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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Sunday 25th January 2015  
  Lingering rarities seen today included the American Coot and Black Scoter in County Kerry, another Black Scoter and a Ross's Goose in Northumberland, Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Blue-winged Teal in Orkney, other Lesser Scaups in Powys and Ayrshire, Ferruginous Duck in Gloucestershire and Lesser Yellowlegs in Sussex.

Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling, two Richard's Pipits, two Yellow-browed Warblers, five American Wigeon, five Ring-necked Ducks and nine Surf Scoters.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 24th January 2015  
  Newly discovered today was a Ross's Goose at Red Row, Northumberland.

Lingering rarities included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, American Coot, Black Scoter and two Lesser Scaups in County Kerry, American Coot and Richardson's Cackling Goose in the Western Isles, Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Black Scoter reported in Northumberland, single Lesser Scaups in Cornwall, Glamorgan and Ayrshire, Blue-winged Teal in Orkney, single Lesser Yellowlegs' in Sussex, County Clare and County Dublin, Laughing Gull in County Cork and Bonaparte's Gull in Devon.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 23rd January 2015  
  Lingering rarities seen today included the Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Black Scoter in County Kerry and three Penduline Tits in Devon.

Scarcities comprised a Rose-coloured Starling, a Richard's Pipit, a Night Heron, a Little Auk, an American Wigeon, a Surf Scoter, two Yellow-browed Warblers, two Ring-necked Ducks, five Shorelarks, nine Rough-legged Buzzards, 13 Great Grey Shrikes and 16 Waxwings.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 22nd January 2015  
  Lingering rarities comprised Harlequin Duck (Aberdeenshire), Lesser Yellowlegs (East Sussex), Penduline Tits (Devon), Blue-winged Teal (Orkney), King Eider (Fife), Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup (Cornwall) and Lesser Scaup (Powys).

The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), Glossy Ibis (Cambridgeshire), American Wigeon (Co Donegal), Night Heron and two Cattle Egrets (Kent), two Yellow-browed Warblers, three Ring-necked Ducks and seven Waxwings.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Wednesday 21st January 2015  
  Rarities today comrpised the Harlequin Duck still in Aberdeenshire, both Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, American Coot and Black Scoter in County Kerry, three Penduline Tits together in Devon, Blue-winged Teal on the Orkney Isles, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both County Dublin and East Sussex.

Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), Night Heron (Kent), Lapland Bunting (Somerset), Little Auk (Fife), two each of Yellow-browed Warbler, Ring-necked Duck, American Wigeon, Surf Scoter, Cattle Egret and Waxwing, three Rough-legged Buzzards, five Shorelarks, and seven Great Grey Shrikes. Notable gulls included 17 Glaucous, six Ring-billed, five Iceland, two Kumlien's and two Caspians.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Tuesday 20th January 2015  
  Highlight of the day was the discovery of a Two-barred Crossbill in Powys, whilst a Black Scoter was reported in Northumberland. Elsewhere lingering rarities included Harlequin Duck (Aberdeenshire), King Eider (Fife), Lesser Scaup (Cornwall and Glamorgan), Ivory Gull (Highland), Pacific Diver (Cornwall), White-billed Diver (Orkney), Lesser Yellowlegs (East Sussex) and Black Scoter (Co Kerry).

The best of the rest included Night Heron (Kent), Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), two Yellow-browed Warblers (Cornwall), two Cattle Egrets (Kent), six Waxwings, at least seven Ring-necked Ducks and six Rough-legged Buzzards.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Monday 19th January 2015  
  Highlight of the day was the discovery of a Black Duck on Isles of Scilly. Elsewhere lingering rarities included Harlequin Duck (Aberdeenshire), Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup (Cornwall), Ivory Gull (Highland), American Coot (Western Isles), Dusky Warbler (West Sussex) and Bonaparte's Gull (Devon).

The best of the rest included Night Heron and two Cattle Egrets (Kent), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), Richard's Pipit (Norfolk), two Yellow-browed Warblers, three American Wigeons, at least four Ring-necked Ducks and seven Waxwings.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Sunday 18th January 2015  
  In Co Donegal the Slaty-backed Gull remained at Killybegs, but only until mid morning. Elsewhere lingering rarities included Harlequin Duck and Spotted Sandpiper (Aberdeenshire), Ivory Gull (Highland), Lesser Scaup (Cornwall, Glamorgan and Co Kerry), American Coot and Black Scoter (Co Kerry), Bonaparte's Gull (Devon), Richardson's Canada Goose (Co Sligo), King Eider (Fife), Pacific Diver (Cornwall), Blue-winged Teal (Orkney), Laughing Gull (Co Cork), Lesser Yellowlegs (East Sussex and Co Dublin) and Ferruginous Duck (Hampshire).

The best of the rest included Night Heron (Kent), Glossy Ibis (Lincolnshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), two Cattle Egrets, two Waxwings, three Richard's Pipits, five Yellow-browed Warblers, six American Wigeons, seven Ring-necked Ducks and at least ten Rough-legged Buzzards.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Saturday 17th January 2015  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Slaty-backed Gull at Killybegs, County Donegal, where it showed well in the afternoon. The second record for Ireland, with a further record from Britain.

Rarities elsewhere included a Blue-winged Teal new on the Orkney Isles in Harray, Mainland, whilst lingering rarities comprised the Harlequin Duck and Spotted Sandpiper both still in Aberdeenshire, American Coot in County Kerry, Ivory Gull in Highland, Laughing Gull in County Cork, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Richardson's Cackling Goose on the Western Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in East Sussex, Dusky Warbler in West Sussex, and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire.

Notable scarcities included Night Heron (Kent), Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), Richard's Pipit (North Yorkshire), Kumlien's Gull (Warwickshire), Caspian Gull (Argyll), and Surf Scoter (County Wexford).
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Friday 16th January 2015  
  A Dusky Warbler was a good find today in Lancashire at Marton Mere near Blackpool. It represents the 3rd county record. At the other end of the country, the Dusky Warbler was still to be found at Chichester in Sussex.

In Highland the juvenile Ivory Gull was relocated in Ullapool Harbour this afternoon and, in Aberdeenshire, the Harlequin Duck was still to be found on the River Don at Aberdeen. County Kerry still played host to a Black Scoter and an American Coot and other lingering rarities included three Penduline Tits in Devon, a Lesser Yellowlegs in Sussex, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon and Lesser Scaups in Cornwall, Ayrshire, Glamorgan and Powys.

There was a Night Heron and two Cattle Egrets in Kent and amongst more typical winter fare comes the unusual wintering record of four Ring Ouzels in the hills of Gwynedd in North Wales.
-  Pete Hayman, RBA