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| Tuesday 12th August 2025 | ||
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| The highlights of the day was the discovery of a pratincole species in Northumberland at East Chevington, whilst a Bonaparte's Gull was confirmed in Aberdeenshire at Inverallochy.
Elsewhere, lingering rarities today comprised at least one Zitting Cisticola and the Black Stork in Suffolk, Eastern Subalpine Warbler still in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher still in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, and White-rumped Sandpipers in both Norfolk and East Yorkshire (2). |
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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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| Monday 11th August 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Black-winged Pratincole briefly in Lincolnshire at Saltfleetby, a Western Bonelli's Warbler in County Cork at Galley Head, a Bonaparte's Gull in Argyll at Add Estuary, and a White-rumped Sandpiper in County Mayo at Achill Island.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Zitting Cisticola and Black Stork both in Suffolk, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, two Lesser Scaups together in Staffordshire, and single White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk, Forth, and East Yorkshire. |
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| Sunday 10th August 2025 | ||
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| Nearctic waders today included the Long-billed Dowitcher still in County Wexford at Tacumshin, Lesser Yellowlegs still in Lancashire at Leighton Moss, and White-rumped Sandpipers in Forth at Skinflats, East Yorkshire at Kilnsea, and County Waterford at Tramore.
Otherwise, rarities comprised Zitting Cisticola and Black Stork both still in Suffolk, the Double-crested Cormorant showed again in County Leitrim, a White-winged Scoter remained in Lothian, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and two Lesser Scaups together in Staffordshire. |
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| Saturday 9th August 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Lesser Yellowlegs briefly in Highland at Nairn, a Black Kite reported in Surrey at Farnham, and White-rumped Sandpipers in Lincolnshire at Gibraltar Point, County Waterford at Tramore, and three together in East Yorkshire at Kilnsea.
Elsewhere, continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Zitting Cisticola and Black Stork both in Suffolk, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, and two Lesser Scaups together in Staffordshire. |
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| Friday 8th August 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a White-rumped Sandpiper in Lancashire at Skippool Creek, whilst in County Wexford there are now two Long-billed Dowitchers: at Tacumshin and Lady's Island Lake.
Elsewhere continuing rarities confirmed as still present were both the Zitting Cisticola and Black Stork in Suffolk, Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Thursday 7th August 2025 | ||
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| A Yelkouan Shearwater flew past Berry Head, Devon this morning.
Lingering rarities included the Zitting Cisticola and Black Stork in Suffolk, Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, White-rumped Sandpiper in Yorkshire, two Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire and one in Greater Manchester and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Wednesday 6th August 2025 | ||
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| A Northern Harrier at an undisclosed site in County Clare yesterday was the new rarity of the day.
Continuing rarities included a singing Zitting Cisticola at Walberswick in Suffolk, a rare vagrant, a Black Stork at Boyton Marshes RSPB in Suffolk, Ferruginous Duck at Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB and Earith Gravel Pits in Cambridgeshire, an American Black Tern at Tyninghame Bay in Lothian, a Bonaparte's Gull at Oare Marshes in Kent, a probable Bonaparte's Gull at Cley in Norfolk, a White-winged Scoter at Musselburgh Lagoons in Lothian, and a Lesser Scaup at Audenshaw Reservoirs in Greater Manchester. |
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| Tuesday 5th August 2025 | ||
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| Single Fea's Petrel species flew past Bridges of Ross, County Clare and Annagh Head, County Mayo.
Lingering rarities included the Zitting Cisticola and Black Stork in Suffolk, Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, two Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Monday 4th August 2025 | ||
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| A Fea's Petrel flying past Pendeen Watch in Cornwall at 2.30pm was the new rarity of the day.
Continuing rarities included a singing Zitting Cisticola at Walberswick in Suffolk, a rare vagrant, a Laughing Gull at Trabeg in County Kerry, a Black Stork at Boyton Marshes RSPB in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire and Hampshire, a Bonaparte's Gull at Oare Marshes in Kent, Lesser Scaups at Belvide Reservoir in Staffordshire, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire and Warwickshire, and an Azorean Yellow-legged Gull at Annagh Marsh in County Mayo. |
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| Sunday 3rd August 2025 | ||
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| A singing Zitting Cisticola near Walberswick in Suffolk was the standout bird of the day.
Also noted were an Elegant Tern flying south past Annagh Head in County Mayo, and Black Kites over Blandford Forum in Dorset and Winterbourne Dauntsey in Wiltshire. Continuing rarities included a Black Stork in Suffolk, a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, and Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire, a Gull-billed Tern in Kent, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire. |
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