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.

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Wednesday 26th November 2014  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of the sixth Desert Wheatear of the autumn in Britain: in Cornwall, at Porthgwarra. Nearby, Pacific Diver, Lesser Yellowlegs and Dusky Warbler all remained in Cornwall, whilst continuing rarities elsewhere comprised the Isabelline Wheatear still in Cleveland and the Red-breasted Goose on the Orkney Isles.

Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Somerset), Hoopoe (Dorset), Common Rosefinch (County Cork), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Ring-billed Gull (Hampshire), Green-winged Teal (Cleveland), two each of American Wigeon, Great Grey Shrike and Cattle Egret, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Yellow-browed Warblers, five Caspian Gulls, seven Little Auks, 12 Tundra Bean Geese, and 20 Great White Egrets; including 12 together in Kent.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Tuesday 25th November 2014  
  The Isabelline Wheatear (Cleveland), Pacific Diver, Lesser Yellowlegs and Dusky Warbler (Cornwall), Franklin's Gull (Hampshire), Blue-winged Teal or hybrid (Northumberland), Olive-backed Pipit (Shetland), Lesser Scaup (Glamorgan and Co Kerry) and American Coot (Co Kerry) all lingered.

The best of the rest included Common Rosefinch (Co Cork), Cattle Egret (Cheshire), Purple Heron (Anglesey), Rose-coloured Starling (Somerset), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), American Wigeon (Shetland) and two Richard's Pipits (North Yorkshire).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Monday 24th November 2014  
  The Isabelline Wheatear (Cleveland), Pacific Diver, Dusky Warbler and Lesser Yellowlegs (Cornwall), Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler (Northumberland), Red-breasted Goose (Orkney), Dusky Warbler (Isles of Scilly) and Franklin's Gull (Hampshire) all lingered, whilst a Black Stork flew over Bradwell (Norfolk).

The best of the rest included Purple Heron (Anglesey), two Hoopoes, three Cattle Egrets, three Richard's Pipits, four Yellow-browed Warblers and five Rough-legged Buzzards.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Sunday 23rd November 2014  
  Cleveland's first Isabelline Wheatear was identified today, on the beach at Seaton Snook. Further north, an adult Bonaparte's Gull was present off the Farne Islands, Northumberland, whilst the bird in Devon made another of its sporadic visits to Dawlish Warren. Also in Devon, a Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was in Exeter, with other new arrivals including a Dusky Warbler on Tresco, Isles of Scilly and a Forster's Tern in Kinvarra Bay, County Galway.

Lingering rarities included the American Coot in County Kerry, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler and Blue-winged Teal (or hybrid) in Northumberland, Olive-backed Pipit in Shetland, Franklin's Gull in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Red-breasted Goose in Orkney.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 22nd November 2014  
  In Cornwall, the Pacific Diver returned to Mount's Bay for its eighth winter today. A Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler was found at Whitley Bay, Northumberland.

Lingering rarities included the American Coot in County Kerry, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham and Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 21st November 2014  
  Just three rarities were reported today, all long staying birds - the Dusky Warbler at Kelynack, Cornwall, the Lesser Scaup at Llangorse Lake, Powys and the Ferruginous Duck at Blashford Lakes, Hampshire.

Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, a Hoopoe, a Purple Heron, a Sabine's Gull, an American Wigeon, two Surf Scoters, two Green-winged Teals, two Ring-billed Gulls, three Grey Phalaropes, four Yellow-browed Warblers, four Cattle Egrets, five Pomarine Skuas, five Rough-legged Buzzards, six Great Grey Shrikes and nine Little Auks.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 20th November 2014  
  A Black Stork which appeared over Waxham, Norfolk late morning is likely to be the individual which was in Suffolk recently. In Suffolk itself, a Dusky Warbler was found at Boyton Marshes RSPB, less than a mile from the site of the recent individual at Hollesley Marshes RSPB, which was still present yesterday. A Little Bunting was in Nanjizal Valley, Cornwall this morning.

Lingering rarities included the American Coot in the Western Isles, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham, Franklin's Gull in Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Powys, Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire and other Dusky Warblers in Cornwall and Dorset, with a second in Suffolk, still at Landguard NR.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Wednesday 19th November 2014  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of a White's Thrush in Lerwick, Shetland Isles, with nearby an Olive-backed Pipit new on Fair Isle. Elsewhere, a Red-flanked Bluetail was discovered on Westray, Orkney Isles, and Dusky Warblers at both Portland, Dorset, and St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.

Lingering rarities comprised the Grey-cheeked Thrush still on the Shetland Isles, American Coot on the Western Isles, Desert Wheatear in Angus, two Penduline Tits together in Norfolk, Dusky Warblers in Cornwall and Suffolk (2), and Ferruginous Ducks in both Bedfordshire and Hampshire.

Scarcities included Purple Heron (Angus), Snow Goose (Moray), Serin (Kent), Ring-billed Gull (Highland), Ring-necked Duck (County Leitrim), Lapland Bunting (Norfolk), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), two each of Richard's Pipit and American Wigeon, three each of Surf Scoter, Shorelark and Yellow-browed Warbler, four Cattle Egrets, five Great Grey Shrikes and seven Rough-legged Buzzards.

Seawatch totals included 84 Little Auks and 18 Pomarine Skuas.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Tuesday 18th November 2014  
  Highlight of the day was the discovery of a Little Bustard at West Bexington (Dorset), but there was no further sign after the early morning sighting.

In Pembrokeshire a probable Blyth's Pipit was at St David's Head and two Penduline Tits were reported in Norfolk, whilst Grey-cheeked Thrush (Shetland), American Coot (Western Isles and Co Kerry), Desert Wheatear (Angus), Franklin's Gull (Hampshire), Siberian Stonechat (Co Durham), Ferruginous Duck (Bedfordshire) and Dusky Warblers (Suffolk [2] and Cornwall) all lingered.

The best of the rest included Serin (Cornwall), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), two Hoopoes, two Purple Herons, three Cattle Egrets, three Richard's Pipits, at least seven Yellow-browed Warblers and at least nine Rough-legged Buzzards.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Monday 17th November 2014  
  On Shetland an Olive-backed Pipit was discovered at Toab, whilst American Coots in Western Isles and Co Kerry, Dusky Warblers in Suffolk (2) and Cornwall, Black Stork in Suffolk, Desert Wheatear in Angus, Siberian Stonechat in Co Durham, Lesser Scaup in Co Kerry, Grey-cheeked Thrush and Red-flanked Bluetail in Shetland and Franklin's Gull in Hampshire all lingered.

The best of the rest included American Wigeon (Cornwall), two Richard's Pipits and two Hoopoes as well as an excellent movement of Pomarine Skuas and Little Auks past Northeast England.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA