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| Monday 9th November 2026 | ||
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| The new rarities today were a Radde's Warbler at Boulby in Cleveland, Isabelline Shrike sp at Brancaster in Norfolk, Coues's Redpoll near Grimston in East Yorkshire, Dusky Warblers at Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe in Lincolnshire and Abbotsbury in Dorset, Desert Wheatear at Alnmouth in Northumberland and Hume's Warblers at Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe (two) and Seacroft in Lincolnshire, Lebberston, Long Nab and Scarborough in North Yorkshire, Walcott and Eccles-on-Sea in Norfolk, Craster in Northumberland, Belhaven Bay in Lothian, South Gare in Cleveland, Marsden in County Durham and Fair Isle in Shetland.
Rarities included a Black-faced Bunting in Norfolk, Eastern Bonelli's Warbler in East Yorkshire, Semipalmated Plover in County Waterford, Northern Harrier in County Donegal, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Cork, Isabelline Wheatears in Kent and County Waterford, Olive-backed Pipits in East Yorkshire and Shetland, Desert Wheatears in County Durham and Shetland, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, Spotted Sandpiper in West Yorkshire, Crag Martin in Angus, Siberian Stonechat in East Yorkshire, Hume's Warblers in East Yorkshire, Norfolk, Lincolnshire (two), Suffolk, North Yorkshire, Northumberland and Cleveland, Dusky Warblers in Scilly, East Yorkshire and Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan and Lancashire. |
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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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| Sunday 8th November 2026 | ||
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| The new rarities today were a Northern Harrier at Inch Island Lake in County Donegal, Richardson's Cackling Goose on Islay in Argyll, Penduline Tits at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire (two), Desert Wheatear at Crimdon in County Durham, Dusky Warblers at Holmpton in East Yorkshire and Brancaster in Norfolk, Coues's Redpoll on North Ronaldsay in Orkney and Hume's Warblers at Gibraltar Point (three), Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe and Saltfleet in Lincolnshire and Hilston (three), Withernsea and Spurn in East Yorkshire.
Rarities included Black-faced Buntings in Gwynedd, Norfolk and Shetland, Eastern Bonelli's Warbler in East Yorkshire, Semipalmated Plover in County Waterford, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Cork, Isabelline Wheatears in Kent and County Waterford, Pied Wheatear in North Yorkshire, Spotted Sandpiper in West Yorkshire, Crag Martin in Angus, Siberian Stonechat in East Yorkshire, Olive-backed Pipit in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatears in Gwynedd, East Yorkshire, Essex and Shetland, Hume's Warblers in East Yorkshire, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, West Sussex and Cleveland, Dusky Warblers in Scilly and East Yorkshire, Coues's Redpolls in Shetland and Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford and Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan and Lancashire. |
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| Saturday 7th November 2026 | ||
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| The mega today was a Black-faced Bunting at Aber Dysynni in Gwynedd.
The new rarities consisted of a Semipalmated Plover at Dungarvan in County Waterford, Steppe Grey Shrike at Swindon in Wiltshire, Long-billed Dowitcher at Stenness in Orkney, Ridgway's Cackling Geese at Arundel in West Sussex (two), Isabelline Wheatear at Dungarvan in County Waterford, Crag Martin at Blakeney in Norfolk, Olive-backed Pipits at Spurn in East Yorkshire and Abbotsbury in Dorset, Desert Wheatears at Holland Haven in Essex and Rimac in Lincolnshire, Hume's Warblers at Bamburgh in Northumberland, Church Norton in West Sussex, Holmpton in East Yorkshire (two), Easington in East Yorkshire, Wiveton in Norfolk and Scarborough in North Yorkshire, Dusky Warblers at Kessingland in Suffolk, Lizard Village in Cornwall and Cleadon in County Durham, Coues's Redpoll at Kilnsea in East Yorkshire and a Ferruginous Duck at Blashford Lakes in Hampshire. Rarities included a Black-faced Bunting in Norfolk, Eastern Bonelli's Warbler in East Yorkshire, Pied Wheatears in East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire, Double-crested Cormorant in County Galway, Isabelline Wheatear in Kent, King Eider in Shetland, Spotted Sandpiper in West Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Cork, Crag Martin in Angus, Siberian Stonechat in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatears in County Cork, Gwynedd, East Yorkshire, Norfolk and Shetland, Hume's Warblers in Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire (two) and East Yorkshire, Dusky Warblers in Scilly and East Yorkshire, Coues's Redpolls in Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford and County Dublin, Red-breasted Goose in Argyll, Cackling Goose in Argyll, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland and Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan and Lancashire. |
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| Friday 6th November 2026 | ||
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| Todays find of the day was a Black-faced Bunting at Stiffkey in Norfolk.
New rarities today consisted of Hume's Warblers at Walberswick and Pakefield in Suffolk, Hartlepool Headland in Cleveland, Wells Wood, Donna Nook and Gibraltar Point in Lincolnshire, Waxham, Stiffkey, Holme Dunes (2) and Holkham Pines in Norfolk, Dusky Warblers at St Mary's (3) and Tresco on Scilly, Pakefield in Suffolk, Holme Dunes in Norfolk and Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire, a Pied Wheatear at Bempton Cliffs RSPB in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatears at Watershoot Bay on the Isle of Wight, Aber Dysynni in Gwynedd, Galley Head in County Cork, Eccles-on-Sea in Norfolk and Easington in East Yorkshire, a Pallid Harrier at North Foreland in Kent and a Coues's Redpoll at Blakeney Village in Norfolk. Other news came today of the identification of the Eastern Bonelli's Warbler in Easington in East Yorkshire which was still present today and late news of a White-throated Sparrow aboard a ship south of the Isle of Scilly yesterday which was present since Newfoundland in Canada. Continuing rarities today consisted of Red-breasted Goose in Clyde (2) and Argyll, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Cork, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, Spotted Sandpiper in West Yorkshire, Crag Martin in Angus, Black-faced Bunting in Shetland, Olive-backed Pipit in Shetland, Siberian Stonechat in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatear in East Yorkshire, Pied Wheatear in East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire, Hume's Warbler in Lincolnshire, East Yorkshire, Norfolk (2) and Suffolk (2), Dusky Warbler in East Yorkshire and Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan and Lancashire. |
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| Thursday 5th November 2026 | ||
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| The megas(!) today were a Taiga Flycatcher at Kilnsea in East Yorkshire and a Crag Martin at Cox's Stack in Angus.
The new rarities today consisted of a Bonelli's Warbler at Easington in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatear at Ballycotton in County Cork, Isabelline Wheatear at Mains of Slains in Aberdeenshire, Olive-backed Pipit on Fair Isle in Shetland, Hume's Warblers at Walberswick in Suffolk (two), Gibraltar Point in Lincolnshire, and Kilnsea and Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs at Harper's Island in County Cork, Eastern Black Redstart at Anderby Creek in Lincolnshire, Dusky Warblers at Blackhall Rocks in County Durham and Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire and Coues's Redpolls at Easington and Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire, East Ruston in Norfolk (5+), Donna Nook in Lincolnshire and Swalecliffe in Kent. Rarities included a Brown Shrike in Highland, Pied Wheatears in East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in Shetland, Spotted Sandpiper in West Yorkshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in County Kerry and Orkney, Baird's Sandpiper in Essex, Siberian Stonechat in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatears in East Yorkshire and Shetland, Dusky Warblers in East Yorkshire and Scilly, Hume's Warblers in Norfolk (two) and Shetland, Coues's Redpoll in East Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford and County Dublin, Red-breasted Geese in Clyde (two), Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk (two), Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan and Lancashire. |
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| Wednesday 4th November 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Brown Shrike at Braemore in Highland, an Isabelline Shrike sp at Filey in East Yorkshire, Pied Wheatears at both Filey in North Yorkshire and Spurn in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatears at both Spurn in East Yorkshire and Fair Isle in Shetland, a Subalpine Warbler on Coquet Island in Northumberland, a Hume's Warbler at Cayton in North Yorkshire, a Dusky Warbler at Donna Nook in Lincolnshire, a Coues's Redpoll at Spurn in East Yorkshire, two Red-breasted Geese at Pettinain in Clyde, White-rumped Sandpipers at both the Cashen Estuary in County Kerry and on St Mary's on Scilly and a Black Kite over Thornton in East Yorkshire.
Continuing rarities today consisted of Red-breasted Goose in Argyll, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper in West Yorkshire, Baird's Sandpipers in Essex and County Derry, White-rumped Sandpipers in County Derry (2), Long-billed Dowitcher in County Cork, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford and County Dublin, Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, Black-faced Bunting in Shetland, Pied Wheatear on Orkney, Siberian Stonechat in East Yorkshire, Coues's Redpoll in Shetland (3) and East Yorkshire, Hume's Warblers in Shetland, Norfolk, Suffolk and East Yorkshire, Dusky Warblers in East Yorkshire and Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan, Anglesey and Lancashire. |
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| Tuesday 3rd November 2026 | ||
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| The new rarities today were a Black-faced Bunting on Fair Isle in Shetland, Hume's Warblers at Buckton in East Yorkshire and Holkham Pines in Norfolk, Isabelline Wheatear at Dungeness in Kent, Desert Wheatear at Weston Shore in Hampshire, Siberian Stonechat at Easington in East Yorkshire, White-rumped Sandpiper on North Ronaldsay in Orkney, Dusky Warblers at Spurn in East Yorkshire and on St Mary's in Scilly, Coues's Redpolls at Hillwell in Shetland (two), Filey in North Yorkshire and North Foreland in Kent, Lesser Scaup at Abberton Reservoir in Essex.
Rarities included a Long-billed Dowitcher in County Cork, Pied Wheatear in Orkney, Red-flanked Bluetail in Shetland, Pacific Golden Plover on the Isle of Wight, Spotted Sandpiper in West Yorkshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in County Derry (two), Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford and County Dublin, Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan, Anglesey and Lancashire, Red-breasted Goose in Argyll, Cackling Goose in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler on Whalsay, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and a Bonaparte's Gull in Angus. |
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| Monday 2nd November 2026 | ||
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| Todays find of the day was Blyth's Pipit at Spurn in East Yorkshire.
New rarities today consisted of a Rustic Bunting at Tory Island in County Donegal, a Long-billed Dowitcher at Harper's Island in County Cork, a Pallid Harrer at Cors Ddyga on Anglesey, a Hume's Warbler at Sizewell in Suffolk, a Coues's Redpoll at Bempton Cliffs in East Yorkshire and a Red-breasted Goose at Seasalter in Kent. Continuing rarities today consisted of Pacific Diver in County Cork, Ross's Goose in Merseyside, King Eider on Shetland, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper in West Yorkshire, Baird's Sandpipers in Essex and County Derry, White-rumped Sandpipers in County Derry (2), Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, Bonaparte's Gull in Angus and Northumberland, Pied Wheatear on Orkney, Hume's Warbler in Shetland, Dusky Warblers in Shetland (2) and Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan and Lancashire. |
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| Sunday 1st November 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Desert Wheatear at Sandside Bay in Orkney, a Pacific Golden Plover at Keyhaven Marshes in Hampshire, a Baird's Sandpiper and two White-rumped Sandpipers joining two others at Myroe Levels in County Derry, both American Pipit and Blyth's Pipit on the Isle of Scilly, a Desert Wheatear at Kynance Cove in Cornwall, a Dusky Warbler at Brownstown Head in County Derry and a Ross's Goose at Redcastle in Highland.
Continuing rarities today consisted of Pacific Diver in County Cork, Ross's Goose in Merseyside, King Eider in Highland, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Baird's Sandpiper in Essex, White-rumped Sandpipers in County Derry (2), County Cork and Western Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, Spotted Sandpiper in West Yorkshire, Sora on Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in Angus, Desert Wheatear in Cornwall, Isabelline Wheatear in Norfolk, Red-flanked Bluetail in Shetland, Radde's Warblers in County Galway, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Shetland, Hume's Warbler in Shetland and Kent, Dusky Warblers in Shetland andPallid Harrier in Glamorgan. |
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| Saturday 31st October 2026 | ||
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| The new rarities today were a Greater Yellowlegs at Easington in East Yorkshire, Isabelline Wheatear on Skokholm in Pembrokeshire, Radde's Warbler on Inishbofin in County Galway, Desert Wheatear at St Agnes Head in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs at Kilbrittain in County Cork and Tacumshin in County Wexford, Siberian Stonechat on Yell in Shetland, Dusky Warbler on Whalsay in Shetland, Black Kite at Uwchmynydd in Gwynedd and Bonaparte's Gull at Fishlake Meadows in Hampshire.
Rarities included a Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Kerry, Sora on Scilly, Olive-backed Pipit in Shetland, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Shetland, Wilson's Snipe on Scilly, Baird's Sandpiper in Essex, White-rumped Sandpipers in County Kerry and County Wexford (two), Spotted Sandpiper in West Yorkshire, Isabelline Wheatear in Norfolk, Hume's Warbler in Suffolk, Dusky Warbler on Fair Isle, Cackling Goose in Argyll, Ross's Goose in Highland, Pacific Diver in County Cork, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Ferruginous Duck in Essex, Bonaparte's Gulls in Angus and Northumberland, Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk and Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan. |
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