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| Friday 9th May 2025 | ||
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| The wandering Booted Eagle was seen again in Norfolk today, this time over Martham.
New Red-footed Falcons were found in Cambridgeshire (3), Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Dorset and Cornwall. In County Mayo there was a Lesser Yellowlegs at Roonagh Lough and in Scilly a Red-rumped Swallow made appearances on both St.Agnes and St.Mary's. A further 18 Red-footed Falcons were reported as still present at various sites from Cornwall to Norfolk, with a single in County Wexford. Other lingering rarities included Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Kentish Plover in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire and Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, with a further brief sighting of the Western Bonelli's Warbler this morning in 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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| Thursday 8th May 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Western Bonelli's Warbler in song in Kent at Sandwich Bay whilst a Black Kite was seen briefly at Oare Marshes. In Lothian a Kentish Plover was discovered at Tyninghame Bay, in Shetland a Western Subalpine Warbler on Fair Isle, and in Pembrokeshire a Subalpine Warbler species on Skomer.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present included the Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler in Cornwall, and two Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire. A total of 21 Red-footed Falcons was located today - County Antrim, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire (3), Cornwall (5), Essex, Norfolk, Somerset, Suffolk (7), and West Sussex - bringing the total since 30th April to 58 birds. 1992 was a record-breaking spring for this species when a total of 128 was recorded between 21st April and 5th July; including a peak arrivals days of 14 on 14th May and 12 on 29th May and a peak day count of 24 on 29th May. |
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| Wednesday 7th May 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the pale morph Booted Eagle in East Anglia where it flew over the Norfolk/Suffolk border at Carlton Marshes.
Rarities elsewhere comprised a Citrine Wagtail new in the Isles of Scilly on Bryher, Pacific Diver still in County Cork, the territorial Great Reed Warbler still in Cambridgeshire, two Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, and a total of 16 Red-footed Falcons comprising singles in Bedfordshire, Cornwall, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Somerset, and County Wexford, two together in Cambridgeshire, three in Norfolk, and five together in Suffolk. Significant late news for yesterday concerned a Long-billed Dowitcher in Argyll at Loch Gruinart, Islay. |
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| Tuesday 6th May 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Solitary Sandpiper on the Western Isles at Butt of Lewis, Lewis where it been first been photographed yesterday.
Rarities elsewhere comprised a White-winged Scoter still in Fife, Spotted Sandpiper and Great Reed Warbler both still in Cambridgeshire, territorial Savi's Warbler still in Cornwall, two Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, a Red-rumped Swallow in Northumberland briefly at Weetslade, a Ferruginous Duck new in Somerset at Ham Wall, and a total of 14 Red-footed Falcons comprising singles in Bedfordshire, Cornwall, Hampshire, Norfolk, and Somerset, two in both Cambridgeshire and County Wexford, and five together in Suffolk. |
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| Monday 5th May 2025 | ||
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| New Red-footed Falcons were found in Scilly, Cornwall, Somerset, Bedfordshire, Cambridgshire, Norfolk and Lincolnshire (three), with lingering birds still in Kent, Cambridgeshire (two), Suffolk (five), Norfolk and County Wexford.
Other continuing rarities included the Double-crested Cormorant in County Sligo, Pacific Diver in County Donegal, White-winged Scoters in Lothian and Fife (two), Blue-winged Teal in Yorkshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Cambridgeshire, two Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire and Savi's Warbler in Cornwall. |
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| Sunday 4th May 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was an adult Ross's Gull passing Marske, Cleveland, whilst the influx of Red-footed Falcons continued with at total of 21 today comprising 10 in Suffolk (including seven together), two each in Cambridgeshire, County Clare, and County Wexford, and singles in Kent, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Somerset, and East Sussex.
Rarities elsewhere were three White-winged Scoters still in Fife, Black Stork again in Hampshire, Pacific Diver again in County Cork, Spotted Sandpiper and Great Reed Warbler both still in Cambridgeshire, Blue-winged Teal in London, Savi's Warbler in Cornwall, two Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, two Lesser Scaups together on the Mersey Estuary on the Cheshire/Merseysde border, Red-rumped Swallow in the Isles of Scilly, and Black Kites in Cornwall, Kent, and Suffolk. Significant late news for yesterday concerned a Marsh Sandpiper at Clogheen Marsh, County Cork. |
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| Saturday 3rd May 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the continuing influx of Red-footed Falcons with 15 birds today comprising six in Suffolk (including five together on Norfolk border at Carlton Marshes), three in Kent, two in Cambridgeshire (together at Ouse Fen), and singles in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Somerset, and County Wexford. Other rarities today were both Spotted Sandpiper and Great Reed Warbler still in Cambridgeshire, three White-winged Scoters in Fife, Blue-winged Teal still in London at Rainham Marshes, Subalpine Warbler species, Savi's Warbler, Black Kite, and Red-rumped Swallow all in Cornwall, Red-rumped Swallow in the Isles of Scilly on Tresco, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both County Cork and North Yorkshire (2). |
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| Friday 2nd May 2025 | ||
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| An Eastern Subalpine Warbler was on Cape Clear, County Cork, and single Subalpine Warbler species were found on The Lizard in Cornwall and on Tresco, Isles of Scilly. Two Lesser Yellowlegs were found in Yorkshire, one at Nosterfield and one at Filey, and a Black Kite flew over Pagham, Sussex. A small arrival of Red-footed Falcons included five at Carlton Marshes and one at Landguard, both Suffolk, two at Ouse Fen, Cambridgeshire and one at Firsby, Lincolnshire.
Lingering rarities included the Little Bittern in Scilly, Great Reed Warbler and Spotted Sandpiper in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler and Black Kite in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, White-winged Scoters in Lothian and Fife and Blue-winged Teal in London. |
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| Thursday 1st May 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a brief Squacco Heron in Norfolk at Buckenham Marshes, Little Bittern on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's, Spotted Sandpiper in Cambridgeshire at Grafham Water, Blue-winged Teal in London at Rainham Marshes, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Devon on Lundy, Black Kite in Orkney on North Ronaldsay, Red-footed Falcons in Suffolk, East Sussex, and South Yorkshire, and Red-rumped Swallows in Gwynedd, Kent, and East Yorkshire (2).
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Broad-billed Sandpiper in Gwent, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler and Black Kite in Cornwall, and in County Cork both Lesser Yellowlegs and Red-rumped Swallow. Late news from yesterday concerned a Kentish Plover in Hampshire at Hurst Beach briefly. |
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| Wednesday 30th April 2025 | ||
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| An exciting day with a Booted Eagle in Lincolnshire which flew over Manby, also in Lincolnshire a Red-rumped Swallow was found at Rimac. Other new rarities included a Great Reed Warbler in Norfolk at Hickling, an Iberian Chiffchaff at Cape Clear in County Cork, a Red-rumped Swallow in East Yorkshire at Spurn, a Red-footed Falcon on Bryher, Scilly, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Harper's Island in County Cork, and mobile Black Kites in Cornwall and Scilly.
Continuing rarities comprised the Broad-billed Sandpiper still in Gwent, Least Sandpiper in Sussex, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler in Cornwall, and two White-winged Scoters still together in Fife, and Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire. |
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