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| Thursday 9th January 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Pacific Diver reported in County Roscommon at Cavetown Lough.
Rarities elsewhere comprised the Ross's Gull still commuting between County Durham and Northumberland, Grey-headed Lapwing and White-billed Diver both still in Northumberland, Scops Owl again on show in Kent, American Coot still in Shetland, Least Sandpiper and Kentish Plover in Somerset, White-winged Scoter in County Kerry, Penduline Tit in Cheshire, Pallid Harriers in both County Cork and Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire, London, and Warwickshire. |
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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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| Wednesday 8th January 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Ross's Gull in County Durham; this following a blank year for this species in Britain and Ireland in 2024. Initial located passing Whitburn this adult bird was later relocated between South Shields and Tynemouth, Northumberland.
Rarities elsewhere comprised Grey-headed Lapwing and White-billed Diver both still in Northumberland, the Bufflehead still in Shetland, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Scaups in Essex, Perth and Kinross, and Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire, London, and Warwickshire. Significant late news for yesterday concerned a Lesser Scaup in Hampshire at Ibsley where it had first been seen on New Year's Eve 2024. |
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| Tuesday 7th January 2025 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised both the Grey-headed Lapwing and White-billed Diver still in Northumberland, Least Sandpiper and Kentish Plover still in Somerset, Pallid Harriers in both County Cork and Pembrokeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Essex, Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire, London, and Warwickshire (2), and in Aberdeenshire a probable Thayer's Gull was at Peterhead.
Significant news for yesterday was that the Scops Owl was showing again in Kent at Broadstairs overnight. |
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| Monday 6th January 2025 | ||
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| A juvenile White-billed Diver spent a couple of hours on Cresswell Pond, Northumberland this morning.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Grey-headed Lapwing in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Bufflehead in Shetland, Ferruginous Ducks in London and Hertfordshire and Lesser Scaups in County Cork, County Clare, Staffordshire and two in Perth and Kinross. |
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| Sunday 5th January 2025 | ||
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| The Scops Owl was seen again at Broadstairs in Kent this evening, after an absence of three days. However, there was again no sign of the Yellow Warbler in Kent nor was there any sign of either the Least Sandpiper nor the Baikal Teal in Somerset.
The Grey-headed Lapwing remained in Northumberland and the American Coot was still on Mainland Shetland. Other lingering rarities included Long-billed Dowitchers in Norfolk and Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire, Perth and Kinoross (2) and Essex, Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire, London, Lincolnshire and Warwickshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall. |
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| Saturday 4th January 2025 | ||
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| A White-billed Diver was found in County Antrim off Waterfoot.
Lingering rarities included the Grey-headed Lapwing in Northumberland, Least Sandpiper in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, American Coot in Shetland, Lesser Scaups in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Staffordshire, County Wexford and County Cork, Ferruginous Ducks in London, Hertfordshire (two), Warwickshire and Lincolnshire, two Richardsons's Cackling Geese in County Donegal, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall and County Cork, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk and Penduline Tit in Cheshire. |
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| Friday 3rd January 2025 | ||
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| In Kent, at New Hythe, the Yellow Warbler was seen early in the morning but not subsequently and there was no sign at all of the Scops Owl at Broadstairs today. In Somerset, however, the Least Sandpiper showed on and off at Steart WWT reserve.
The Grey-headed Lapwing remained in Northumberland, the drake Bufflehead was still on Foula in the Shetland Islands and the Baikal Teal was again present in Somerset. White-winged Scoters were to be found in both Angus and County Kerry. Other lingering rarities included Pacific Diver in County Clare, Long-billed Dowitchers in Norfolk and Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Lesser Scaups in County Leitrim, County Cork, County Wexford, Staffordshire, Fife, Cambridgeshire and Somerset, Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire, London and Warwickshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Cork, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk and Northern Harrier in county Wexford. |
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| Thursday 2nd January 2025 | ||
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| Today's new rarities consisted of a Least Sandpiper at Steart WWT in Somerset, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Pennington Marshes in Hampshire, and a Lesser Scaup at Lough Sallagh in County Leitrim.
Existing rarities today comprised the Yellow Warbler in Kent, Grey-headed Lapwing in Northumberland, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Long-billed Dowitcher and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Ferruginous Ducks in London, Hertfordshire, and Warwickshire, Penduline Tit in Cheshire, Pacific Diver in County Clare, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Canvasback in Essex, and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire, Essex, Somerset, Cambridgeshire, and County Wexford(2). |
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| Wednesday 1st January 2025 | ||
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| Today's new rarities consisted of a Bonaparte's Gull at Ballygally, County Antrim, another Bonaparte's Gull at Myross, County Cork, and a Ferruginous Duck at Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire.
Existing rarities today comprised the Scops Owl in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Ferruginous Ducks in London, Hertfordshire, and Warwickshire, Kentish Plover and Baikal Teal in Somerset, Canvasback in Essex, and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire, Essex, Somerset, Cambridgeshire, and County Wexford(2). |
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| Tuesday 31st December 2024 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the return of the Yellow Warbler and Scops Owl in Kent, Bonaparte's Gulls in County Antrim and Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in London and Warwickshire, Canvasback in Essex, and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, and County Wexford(2). | ||
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