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| Sunday 23rd March 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the return of the Forster's Tern to Poole Harbour, Dorset for a third year.
Rarities today comprised the Bufflehead still in Shetland, Pacific Diver still in County Cork, Ashy-headed Wagtail in Cornwall, two Blue-winged Teals together in East Yorkshire, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall and Glamorgan, and Lesser Scaups in County Armagh, Dorset, Essex (2), Gloucestershire, and County Wexford. Yesterday an Iberian Chiffchaff was identified at Dungeness, Kent. |
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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 22nd March 2025 | ||
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| A pale morph Booted Eagle circled Northwick Warth in Gloucestershire mid afternoon before it headed south-east. The wintering bird was last reported in Cornwall on 16th March. In County Armagh, a female Lesser Scaup was seen at Oxford Island.
Lingering rarities seen today included the American Coot, Ross's Goose and Bufflehead in Shetland, two Blue-winged Teals in Yorkshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Cambridgeshire (two) and Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire and County Wexford (two), Ashy-headed Wagtail in Cornwall and Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan. |
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| Friday 21st March 2025 | ||
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| New discoveries today included an Ashy-headed Wagtail at Pendeen, Cornwall and a drake Ferruginous Duck to join the long staying female at Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambridgeshire.
Other lingering rarities seen today included the American Coot, Ross's Goose and Bufflehead in Shetland, two Blue-winged Teals in Yorkshire, Lesser Scaups in Dorset, Gloucestershire and Clyde, two Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire and one in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk. |
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| Thursday 20th March 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a pair of Blue-winged Teals in East Yorkshire at Brough; perhaps the same pair as that present in the same county at Tophill Low intermittently between 23 August 2023 and 23 September 2024.
Elsewhere rarities comprised White-winged Scoters still in Fife and Lothian, Black Scoter still in Wirral, Ross's Goose in Shetland, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall and Glamorgan, Ferruginous Duck in Lincolnshire, and Lesser Scaups in Dorset, Gloucestershire, and County Wexford. |
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| Wednesday 19th March 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today consisted of three Lesser Scaups, one in County Sligo at Lough Gara, one in County Mayo at Cross Lough, and one in Gloucestershire at Whelford.
Elsewhere, continuing rarities comprised a Black Scoter in Wirral, Double-crested Cormorant and Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall and Glamorgan, Bufflehead and American Coot in Shetland, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Lesser Scaup in Dorset, and a Ferruginous Duck in Lincolnshire. |
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| Tuesday 18th March 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a white morph Gyr Falcon on Anglesey at Rhosneigr, and in Cornwall an Alpine Swift at Trevescan.
Elsewhere, rarities comprised a White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Black Scoter still in Wirral, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall and Glamorgan, two White-billed Divers together in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Scaups in Dorset and Essex (2), and Ferruginous Ducks in Lincolnshire and Warwickshire (2). |
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| Monday 17th March 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of the first Blue-winged Teal of the year; at Tacumshin, County Wexford.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were a White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, White-billed Diver in Shetland, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, two Ferruginous Ducks together in Warwickshire, and Lesser Scaups in Dorset, Essex (2), and Kinross. |
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| Sunday 16th March 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery in Cornwall of an Alpine Swift at Cot Valley and a Black Kite at St Erth; both new for the year.
Rarities elsewhere comprised the Booted Eagle still in Cornwall, two White-winged Scoters and a White-billed Diver still together in Lothian, Bufflehead in Shetland, Black Scoter in Wirral, Black Duck in County Mayo, Pallid Harier in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Richardson's Cackling Geese in both County Mayo (2) and County Sligo, Ferruginous Ducks in Lincolnshire and Warwickshire (2), and Lesser Scaups in Clyde, Dorset, Essex (2), and Kinross (3). |
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| Saturday 15th March 2025 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised White-winged Scoters still in both Fife and Lothian, American Coot and Bufflehead both still in Shetland, Black Scoter in Wirral, Red-breasted Goose in Argyll, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, two Ferruginous Ducks together in Warwickshire, Lesser Scaups in Clyde, Dorset, Essex (2), and County Wexford. | ||
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| Friday 14th March 2025 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Black Scoter in Wirral, two Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire, Lesser Scaups in Clyde, County Cork, Essex (two) and Dorset, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Bonaparte's Gulls in Glamorgan and County Galway and Pallid Harrier in Norfolk. | ||
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