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| Sunday 13th July 2025 | ||
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| Exceptional news today of a Soft-plumaged Petrel in Cornwall passing west at Coverack, Lizard Point and then Porthgwarra this evening; the second British record. Other discoveries included a Laughing Gull briefly in Devon at Dawlish Warren (the third brief encounter so afr this month), and Ferruginous Ducks in Cambridgeshire at Earith and on the Leicestershire/Northamptonshire border at Stanford Reservoir.
Elsewhere, continuing rarities comprised White-winged Scoters in both Aberdeenshire and Lothian, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both Hampshire and Lancashire. |
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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 12th July 2025 | ||
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| Continuing rarities included a Black-winged Pratincole on Mainland Shetland, Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and County Cork, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, a Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, and a Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire. | ||
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| Friday 11th July 2025 | ||
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| 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. | ||
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| Thursday 10th July 2025 | ||
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| 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. |
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| Wednesday 9th July 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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| Tuesday 8th July 2025 | ||
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| 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. |
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| Monday 7th July 2025 | ||
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| 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. |
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| Sunday 6th July 2025 | ||
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| 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. |
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| Saturday 5th July 2025 | ||
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| 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. |
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| Friday 4th July 2025 | ||
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| 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. |
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