk.
Rarities included a Long-tailed Shrike in Gloucestershire, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, a King Eider in Shetland, and a Lesser Scaup in Fife. |
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| Sunday 19th July 2026 | ||
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| The new rarity today was a Lesser Scaup at Blithfield Reservoir in Staffordshire.
Rarities included a Long-tailed Shrike in Gloucestershire (also noted briefly over the Oxfordshire border), a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, and a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Saturday 18th July 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today were a Lesser Yellowlegs at Benacre Broad in Suffolk, and a Ferruginous Duck at Stanford Reservoir in Northamptonshire.
Rarities included the Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, a Caspian Tern in North Yorkshire, a Least Tern in County Louth, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney, a Lesser Scaup in Hertfordshire, a Pacific Golden Plover in East Yorkshire, and a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Friday 17th July 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a White-rumped Sandpiper at Beacon Ponds north of Kilnsea in East Yorkshire and a Gull-billed Tern at Dungeness RSPB in Kent.
Rarities included a Hudsonian Godwit on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Caspian Tern in North Yorkshire, an American Black Tern in Northumberland, and a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Thursday 16th July 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Caspian Tern at Nosterfield Quarry in North Yorkshire, and late news of a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Snettisham RSPB in Norfolk, as well as a reported Marmora's Warbler at Heddons Mouth in Devon.
Rarities included a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a King Eider in Shetland, White-winged Scoters in Lothian, an American Black Tern in Northumberland, and a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk. |
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| Wednesday 15th July 2026 | ||
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| The new rarities today were Caspian Terns at both Abberton Reservoir in Essex and Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset.
Continuing rarities today included Hudsonian Godwit in Suffolk/Essex, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Orkney and Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland. |
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| Tuesday 14th July 2026 | ||
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| Todays find of the day was a 1st summer Brown Booby at Bempton Cliffs in East Yorkshire.
The new rarity today was a Caspian Tern at Stodmarsh RSPB in Kent. Continuing rarities today included King Eider in Shetland, Lesser Scaup in Fife, Hudsonian Godwit in Suffolk/Essex, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Least Tern in County Louth, Caspian Tern in Cheshire, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk and Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Orkney. |
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| Monday 13th July 2026 | ||
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| The find of the day today was a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater on Papa Westray in Orkney.
New rarities consisted of a Caspian Tern at Marbury Country Park in Cheshire. Rarities included a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, a King Eider in Shetland, a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a Pacific Golden Plover in County Wexford, and an Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham. |
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| Sunday 12th July 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Caspian Tern at Exminster Marshes RSPB in Devon, and a Pacific Golden Plover at Ring Marsh in County Wexford.
Rarities included a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a White-winged Scoter in Lothian, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney, a Lesser Scaup in Fife, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a King Eider in Shetland, and a Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland. |
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