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 30th August 2025  
  The news today was dominated by seabirds in the south west, and topping the bill were two to three Scopoli's Shearwaters, all in Cornwall: one seen from a pelagic off Falmouth and one (or the same) from Coverack, with another off Lizard Point. Amongst the many other seabirds seen were peak counts of about 10,000 Great Shearwaters and about 5,000 Cory's Shearwaters, also off Lizard Point.

Other new discoveries were of a Bonaparte's Gull at Keyhaven in Hampshire, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire and a Greenish Warbler on Whalsay in Shetland, with another sighting of the roaming Pacific Golden Plover being made on the Suffolk coast - this time flying over Walberswick.

Lingering rarities included the family of Zitting Cisticolas and the Black Stork in Suffolk, Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, Marsh Sandpiper in Gwent, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Kerry, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Kentish Plover on the Isle of Wight, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Greenish Warbler in County Donegal and the long staying Eastern Subalpine Warbler on Fair Isle.
-  Pete Hayman, RBA
Friday 29th August 2025  
  New discoveries today included Fea's Petrel species off Bloody Foreland, County Donegal and St Ives Island, Cornwall, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Smerwick Harbour and White-rumped Sandpiper at Carrahane Strand, both County Kerry, Greenish Warblers on Unst, Shetland and Tory Island, County Donegal and a Ferruginous Duck at Shustoke Reservoir, Warwickshire. A Marsh Sandpiper was present for its second day at Standlake, Oxfordshire.

Other lingering rarities included at least three Zitting Cisticolas and Black Stork in Suffolk, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Kentish Plover in Isle of Wight, two Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire and one in Greater Manchester, Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire and Laughing Gull in County Kerry.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Thursday 28th August 2025  
  Discoveries today included a Baird's Sandpiper in County Mayo at Leam Lough, a Kentish Plover on the Isle of Wight at Bembridge, and a Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk at Filby Broad.

Continuing rarities confirmed as still present today were at least two Zitting Cisticolas and the Black Stork in Suffolk, one Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Cork, the Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and two Lesser Scaups together in Staffordshire.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Wednesday 27th August 2025  
  New rarities today included a Subalpine Warbler on St.Mary's, Scilly, two Semipalmated Sandpipers at Clonakilty in County Cork, and a Fea's Petrel at Annagh, County Mayo.

Lingering rarities today included two Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, Marsh Sandpiper in Gwent, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford and East Yorkshire, two Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire, and one in Greater Manchester Black Stork in Suffolk, Greenish Warbler in Orkney, Bonaparte's Gull in Aberdeenshire, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Tuesday 26th August 2025  
  Discoveries today included in Orkney a Franklin's Gull on North Ronaldsay, and on Papa Westray both Greenish Warbler and White-rumped Sandpiper, whilst in Ireland a Semipalmated Sandpiper was found in County Cork at Clonakilty, and a White-rumped Sandpiper was new at Ballyferriter, County Kerry.

Elsewhere at least three Zitting Cisticolas and the Black Stork remained in Suffolk, as did the Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Marsh Sandpiper in Gwent, Black-winged Pratincole in Lincolnshire, Western Bonelli's Warblers in both Devon and Pembrokeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Orkney, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, and two Lesser Scaups together Staffordshire.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 25th August 2025  
  In Fife, the Bridled Tern reappeared at Elie Ness late afternoon. A Sardinian Warbler was in Kent at Graveney Marshes, a Greenish Warbler was in Suffolk at Shingle Street and a Baltic Gull was at Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk.

Lingering rarities included the family of Zitting Cisticolas and Black Stork in Suffolk, Black-winged Pratincole in Lincolnshire, Marsh Sandpiper in Gwent, Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, two White-rumped Sandpipers in Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, two Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire and one in Greater Manchester, Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Devon, Greenish Warbler in Norfolk and Black Kite in Cornwall.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Sunday 24th August 2025  
  What was presumably the same Bridled Tern as seen yesterday in Fife, was seen today at Musselburgh in Lothian, but it didn't hang about for long. Other new discoveries today were of two different Western Bonelli's Warblers on Lundy (Devon), a Greenish Warbler at Salthouse in Norfolk, a Marsh Sandpiper at Peterstone Wentlooge in Gwent and a Pallid Harrier briefly near Amesbury in Wiltshire.

The family of Zitting Cisticolas remained at Walberswick in Suffolk, with now four juveniles present and nearby the Black Stork was still at Boyton. Other lingering rarities included Black-winged Pratincole in Lincolnshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in East Yorkshire and County Wexford, Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Laughing Gull in County Kerry, Bonaparte's Gulls in Aberdeenshire and Kent, Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire (2), Black Kite in Cornwall and long staying Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Shetland.
-  Pete Hayman, RBA
Saturday 23rd August 2025  
  The highlight of the day was a Bridled Tern in Fife that lingered at Fife Ness for over three hours, and in Lincolnshire a Black-winged Pratincole was discovered at Kirton in Lindsey.

Rarities confirmed as still present were the family of up to five Zitting Cisticolas and the Black Stork in Suffolk, Marsh Sandpiper in Devon, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Western Bonelli's Warblers in Pembrokeshire and Scilly, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Orkney and County Wexford, White-rumped Sandpipers in East Yorkshire and County Wexford, Bonaparte's Gull in Aberdeenshire, Black Kite in Cornwall, and two Lesser Scaups together in Staffordshire.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Friday 22nd August 2025  
  The highlight of the day was news that Zitting Cisticolas have bred in Suffolk at Walberswick with at least five birds present there today. Elsewhere, in Cornwall an Aquatic Warbler was found at Cadgwith and a Black Kite was at Drift Reservoir.

Continuing rarities confirmed as still present today were the Marsh Sandpiper in Devon where it had relocated to Seaton, Black Stork in Suffolk, Western Bonelli's Warbler and Subalpine Warbler species together in the Isles of Scilly, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Citrine Wagtail in  the Western Isles, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitcher and White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford, Bonaparte's Gull in both Aberdeenshire and Kent, and Lesser Scaups in Greater Manchester and Staffordshire.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Thursday 21st August 2025  
  In Gloucestershire, the Black-winged Kite remained in the Frampton area until mid morning, when it flew east.

New discoveries included single Booted Warblers at Holland Haven, Essex and on Grassholm, Pembrokeshire, a Subalpine Warbler species on St Mary's, Scilly, a Citrine Wagtail at Kildonan, Western Isles and a Black Kite at Ormesby, Norfolk.

Other lingering rarities included the Zitting Cisticolas in both Kent and Suffolk, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Pembrokeshire, Black Stork and White-rumped Sandpiper in Suffolk, another of the latter in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, two Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire and Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and Aberdeenshire.
-  Will Soar, RBA