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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Friday 5th January 2024  
  A Lesser Yellowlegs was a new discovery at Fleetwood in Lancashire.

Lingering rarities included the Northern Waterthrush and Canvasback in Essex, Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Lesser Scaups in Devon (three), Somerset, Pembrokeshire, County Waterford and Western Isles, Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk (two) and Cambridgeshire, Red-breasted Geese in Essex, Norfolk and Northumberland, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Sussex and two Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 4th January 2024  
  The Northern Waterthrush remained in Essex at Heybridge today.

Other lingering rarities included the Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Red-breasted Geese in Norfolk, Essex, Northumberland and Lancashire, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Glamorgan, Canvasback in Essex, Lesser Scaups in Western Isles, Somerset, and Pembrokeshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire and Suffolk, and Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall (two) and County Antrim.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Wednesday 3rd January 2024  
  A Northern Waterthrush in Essex at Heybridge was the clear highlight of today, with a new Lesser Scaup in County Armagh at Lough Neagh being notable

Lingering rarities included the Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Red-breasted Geese in Norfolk, Essex, Northumberland and Lancashire, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Carmarthenshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire and Suffolk, and Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall (two) and County Antrim.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Tuesday 2nd January 2024  
  A Black-throated Thrush in East Yorkshire near Sheffield in an unknown location in a garden.

Lingering rarities included the Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, (two) Nottinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Red-breasted Geese in Essex and Lancashire, Pallid Harrier in Carmarthenshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall (two) and County Antrim.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Monday 1st January 2024  
  New rarities found today included a Richardson's Cackling Goose at Cross Lough, County Mayo and a Lesser Scaup at Auchenreoch Loch, Dumfries and Galloway.

Lingering rarities included the Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Canvasback in Essex, Baikal Teal in Somerset, Lesser Scaups in Devon (seven), Somerset, Pembrokeshire (two) and County Waterford, Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk (two) and Nottinghamshire, Red-breasted Geese in Essex, Norfolk and Northumberland, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Sussex and Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall (two) and County Antrim.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Sunday 31st December 2023  
  Rarities today comprised Canvasback and Red-breasted Goose both still in Essex, Black-throated Thrush still in East Yorkshire, Red-breasted Goose, Pallid Harrier, and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Pallid Harrier still commuting between Carmarthenshire and Glamorgan, Long-billed Dowitcher in East Sussex, Kentish Plover and Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Lesser Scaup in Pembrokeshire, Ferruginous Duck in Nottinghamshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in County Antrim and Cornwall (3), and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and East Yorkshire.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 30th December 2023  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Penduline Tit in Kent at Oare Marshes.

Elsewhere lingering rarities comprised the Canvasback still in Essex, both Baikal Teal and Kentish Plover in Somerset, Black-throated Thrush in East Yorkshire, Pallid Harrier and Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, Ferruginous Duck in Nottinghamshire, and Lesser Scaups in Pembrokeshire, Somerset, and the Western Isles.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Friday 29th December 2023  
  Two first-winter Bonaparte's Gulls were confirmed as present in Cornwall today, one at Hayle this morning before joining the other at Marazion briefly at midday.

Other lingering rarities still present included the Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Canvasback in Essex, Baikal Teal in Somerset, Lesser Scaups in Devon (five), Somerset and Pembrokeshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Nottinghamshire, Red-breasted Geese in Essex and Norfolk, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Carmarthenshire/Glamorgan, Long-billed Dowitcher in Sussex, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and Lincolnshire and Kentish Plover in Somerset.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 28th December 2023  
  In Somerset, a Baikal Teal was discovered at Greylake RSPB this morning. A White-billed Diver flew past Corsewall Point in Dumfries and Galloway this afternoon.

Lingering rarities still present today included the Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Canvasback in Essex, Lesser Scaups in Pembrokeshire (two) and Devon (five), Ferruginous Ducks in Cambridgeshire and Nottinghamshire, Pallid Harrier in Norfok, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk and Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, White-billed Diver in Orkney and Red-breasted Geese in Essex and Norfolk.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Wednesday 27th December 2023  
  No new rarities today.

Lingering rarities included the Black-throated Thrush in Yorkshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Canvasback and Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo and a Lesser Yellowlegs in each of Suffolk and Lincolnshire.
-  Ben Clark, RBA