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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Saturday 18th November 2017  
  New discoveries today included a Snowy Owl on Eday, Orkney and a Dusky Warbler at Higher Moors, Isles of Scilly, whilst a Lesser Scaup is present for a second day at Farmoor, Oxfordshire.

Lingering rarities included the Pied-billed Grebe in Shetland, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, two Long-billed Dowitchers in County Wexford and one in Kent, Lesser Scaup in County Galway and Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire.

Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Little Bunting, a Ring-billed Gull, a Lesser Snow Goose, a Rough-legged Buzzard, an American Golden Plover, a Dotterel, a Red-necked Phalarope, two Grey Phalaropes, three Ring-necked Ducks, three American Wigeons, three Green-winged Teals, three Little Auks, three Great Grey Shrikes, three Lapland Buntings, four Surf Scoters and six Shorelarks.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 17th November 2017  
  Rarity highlights comprised Bonaparte's Gull in Ayrshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent, whilst scarcities came in the form of Short-toed Lark (Cornwall), Richard's Pipits (Cornwall and Norfolk), Lesser Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), Red-necked Phalaropes (Kent and Lincolnshire), three Ring-necked Ducks and five Glossy Ibises.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Thursday 16th November 2017  
  Today's rarities comprised Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, King Eider in Highland and Richardson's Cackling Geese in Argyll and on the Dumfries & Galloway/ Cumbria border, whilst in Ireland a White-billed Diver (Co Clare), King Eider (Co Kerry) and Lesser Scaup (Co Galway) were all logged.

The best of the rest included Little Bunting (Cornwall), Barred Warbler (East Yorkshire), Red-necked Phalaropes (Kent and Lincolnshire), American Golden Plover (Western Isles), three Glossy Ibises, seven Shorelarks and at least 13 Waxwings.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Wednesday 15th November 2017  
  Today's rarities comprised Pied-billed Grebe (Shetland), Pacific Diver (Cornwall), Long-billed Dowitcher (Kent), King Eider (Highland), Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset and Co Wexford) and Forster's Tern and Lesser Scaup (Co Galway).

The best of the rest included Little Bunting and Wryneck (Cornwall), Ortolan Bunting (Dorset), Red-necked Phalarope (Lincolnshire), American Wigeon (Highland), Glossy Ibis (West Sussex), Dotterel (Cumbria), two American Golden Plovers (Western Isles and Co Wexford) and three Ring-necked Ducks (Cornwall, Highland and Co Galway).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Tuesday 14th November 2017  
  An Olive-backed Pipit was on Lundy, Devon today, whilst lingering rarities included the Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent, Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire and King Eider in Highland.

Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Rose-coloured Starling, a Little Bunting, a Dotterel, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Grey Phalarope, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Green-winged Teal, a Snow Goose, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Pomarine Skua, two Sabine's Gulls, two American Golden Plovers, two Surf Scoters, two American Wigeon, two Black Brants, three Glaucous Gulls, four Great Grey Shrikes, four Lapland Buntings, four Glossy Ibises, five Iceland Gulls, nine Waxwings, 14 Shorelarks and 22 Little Auks.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Monday 13th November 2017  
  Rarities today comprised the Pacific Diver still in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Cumbria, Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire and a White-billed Diver new on the Shetland Isles at Kirkabister, Mainland.

Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Hampshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Lincolnshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Dotterel (Cumbria), American Wigeon (Leicestershire), two Little Buntings (together in Cornwall), three Surf Scoters and four Ring-necked Ducks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 12th November 2017  
  Rarities today comprised the Pacific Diver still in Cornwall, Semipalmated Sandpiper still in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Dorset and County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent and County Wexford (2), Richardson's Cackling Goose in Cumbria and a Lesser Scaup new in Somerset at Chew Valley Lake.

Scarcities included Barred Warbler (East Yorkshire), Hoopoe (Wiltshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Lincolnshire), Dotterel (Cumbria), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall), two each of both American Wigeon and Surf Scoter, and three Snow Geese.

Northerly winds prompted seawatching along the English east coast with Little Auk reports including 37 passing Whitburn, County Durham with scattered sighing of Pomarine Skuas, Grey Phalaropes and Glaucous Gulls, four Leach's Petrels, six Sabine's Gulls, a Long-tailed Skua (Essex) and a Great Shearwater (Pembrokeshire).
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 11th November 2017  
  Lingering rarities still present today included the Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Derry, single King Eiders in Ceredigion and Shetland and Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire.

The best of the rest were a Barred Warbler, three Great Grey Shrikes, a Dotterel, an American Golden Plover, a Red-necked Phalarope, five Grey Phalaropes, a Green-winged Teal, three American Wigeon, four Surf Scoters, four Ring-necked Ducks, two Black Brants, three Tundra Bean Geese, a Pomarine Skua, a Ring-billed Gull, five Iceland Gulls, eight Glaucous Gulls, 22 Lapland Buntings, 27 Shorelarks and 37 Little Auks.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 10th November 2017  
  New discoveries today included a Richardson's Cackling Goose at Rockcliffe, Cumbria, a Ferruginous Duck at Eyebrook Reservoir, Leicestershire and a White-billed Diver off Eyemouth, Borders.

Lingering rarities included the Pied-billed Grebe in Shetland, Pacific Diver in Cornwall,, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford and single Ferruginous Ducks in Somerset and Hampshire.

Scarcity highlights included a Great Grey Shrike, a Dotterel, a Red-necked Phalarope, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Black Brant, two Little Buntings, two American Wigeon, two Surf Scoters, two Glossy Ibises, two Ring-billed Gulls, three Richard's Pipits, three American Golden Plovers, three Sabine's Gulls, three Pomarine Skuas, three Iceland Gulls, four Ring-necked Ducks, five Grey Phalaropes, five Glaucous Gulls, 23 Shorelarks, 26 Waxwings and 38 Little Auks.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 9th November 2017  
  New discoveries today included an American Coot at Lough Gill, County Kerry, the second for both county and site, following a wintering individual in 2014/2015, and a Hume's Warbler at Dungeness, Kent.

Lingering rarities included the Dusky Warbler in Devon, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent, White-rumped Sandpiper in Angus, Forster's Tern in County Galway, King Eider in Ceredigion, Lesser Scaup in County Kerry and a Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, along with three more in Berkshire, at least two of which are from the German reintroduction project.

Scarcity highlights included a Barred Warbler, a Hoopoe, an American Golden Plover, a Green-winged Teal, a Black Brant, a Glossy Ibis, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Dotterel, two American Wigeon, two Surf Scoters, two Iceland Gulls, three Glaucous Gulls, three Lapland Buntings, three Ring-necked Ducks, four Tundra Bean Geese, six Grey Phalaropes, 13 Little Auks and 22 Shorelarks.
-  Will Soar, RBA