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| Sunday 19th January 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included an Olive-backed Pipit in Cornwall at Helston, in County Fermanagh, a Lesser Scaup was found at Enniskillen.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Booted Eagle, Pacific Diver, and Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, American Coot, Bufflehead, and Ross's Goose in Shetland, Ferruginous Ducks in London and Warwickshire, Lesser Scaups in County Wexford(2), Perthshire, Dorset, Devon, and Essex, Least Sandpiper in Somerset, Red-breasted Goose in Cumbria, Pallid Harrier in County Cork, and Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire. |
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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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| Saturday 18th January 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Pacific Diver in Cornwall at Perranuthoe, in Buckinghamshire, a Ferruginous Duck was found at Furzton, and in Devon, a Lesser Scaup was found at Burrows Country Park.
Lingering rarities seen today included the Booted Eagle and Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, White-winged Scoter in Angus, American Coot, Bufflehead, and Ross's Goose in Shetland, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Ferruginous Ducks in London and Warwickshire, Lesser Scaups in County Wexford(2), Dorset and Essex, Pallid Harriers in County Cork, Pembrokeshire, and Norfolk and Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire. |
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| Friday 17th January 2025 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Booted Eagle and Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, American Coot and Ross's Goose in Shetland, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Ferruginous Ducks in London, Warwickshire (two) and Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaups in Dorset and Essex, Pallid Harriers in County Cork and Norfolk and Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire. | ||
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| Thursday 16th January 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Ross's Goose in Shetland at Scatsta and a Lesser Scaup in Dorset at Longham Lakes.
Continuing rarities confirmed as strill present were the Booted Eagle in Cornwall, American Coot and Bufflehead in Shetland, Least Sandpiper in Somerset, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Red-breasted Goose in Cumbria, Pallid Harrier in Pembrokeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull and Lesser Scaup in County Cork, and Ferruginous Ducks in Lincolnshire, London, and Warwickshire. |
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| Wednesday 15th January 2025 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Booted Eagle and Bonaparte's Gull both still in Cornwall, American Coot in Shetland, Black Scoters in Northumberland and County Kerry, Least Sandpiper in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Red-breasted Goose in Cumbria, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and County Cork, two Lesser Scaups in County Wexford, and Ferruginous Ducks in London and Warwickshire. | ||
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| Tuesday 14th January 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Brown Booby reported in Cornwall at Gwithian, on Shetland a Gyr Falcon on Yell briefly and a Snowy Owl on Unst briefly, in County Kerry a Black Scoter with a White-winged Scoter at Inch, and in Oxfordshire a Lesser Scaup reported at Farmoor Reservoir.
Rarities elsewhere comprised Booted Eagle and Bonaparte's Gull both still in Cornwall, American Coot in Shetland, American Pipit in Northumberland, both Least Sandpiper and Kentish Plover in Somerset, Penduline Tit in Cheshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, and Ferruginous Ducks in Essex, Hampshire, London, and Warwickshire. |
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| Monday 13th January 2025 | ||
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| In Cornwall, the Booted Eagle remained in the Marazion /Crowlas area all day, with the Bonaparte's Gull also still in the county at Sennen Cove.
Elsewhere, a Ferruginous Duck was found at Brownwich, Hampshire, with others still in London, Essex, Warwickshire and Lincolnshire. Other lingering rarities including the American Pipit and Black Scoter in Northumberland, Canvasback in Essex, Least Sandpiper in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire and Long-billed Dowitcher and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk. |
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| Sunday 12th January 2025 | ||
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| Surprise news today of the reappearance of the juvenile pale morph Booted Eagle in west Cornwall at Marazion; it had first been present nine miles to the west on 10th-11th October 2024 (and reported again nearby on 20th October). In Northumberland the adult male Black Scoter reappeared at Goswick; this bird is now at least sixteen years old.
Rarities elsewhere comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still in County Leitrim, Canvasback still in Essex, American Coot in Shetland, American Pipit in Northumberland, Least Sandpiper and Kentish Plover in Somerset, Pallid Harriers in both Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitchers in Norfolk and County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Essex, Hampshire, Lincolnshire, London, and Warwickshire, and Lesser Scaups in County Armagh, Essex, Perth and Kinross (3), and County Wexford (2). Unfortunately the report of a Gyr Falcon in Dorset on Friday appears to have been a hoax. |
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| Saturday 11th January 2025 | ||
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| Today's new rarities included nine White-billed Divers off Papa Westray, Orkney, two more at South Nesting Bay, Shetland. Two Lesser Scaups at Abberton, Essex, another at Letterkenny, County Donegal, as well as one at Lough Neagh, County Armagh.
Lingering rarities included the American Pipit in Northumberland, Desert Wheatear in Carmarthenshire, Canvasback in Essex, American Coot in Shetland, Least Sandpiper in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and County Cork, Lesser Scaups in County Wexford and County Clare, Ferruginous Ducks in Lincolnshire, and White-billed Diver in Northumberland. |
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| Friday 10th January 2025 | ||
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| The identity of the American Pipit at Ross Back Sands, Northumberland was confirmed today, with it remaining in the area all day. A Desert Wheatear was found in a car park at Pendine, Carmarthenshire, and a white Gyr Falcon was at Durlston Country Park in Dorset this afternoon.
Lingering rarities included the American Coot in Shetland, Ross's Gull in County Durham, Least Sandpiper in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Long-billed Dowitcher and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Lesser Scaups in County Cork, Essex, Staffordshire and Perth and Kinross, Ferruginous Ducks in London, Hertfordshire, Warwickshire and Lincolnshire, Pacific Diver in County Cork and White-billed Diver in Northumberland. |
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