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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Monday 18th December 2017  
  Today's headline birds came in the form of a Gyr in Co Durham and the reappearance of the Snowy Owl in Cornwall. Lingering rarities included Black Scoter (Co Kerry), Penduline Tit (Gloucestershire), Lesser Scaup (Somerset) and Coues's Arctic Redpoll (Suffolk).

The best of the rest included Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Richard's Pipit (Lothian), Rose-coloured Starling (East Yorkshire), two Waxwings (Fife), two Glossy Ibises, two Ring-necked Ducks, three American Wigeons and Parrot Crossbills in Berkshire (18), Derbyshire (12), Suffolk (6) and Hertfordshire (3).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Sunday 17th December 2017  
  Rarities today comprised the Penduline Tit still in Gloucestershire, Stilt Sandpiper in Dorset, Coues's Arctic Redpolls in both Suffolk and West Yorkshire, Red-breasted Goose in Northumberland and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall.

Scarcities included Barred Warbler and Ring-billed Gull (Hampshire), Richard's Pipit (East Yorkshire and Lothian), Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Glossy Ibis (Isle of Wight), two each of both Ring-necked Duck and Surf Scoter, and in England 22 Parrot Crossbills (16 in Berkshire and six in Suffolk).
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 16th December 2017  
  New discoveries today included a Penduline Tit in Longford, Gloucestershire and a Red-breasted Goose at Cresswell, Northumberland.

Lingering rarities included the Stilt Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent, Pied-billed Grebe in Shetland, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall.

Scarcity highlights comprised a Barred Warbler, a Richard's Pipit, a Waxwing, a Great Grey Shrike, two Shorelarks, five Lapland Buntings, 26 Parrot Crossbills, a Temminck's Stint, two Surf Scoters, three Ring-necked Ducks, four American Wigeon, four Green-winged Teals, a Todd's Canada Goose, three Little Auks, three Glossy Ibises, a Ring-billed Gull, four Glaucous Gulls and 14 Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 15th December 2017  
  New discoveries comprised a Lesser Scaup in Somerset and four Arctic Redpolls on Mainland Orkney, whilst the Pied Wheatear (Co Cork), King Eider (Shetland) and Coues's Arctic Redpoll (Suffolk) all lingered.

The best of the rest included Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Barred Warbler (Hampshire) and Parrot Crossbills on the Surrey/Berkshire border (16) and in Suffolk.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Thursday 14th December 2017  
  Today's headline rarities comprised Stilt Sandpiper in Dorset, Pied Wheatear in Co Cork, two Long-billed Dowitchers in Kent and Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk.

The best of the rest included Barred Warbler (Hampshire), Cattle Egret (Herefordshire) and Ring-necked Duck (Carmarthenshire).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA
Wednesday 13th December 2017  
  Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Pied Wheatear in County Cork, Pied-billed Grebe on the Shetland Isles and the Stilt Sandpiper in Dorset.

Scarcities included Barred Warbler and Ring-billed Gull (both Hampshire), Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Surf Scoter (2) and Glossy Ibis (both Cornwall), Ring-necked Duck (Carmarthenshire and Essex), four Cattle Egrets (together Devon), six Parrot Crossbills in England (together in Suffolk).
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Tuesday 12th December 2017  
  The highlight of the day was a Snowy Owl in Cornwall at Chapel Carn Brea late afternoon. The only other rarity today was the continuing Pied Wheatear in County Cork.

Scarcities included Barred Warbler (Hampshire), Richard's Pipit (East Yorkshire), Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Glossy Ibis (Isle of Wight), American Golden Plover and Ring-billed Gull (together in Cornwall), two Ring-necked Ducks and three each of both Surf Scoter and American Wigeon.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 11th December 2017  
  New rarities discovered today were a Pied Wheatear in County Cork at Ballymacoda and a Two-barred Crossbill in County Durham at Hamsterley Forest.

Lingering rarities comprised the Lesser Scaup still in Cornwall, a White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles and the Mandt's Black Guillemot reported again briefly in Lincolnshire at Cut End.

Scarcities included Barred Warbler (Hampshire), American Golden Plover (Cornwall), Glossy Ibis (County Waterford), two each of both American Wigeon and Ring-necked Duck, four Surf Scoters and a total of 53 Waxwings.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 10th December 2017  
  A Black Guillemot which has spent the last four days at Cut End, Lincolnshire was confirmed as being of the form mandtii today, the first record of this Arctic subspecies for Britain.

New discoveries today included a Bonaparte's Gull at Dargan Bay, County Antrim and single White-billed Divers at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire and St Margaret's Hope, Orkney. Lingerers included just the Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and King Eider in Shetland.

Scarcity highlights included a Barred Warbler, a Lapland Bunting, two Waxwings, nine Shorelarks, a Temminck's Stint, a Grey Phalarope, a Surf Scoter, two American Wigeon, three Ring-necked Ducks, four Green-winged Teals, a Tundra Bean Goose, three Pomarine Skuas, 29 Little Auks, a Ring-billed Gull, six Glaucous Gulls and ten Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 9th December 2017  
  Lingering rarities still present today included the Stilt Sandpiper on Brownsea Island and Lesser Yellowlegs at Lodmoor, both Dorset, Coues's Arctic Redpoll at Hazlewood Common, Suffolk and Lesser Scaup at Dozmary Pool, Cornwall.

Scarcity highlights included a Barred Warbler, a Waxwing, a Shorelark, two Richard's Pipits, six Lapland Buntings, 49 Parrot Crossbills, two Ring-necked Ducks, two Green-winged Teals, three American Wigeon, a Temminck's Stint, an American Golden Plover, a Grey Phalarope, two Glossy Ibises, seven Little Auks, a Ring-billed Gull, 11 Iceland Gulls and 21 Glaucous Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA