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| Thursday 29th May 2025 | ||
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| New rarities today were a Black Kite in Anglesey at Bryngwran, and a Subalpine Warbler at Shirva, Fair Isle, Shetland.
Lingering rarities today included the Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Bonaparte's Gull and American Black Tern in County Cork, and American Black Tern in Northumberland. |
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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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| Wednesday 28th May 2025 | ||
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| Lingering rarities today included the Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall and County Cork, Great Reed Warbler in East Yorkshire, Red-footed Falcons in Kent and Suffolk, and American Black Tern in Northumberland. | ||
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| Tuesday 27th May 2025 | ||
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| New rarities included a Black Kite at Weisdale Voe in Shetland, and a Subalpine Warbler on Tory Island, County Donegal.
Lingering rarities included the Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, and American Black Tern in Northumberland. |
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| Monday 26th May 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Western Sandpiper found at Maidens, Ayrshire. Other new rarities included an American Herring Gull at John O'Groats in Highland, and a Red-footed Falcon at Blunham in Bedfordshire.
Lingering rarities included the Booted Eagle briefly again in Norfolk, Least Tern in County Dublin, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, American Black Tern in Northumberland and Red-footed Falcons in Suffolk, Essex, and Kent. |
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| Sunday 25th May 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day for most was a Eastern Bonelli's Warbler found at Dungeness, Kent. Another strong contender was the reappearance of the Booted Eagle in the Kelling area, Norfolk. Other new rarities included an Alpine Swift in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork at Clogheen Marsh, Red-footed Falcons in Suffolk at Dunwich Heath and Kent at Stodmarsh, and Spotted Sandpiper at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset.
Lingering rarities included the Collared Flycatcher in Western Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, American Black Tern in Northumberland and Red-footed Falcon in Kent. |
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| Saturday 24th May 2025 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Western Subalpine Warbler on Copeland Island, County Down, a Bonaparte's Gull at Harper's Island, County Cork and a Red-footed Falcon at Minsmere, Suffolk.
Lingering rarities included the Collared Flycatcher in Western Isles, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Pacific Diver in County Donegal, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, American Black Tern in Northumberland and Red-footed Falcon in Kent. |
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| Friday 23rd May 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a male Collared Flycatcher found on Barra, Western Isles. Discoveries elsewhere included a Black-headed Wagtail in Highland at Achiltibuie, and in County Wexford two Red-rumped Swallows on the Saltee Islands.
Otherwise rarities comprised the Pacific Diver still in County Donegal, American Black Tern still in Northumberland, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, territorial Great Reed Warblers in both Cambridgeshire and East Yorkshire, and Red-footed Falcons in Kent and Norfolk. |
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| Thursday 22nd May 2025 | ||
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| New rarities today included a Thrush Nightingale at Luccombe Down on the Isle of Wight, Rustic Bunting on Fair Isle, Shetland, Red-rumped Swallow at Pendeen, Cornwall, Black Kite at Bradford Abbas at Dorset, and three new Red-footed Falcons in Kent, Leicestershire, and Sussex.
Elsewhere continuing rarities comprised the Hudsonian Godwit in Hampshire, White-winged Scoter in Fife, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, and Great Reed Warblers in both Cambridgeshire and East Yorkshire. |
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| Wednesday 21st May 2025 | ||
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| An exciting day with a Booted Eagle in Suffolk over RAF Lakenheath. The other new rarity today was a Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall at Hayle.
Elsewhere continuing rarities comprised the Hudsonian Godwit in Hampshire, White-winged Scoter in Fife, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Great Reed Warblers in both Cambridgeshire and East Yorkshire, and a Red-footed Falcon in Cornwall. |
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| Tuesday 20th May 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included an Eastern Subalpine Warbler in East Yorkshire at Spurn, a Black Kite in Kent at Stodmarsh, and in Norfolk an Iberian Chiffchaff at Blakeney Point and a Pallid Harrier at Strumpshaw Fen.
Elsewhere rarities comprised the Hudsonian Godwit still in Hampshire, White-winged Scoter still in Fife, Pacific Diver in County Donegal, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Iberian Wagtail in Somerset at Steart, territorial Great Reed Warblers in both Cambridgeshire and East Yorkshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Cambridgeshire and Warwickshire, and single Red-footed Falcons in each of Cornwall, Kent, Oxfordshire, and East Sussex. |
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