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| Wednesday 5th March 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Black Scoter in Wirral at Hoylake.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present comprised Booted Eagle and Bonaparte's Gull both still in Cornwall, Red-breasted Goose and Richardson's Cackling Goose together in Argyll, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Orkney, Ferruginous Duck in Cheshire, Lesser Scaups in County Cork, Devon, and County Wexford, and Marbled Duck in Worcestershire. |
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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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| Tuesday 4th March 2025 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised Booted Eagle and Bonaparte's Gull both still in Cornwall, Bufflehead still in Shetland, White-winged Scoter in Fife, Pacific Diver in County Cork, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, two Lesser Scaups together in County Wexford, and Ferruginous Ducks in Cheshire and Hampshire. | ||
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| Monday 3rd March 2025 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Booted Eagle still in Cornwall, American Coot and Bufflehead both still in Shetland, two White-winged Scoters together in Lothian, Least Sandpiper in Somerset, Black-throated Thrush and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Marbled Duck in Worcestershire, Lesser Scaups in Dorset, Essex, County Sligo, and County Wexford (2), and in Orkney the Long-billed Dowitcher returned to North Ronaldsay.
Disappointing news from Gwynedd where the Indo-Pacific White Tern taken into care recently at Llanberis has died. |
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| Sunday 2nd March 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall at Portscatho and in Glamorgan at Wernffrwd, a Lesser Scaup in Aberdeenshire at Loch of Skene, in Borders a White-billed Diver at Cove, and in Worcestershire a Marbled Duck at Longdon Marsh.
Continuing rarities included the Booted Eagle still in Cornwall, American Coot, Bufflehead, and Ross's Goose all still in Shetland, two White-winged Scoters together in Lothian, Penduline Tit in Cheshire, Pallid Harriers in County Cork and Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Lesser Scaups in County Cork, Dorset, Essex (2), and County Wexford (2). |
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| Saturday 1st March 2025 | ||
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| The new rarity today was the discovery of a Black Kite in Cornwall at Crowlas.
Lingering rarities seen included the Booted Eagle in Cornwall, Pallid Harriers in Pembrokeshire and Norfolk, Black-throated Thrush in Hampshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Lincolnshire, Least Sandpiper in Somerset, Pacific Diver in County Cork, Bufflehead, White-winged Scoters in Lothian(two) and Fife, Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, Lesser Scaups in County Cork, Essex, Western Isles, and County Wexford(two), Black Duck in County Mayo, and Red-breasted Goose in Argyll. |
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| Friday 28th February 2025 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Booted Eagle in Cornwall, Pallid Harriers in Pembrokeshire and Norfolk, Black-throated Thrush in Hampshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Lincolnshire, Bufflehead, Ross's Goose and White-billed Diver in Shetland, White-winged Scoters in Lothian (two) and Fife, Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, Lesser Scaups in Dorset and County Wexford (two) and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon. | ||
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| Thursday 27th February 2025 | ||
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| Extraordinary news of a White Tern picked up in Gwynedd at Llanberis - either today or in recent days - and taken into care. This is first Western Palearctic record of this tropical noddy and the photograph made available shows it to be of the Indo-Pacific subspecies candida.
In County Wicklow a Lesser Yellowlegs was new at Buckroney Marsh. Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Black-throated Thrush in Hampshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Lincolnshire, Bufflehead, Ross's Goose, and White-billed Diver in Shetland, two White-winged Scoters in Lothian, Pacific Diver in County Cork, Red-breasted Goose and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Hertfordshire, and Lesser Scaups in County Cork, Essex (2), County Wexford (2), and the Western Isles. |
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| Wednesday 26th February 2025 | ||
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| New rarities today were discoveries of both a White-billed Diver in Shetland at Whalsay, and an additional Lesser Scaup was found at Abberton Resr in Essex.
Continuing rarities comprised the Booted Eagle briefly in Cornwall, Bufflehead and American Coot still in Shetland, White-winged Scoter in Fife, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Lincolnshire, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, Ross's Goose in Shetland, Lesser Scaup in County Wexford, Western Isles, Essex(2), Devon, and Derbyshire, Black Duck in County Mayo, and in Dumfries and Galloway a Richardson's Cackling Goose remained. |
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| Tuesday 25th February 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included in Ireland a King Eider new in County Mayo on The Mullet, and a Lesser Scaup at Portmore Lough, County Antrim.
Continuing rarities comprised the Black-throated Thrush still in Hampshire, Bufflehead still in Shetland, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Lincolnshire, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Bonaparte's Gull in County Kerry, Lesser Scaup in Derbyshire, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, and in County Mayo three Richardson's Cackling Geese and an Azorean Yellow-legged Gull. |
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| Monday 24th February 2025 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Black-throated Thrush still in Hampshire, American Coot, Bufflehead, and Ross's Goose all still in Shetland, Eastern Yellow Wagtail still in Lincolnshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in County Kerry, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, and Lesser Scaups in Derbyshire, Dorset, and County Londonderry. | ||
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