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 11th July 2025  
  Lingering rarities seen today included the Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Black-winged Pratincole in Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Cork, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, Ferruginous Ducks in Leicestershire and Warwickshire, Black-headed Bunting in Shetland and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 10th July 2025  
  New today were at Subalpine Warbler species in Lancashire at Fleetwood Marsh, and a White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk at Snettisham.

Elsewhere, continuing rarities confirmed as still present were Greater Sand Plover, Black-winged Pratincole, and Eastern Subalpine Warbler all in Shetland, White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, and Ferruginous Ducks in both Leicestershire and Warwickshire.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Wednesday 9th July 2025  
  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.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Tuesday 8th July 2025  
  Discoveries today included a Caspian Tern briefly at Hornsea Mere , East Yorkshire.

Elsewhere, continuing rarities comprised the Least Tern still in County Dublin, Collared Pratincole in Suffolk, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Pacific Golden Plover in Norfolk, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, territorial Blyth's Reed Warbler in Borders, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, and Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 7th July 2025  
  New discoveries today included a Collared Pratincole at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, a Pacific Golden Plover on North Ronaldsay, Orkney and a Lesser Yellowlegs at Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire.

Lingering rarities included the Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Black-winged Pratincole and White-rumped Sandpiper in Shetland, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Borders, White-winged Scoter in Angus, Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Sunday 6th July 2025  
  Discoveries today included a Spotted Sandpiper in Cambridgeshire at Dernford Farm Reservoir, Semipalmated Sandpiper in the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's, and White-rumped Sandpiper in Shetland on Foula, whilst seawatchers logged in Cornwall a Barolo Shearwater at Cape Cornwall, and in Kent a Laughing Gull at North Foreland.

Rarities confirmed as still present were the Least Tern in County Dublin, Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Caspian Tern in Norfolk, territorial Savi's Warbler in Lincolnshire, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Borders, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, and Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 5th July 2025  
  New highlights today included a Barolo Shearwater flying west past Lizard Point in Cornwall mid-morning. A male Black-headed Bunting was found on Foula in Shetland, and a White-winged Scoter was noted off Kinnaber in Angus.

Continuing rarities included Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Caspian Tern in Norfolk, Blyth's Reed Warbler in the Borders, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Least Tern in Co. Dublin, and Savi's Warbler in Lincolnshire.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Friday 4th July 2025  
  Single Caspian Terns were found at Cley, Norfolk and at Greatstone-on-Sea, Kent.

The Blyth's Reed Warbler remained in Borders, as did the Savi's Warbler in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 3rd July 2025  
  Kent provided the highlights again today with the Zitting Cisticola remaining at Foreness Point albeit only present early morning, and a Caspian Tern joined the lingering Bonaparte's Gull at Oare Marshes.

Elsewhere rarities comprised the Western Sandpiper still in Ayrshire, Black-winged Pratincole still in Shetland, territorial Blyth's Reed Warbler in Borders, Lesser Yellowlegs again in Hampshire, American Black Tern in Northumberland, and Ferruginous Ducks in both Leicestershire and Warwickshire.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Wednesday 2nd July 2025  
  There was major breaking news this evening when a singing Zitting Cisticola was found in coastal grass at Foreness Point in East Kent. Apart from a very brief bird last year, also in East Kent, this is the first one in the UK since 2009, and, with only 10 accepted records, it remains very rare.

Elsewhere an adult Laughing Gull flew round the gull colony at the Calf of Man for a short time, then flew north, whilst back in Kent, the regular summering adult Bonaparte's Gull was found again at Oare Marshes. Two Ferruginous Ducks were found at Linford Lakes in Buckinghamshire.

Lingering rarities included the Western Sandpiper Ayrshire, the Blyth's Reed Warbler in Borders, the Great Reed Warbler and Black-winged Pratincole in Shetland, the Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester and the Lesser Yellowlegs re-appeared at Pennington Marshes in Hampshire, but there was no sign of the White-winged Scoter in Lothian.
-  Pete Hayman, RBA