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 16th September 2024  
  New discoveries today included a Paddyfield Warbler at Porth Hellick, Scilly, a Greenish Warbler at Land's End, Cornwall and a Lesser Scaup at Blagdon Lake, Somerset.

Lingering rarities included the Tennessee Warbler in Shetland, Steppe Grey Shrike in Lothian, Greenish Warbler in Cornwall, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire, Red-footed Falcon in Kent, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire and Ferruginous Ducks in Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire (two) and Warwickshire.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Sunday 15th September 2024  
  The highlight today was a Tennessee Warbler on Fair Isle in Shetland, other new rarities consisted of a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Loch Ordais on Western Isles, Greenish Warbler at Porthgwarra in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Larne, County Antrim, Red-footed Falcon at Elmley NNR in Kent, Black Stork at Dursey Island, County Cork, and Long-billed Dowitcher at Bowling Green Marsh in Devon.

Lingering rarities included the Steppe Grey Shrike in Lothian, Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Baird's Sandpiper in County Kerry, Canvasback in Essex, and two Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Saturday 14th September 2024  
  A Tawny Pipit was found at Windmill Farm in Cornwall.

Lingering rarities included the Steppe Grey Shrike in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in Essex, Black-winged Stilt in Cambridgeshire, Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon and County Wexford, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Dublin, and Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire(2) and Lincolnshire.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Friday 13th September 2024  
  Long-billed Dowitchers were found at Dawlish Warren, Devon and on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, a Lesser Yellowlegs was at Vange Marshes, Essex and a Black-winged Stilt was found at Ouse Fen, Cambridgshire.

Lingering rarities included the Steppe Grey Shrike in Lothian, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire and Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire and Cambridgshire.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 12th September 2024  
  A Ferruginous Duck was found at West Deeping in Lincolnshire, and Fea's Petrel sp in Scilly and Orkney.

Lingering rarities seen today included the Steppe Grey Shrike in Lothian, Greenish Warbler in County Durham, two Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, and Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Wednesday 11th September 2024  
  A Baird's Sandpiper was found at Ferriter's Cove in County Kerry.

Lingering rarities seen today included the Steppe Grey Shrike in Lothian, Greenish Warbler in County Durham, Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire (two) and Cambridgeshire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire and Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Tuesday 10th September 2024  
  A Swainson's Thrush was found on St.Kilda, Western Isles today, a South Polar Skua at Brandon Bay, County Kerry, and two Fea's Petrel species flew past Kilcummin Head, County Mayo, one also flew past Anderby Creek, Lincolnshire. Other new discoveries included a Steppe Grey Shrike at Dunbar, Lothian, and a Pallid Harrier at Portland Bill, Dorset.

Lingering rarities included the Brown Booby briefly in Kent, Canvasback in Essex, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire and Cambridgeshire, Booted Warbler in Orkney, Greenish Warbler in County Durham, and Lesser Yellowlegs in South Yorkshire.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Monday 9th September 2024  
  A Scopoli's Shearwater flew past Bridges of Ross, County Clare, as did a Fea's Petrel species at Strathy Point, Highland. Other new discoveries included a Long-billed Dowitcher at Martin Mere, Lancashire, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Adwick Washlands, Yorkshire and a Red-footed Falcon at Kilnsea, Yorkshire.

Lingering rarities included the Canvasback in Essex, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, three Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire and one in Cambridgeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Booted Warbler in Orkney, Greenish Warblers in County Durham and Lothian and Pallid Harrier in Cleveland.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Sunday 8th September 2024  
  A Brown Booby flew past Sandwich Bay, Kent. Other new discoveries included a Booted Warbler on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, a Greenish Warbler at Flamborough, Yorkshire, a Lesser Yellowlegs at St Aidan's RSPB, Yorkshire, a Long-billed Dowitcher at The Cull, County Wexford and two Ferruginous Ducks at Shawell, Leicestershire.

Lingering rarities included the Canvasback in Essex, two Ferruginous Ducks in Cambridgshire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire, Wilson's Phalarope in Merseyside, Dusky Warbler in Orkney, Greenish Warbler in Lothian and Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 7th September 2024  
  The highlight of the day was a Little Crake was found at Cotswold Water Park in Wiltshire, three Blyth's Reed Warblers, two at Valyie in Shetland, and one at Flamborough in East Yorkshire, a Baird's Sandpiper at Ferrybridge in Dorset, four Greenish Warblers, one at Tarbat Ness in Highland, one at Tynemouth in Northumberland, and two in Lothian, one at Skateraw, the other at Thorntonloch, a Red-flanked Bluetail at Holme NOA in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper at Saltholme in Cleveland, White-billed Diver flew past Skaw, Shetland, a Tawny Pipit flew over Corton in Suffolk and a Dusky Warbler at North Ronaldsay, Orkney.

Lingering rarities included the Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, Wilson's Phal in Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitchers in County Down and Orkney, Blue-winged Teal and Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, and a Stejneger's Scoter in Lothian.
-  Ben Clark, RBA