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| Saturday 19th April 2025 | ||
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| The highlight today was an Eastern Bonelli's Warlber found at Skaw, on Whalsay, Shetland, other new rarities consisted of a Black Kite at St Levan in Cornwall, in Shropshire at Wood Lane GPs, and on St.Mary's, Scilly, a Red-rumped Swallow Conwy at RSPB Conwy, and in Sussex at Beachy Head, an additional White-winged Scoter at Buckhaven, Fife, a Whiskered Tern, Somerset, a Barolo Shearwater at Prawle Point, Devon, a Black Stork in Hampshire at Beaulieu Road Station, and a Lesser Scaup at Tophill Low in East Yorkshire, as well as late news of two at Dungarvan, County Waterford.
Continuing rarities today comprised the Pacific Diver in County Donegal, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Savi's Warbler in Cornwall and Nottinghamshire, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Ceredigion, and Lesser Scaups in Somerset(2), Dorset, and East Yorkshire. |
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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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| Friday 18th April 2025 | ||
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| An Ashy-headed Wagtail was found in East Yorkshire at Flamborough, a Bonaparte's Gull at Llanon in Ceredigion, a Savi's Warbler in Nottinghamshire at Attenborough NR, and a Subalpine Warbler sp appeared in Dorset at Wyke Regis.
Continuing rarities today comprised the Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Pacific Diver in County Donegal, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Black Scoter in Fife, Whiskered Tern in Somerset, Savi's Warbler and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Cornwall, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, and Lesser Scaups in Essex(2), Somerset(2), Gloucestershire, Dorset, and East Yorkshire. |
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| Thursday 17th April 2025 | ||
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| A Black Kite was found in Kent at Abbot's Cliff, a Pacific Diver at Ballyhiernan Bay in County Donegal, and a Pallid Harrier appeared in Suffolk at Corton.
Continuing rarities today comprised the Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Pacific Diver in County Mayo, Black Scoter in Fife, Black Kite in Suffolk, Whiskered Tern in Somerset, Savi's Warbler and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Cornwall, Ferruginous Duck in Shropshire, and Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire, Dorset, and East Yorkshire. |
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| Wednesday 16th April 2025 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised American Coot and Western Subalpine Warbler both still in Shetland, Forster's Tern still in Dorset, Whiskered Tern in Somerset, Savi's Warbler and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Cornwall, and Lesser Scaups in Essex (2), Somerset, and East Yorkshire. | ||
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| Tuesday 15th April 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Subalpine Warbler species in Shetland at Boddam, Mainland.
Continuing rarities today comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still in County Sligo, Least Sandpiper still in West Sussex, Whiskered Tern in Somerset, Black Kite in Suffolk, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in Cornwall, and Lesser Scaups in County Donegal, Gloucestershire, Somerset (2), Western Isles, and East Yorkshire. |
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| Monday 14th April 2025 | ||
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| The roaming Booted Eagle was seen in Norfolk today, as it flew in off the sea at Beeston Bump before heading north-west mid afternoon. A Red-rumped Swallow was also seen at Beeston Bump, and a Black Kite flew north over Minsmere and Westleton Heath, Suffolk.
Lingering rarities included the Forster's Tern in Dorset, Whiskered Tern in Somerset, American Coot and Ross's Goose in Shetland, Lesser Scaups in Somerset, Gloucestershire, Essex (three) and Yorkshire, two Ferruginous Ducks in Warwickshire, Least Sandpiper in Sussex, Bonaparte's Gull in Conwy and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull and Savi's Warbler in Cornwall. |
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| Sunday 13th April 2025 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised American Coot and Ross's Goose both still in Shetland, Forster's Tern still in Dorset, Least Sandpiper in West Sussex, White-winged Scoter in Fife, Whiskered Tern in Somerset, Savi's Warbler in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Conwy, Ferruginous Ducks in Nottinghamshire, Shropshire, and Warwickshire (2), Lesser Scaups in County Donegal, Gloucestershire, Somerset (2), and East Yorkshire, and in Kent a Red-rumped Swallow new-in at Dungeness. | ||
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| Saturday 12th April 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Western Subalpine Warbler in Lincolnshire at Gibraltar Point, Savi's Warbler in Cornwall at Marazion Marsh, Red-throated Pipit in Somerset at Brean Down, Pallid Harrier in West Yorkshire at Walshaw Dean Reservoirs, Ferruginous Duck in Nottinghamshire at Holme Pierrepont, two Red-rumped Swallows together on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's, and now two White-winged Scoters together in Fife at Leven.
Continuing rarities comprised the American Coot still in Shetland, Forster's Tern in Dorset, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Least Sandpiper in West Sussex, two Pacific Divers together in County Mayo, Whiskered Tern in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in Conwy, Black Kite in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Ferruginous Ducks in Shropshire and Warwickshire (2), and Lesser Scaups in Dorset, Essex (2), and Somerset (2). |
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| Friday 11th April 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Whiskered Tern in Somerset at Durleigh Reservoir, an Ashy-headed Wagtail in Northumberland at St Mary's Island, Ferruginous Duck in Shropshire at Aston's Lock, Black Kite in Kent at Sandwich Bay, and a Red-rumped Swallow briefly in Dorset at Portland Bill.
Continuing rarities included the Booted Eagle in Kent at Ramsgate until mid morning, American Coot still in Shetland, Forster's Tern still in Dorset, Least Sandpiper in West Sussex, two Pacific Divers together in County Mayo, Pallid Harrier in Lincolnshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Bonaparte's Gull in Conwy, and Lesser Scaups in Dorset, Essex, (2), Gloucestershire, and Somerset (2). |
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| Thursday 10th April 2025 | ||
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| The day's highlight came from the Scilly pelagic, where a Barolo Shearwater was recorded.
Other new arrivals included a Greater Sand Plover at Haroldswick on Unst (Shetland), a White-winged Scoter off Musselburgh in Lothian, and two White-rumped Sandpipers, one at Ballycotton in County Cork and another at Montrose Basin in Angus. Continuing rarities included a Black-headed Bunting on Foula (Shetland), a Collared Pratincole in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, a Bonaparte’s Gull in Kent and County Cork, a Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, and a Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire and Warwickshire. |
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