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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Friday 3rd February 2017  
  An adult Laughing Gull was found in County Galway today, watched flying along the beach at Creggoduff, Connemara.

Lingering rarities still present today included the Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pine Bunting and Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Killdeer in Shetland, Pacific Divers in Cornwall and Northumberland, Black Scoter also in Northumberland, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire.

Scarcity highlights included a Serin, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Pomarine Skua, two Lapland Buntings, four Great Grey Shrikes, a Lesser Snow Goose, a Surf Scoter, three American Wigeon, four Ring-necked Ducks, five Green-winged Teals, 19 Cattle Egrets and 169 Tundra Bean Geese (128 of which were in Norfolk).

Gulls were once again well represented, with totals of one Kumlien's, three Ring-billed, 43 Iceland and 54 Glaucous.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 2nd February 2017  
  Lingering rarities comprised Pine Buntings in Kent and North Yorkshire, Pacific Diver in Northumberland, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire and Hooded Merganser in Clyde, whilst a White-billed Diver flew past North Ronaldsay.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Wednesday 1st February 2017  
  Lingering rarities comprised Dusky Thrush (Derbyshire), Pacific Diver (Northumberland), Pine Buntings (Kent and North Yorkshire), Northern Harrier (Orkney), White-billed Diver (Lincolnshire), Black Duck (Highland), Blue Rock Thrush (Gloucestershire), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset), Desert Wheatear (Devon), Ferruginous Duck (Co Durham), Eastern Black Redstarts (Cleveland and Cornwall) and Hooded Merganser (Clyde).

The best of the rest included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Little Buntings (Devon and Hampshire) and Serin (East Sussex).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Tuesday 31st January 2017  
  Rarities today comprised Pine Buntings in both Kent and North Yorkshire, American Coot on the Western Isles, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pacific Diver in Northumberland, Snowy Owl in County Galway, White-billed Diver inland in Lincolnshire, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset.

Scarcities included Serin (East Sussex), Surf Scoter (County Dublin), Yellow-browed Warbler (County Waterford), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Ring-billed Gull (County Clare), Kumlien's Gull (County Cork), three Ring-necked Ducks, six Lapland Buntings, 12 Cattle Egrets, 35 Shorelarks, and a total of 64 Tundra Bean Geese.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 30th January 2017  
  Rarities today comprised Pine Buntings in both Kent and North Yorkshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Killdeer and White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles, Pacific Divers in both Cornwall and Northumberland, White-billed Diver inland in Cambridgeshire, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Eastern Black Redstarts in Cleveland and Cornwall, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham.

Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Ring-billed Gull (County Wicklow), Surf Scoter (Fife), Glossy Ibis (Aberdeenshire), Kumlien's Gull (County Donegal), two each of Little Bunting, Lapland Bunting and Ring-necked Duck, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four American Wigeons, nine Great Grey Shrikes, 25 Cattle Egrets, and a total of 67 Shorelarks.

Significant late news concerned a Snowy Owl yesterday near Aghagower, County Mayo.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 29th January 2017  
  Rarities today comprised the Dusky Thrush still in Derbyshire, Pine Buntings in both Kent and North Yorkshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, American Coot and Gyr on the Western Isles, Northern Harrier, Pallid Harrier and Lesser Scaup on the Orkney Isles, Pacific Diver and Black Scoter in Northumberland, Killdeer on the Shetland Isles, White-billed Diver inland in Lincolnshire, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan, Eastern Black Redstarts in both Cleveland and Cornwall, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, and Ferruginous Ducks in both County Durham and Hampshire.

Scarcities included Little Bunting (Hampshire), Serin (East Sussex), Yellow-browed Warbler and Kumlien's Gull (both Somerset), two each of Rose-coloured Starling and Surf Scoter, three each of American Wigeon, Rough-legged Buzzard and Ring-billed Gull, five Great Grey Shrikes, six Ring-necked Ducks, 21 Lapland Buntings, 24 Cattle Egrets, and a total of 99 Shorelarks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 28th January 2017  
  Lingering rarities still present today included the Pine Buntings in both Kent and Yorkshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan, Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pacific Diver and Black Scoter in Northumberland, Eastern Black Redstart, Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, White-billed Diver in Lincolnshire, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Desert Wheatear and Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Northern Harrier in Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Lesser Scaup in Orkney and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham.

Scarcity highlights included a Serin, a Richard's Pipit, three Little Buntings, two Rose-coloured Starlings and three Yellow-browed Warblers.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 27th January 2017  
  Lingering rarities still present today included the Pine Buntings in both Kent and Yorkshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan, Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pacific Diver and Black Scoter in Northumberland, Pacific Diver, Eastern Black Redstart and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, White-billed Diver in Lincolnshire, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Northern Harrier in Orkney, Killdeer in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk.

Scarcity highlights included a Serin, two Little Buntings, a Temminck's Stint and two Yellow-browed Warblers.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 26th January 2017  
  Today's headline discovery was a Red-flanked Bluetail at Caerphilly (Glamorgan). A Ferruginous Duck arrived at Staines Reservoirs (Surrey), whilst Pine Bunting (Kent), Pacific Diver and Black Scoter (Northumberland), White-billed Diver (Lincolnshire), Eastern Black Redstarts (Cornwall and Cleveland), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset), Dusky Thrush (Derbyshire), Hudsonian Whimbrel (Cornwall), Lesser Scaups (Cornwall and Orkney), Desert Wheatear (Devon), Pallid Harrier (East Yorkshire), Northern Harrier (Orkney), Blue Rock Thrush (Gloucestershire) and Red-breasted Goose (Lancashire) all lingered.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Wednesday 25th January 2017  
 

In Kent a male Pine Bunting was present near Sittingbourne for its second day, but the Pine Bunting in North Yorkshire failed to make an appearance today.

Elsewhere lingering rarities included Killdeer (Shetland), Northern Harrier (Orkney), Pacific Diver and Black Scoter (Northumberland), White-billed Diver (Lincolnshire), Red-breasted Goose (Lancashire), Ferruginous Ducks (Co Durham and Norfolk), Blue Rock Thrush (Gloucestershire), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset), Bonaparte's Gull and Desert Wheatear (Devon), Lesser Scaup and Eastern Black Redstart (Cornwall), Eastern Black Redstart (Cleveland) and Hooded Merganser (Clyde).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA