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| Sunday 7th September 2025 | ||
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| A Black-winged Kite at Hickling Broad NWT in Norfolk was the standout bird of the day.
New rarities of the day included Greenish Warblers at Ulrome and Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire, and a Hooded Merganser at King George V Reservoir in London. Continuing rarities included a Marsh Sandpiper at Musselburgh in Lothian, Lesser Scaups at Belvide Reservoir in Staffordshire, a Western Sandpiper at Maidens in Ayrshire, a Baird's Sandpiper at Loch Paible on North Uist, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Kidwelly Quay in Carmarthenshire, a Zitting Cisticola at Walberswick in Suffolk, and a Bonaparte's Gull at Oare Marshes in Kent. |
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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 6th September 2025 | ||
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| New rarities of the day included an Arctic Warbler at Fetlar in Shetland, a Fea's Petrel at sea off Staithes in North Yorkshire, a Bonelli's Warbler at St.Martin's in Scilly, and a Marsh Sandpiper at Musselburgh in Lothian.
Continuing rarities included Zitting Cisticolas at Walberswick in Suffolk, a Ferruginous Duck at Filby Broad in Norfolk, an Azorean Yellow-legged Gull at The Mullet in County Mayo, an Arctic Warbler at Great Wigborough in Essex, a White-rumped Sandpiper at East Chevington NWT in Northumberland, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Kidwelly Quay in Carmarthenshire, a Marsh Sandpiper at Musselburgh in Lothian, Lesser Scaups at Belvide Reservoir in Staffordshire, a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Ballycotton in County Cork, a Pectoral Sandpiper at Tiree in Argyll, a Rose-coloured Starling at Wembury in Devon, a Wryneck at Mainland in Shetland, and a Black Kite at Drift Reservoir in Cornwall. |
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| Friday 5th September 2025 | ||
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| An Arctic Warbler at Great Wigborough in Essex was the standout bird of the day. Also noted were a Black Kite at Leighton Moss RSPB in Lancashire, a Pallid Swift at Orford in Suffolk, and a Baird's Sandpiper at Eyebrook Reservoir in Leicestershire. Continuing rarities included a Zitting Cisticola near Walberswick in Suffolk, White-rumped Sandpipers at East Chevington NWT in Northumberland and at Tacumshin in County Wexford, a Black Stork at Boyton Marshes RSPB in Suffolk, Lesser Scaups at Belvide Reservoir in Staffordshire, a Western Bonelli's Warbler on Lundy in Devon, a Baird's Sandpiper at Loch Paible on North Uist in the Western Isles, and a Bonaparte's Gull at Oare Marshes KWT in Kent. |
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| Thursday 4th September 2025 | ||
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| New rarities of the day were a Baird's Sandpiper on St. Kilda in the Western Isles, a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Tramore in County Waterford, a Lesser Scaup at Gailey Reservoir in Staffordshire, a Barolo Shearwater at Pendeen Watch in Cornwall, a Pallid Swift over Walberswick in Suffolk, and a Blyth's Reed Warbler trapped and ringed on Bardsey Island in Gwynedd.
Late news included a Black Kite over St. Buryan in Cornwall on Monday, and a Bonaparte's Gull at Kinnegar Shore in County Down yesterday. Continuing rarities included a singing Zitting Cisticola near Walberswick in Suffolk, a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Ballycotton in County Cork, White-winged Scoters at Lunan Bay in Angus, a Western Sandpiper at Maidens in Ayrshire, a White-rumped Sandpiper at East Chevington in Northumberland, a Baird's Sandpiper at Loch Paible in the Western Isles, a Lesser Scaup at Belvide Reservoir in Staffordshire, and an Eastern Subalpine Warbler on Fair Isle in Shetland. |
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| Wednesday 3rd September 2025 | ||
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| A Baird's Sandpiper at Loch Paible on North Uist was the new rarity of the day.
Continuing rarities included a Greenish Warbler on Papa Westray in Orkney and on Tory Island in Co Donegal, a Stilt Sandpiper at Broad Lough in Co Wicklow, White-rumped Sandpipers at Carrahane Strand in Co Kerry and East Chevington in Northumberland, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Kidwelly Quay in Carmarthenshire, a Black-winged Pratincole at Loch Calder in Highland, two White-winged Scoters at Lunan Bay in Angus, a Western Sandpiper at Maidens in Ayrshire, and two Lesser Scaups at Belvide Reservoir in Staffordshire. |
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| Tuesday 2nd September 2025 | ||
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| In Cornwall, a Band-rumped Petrel species reportedly flew past Coverack, whilst a Fea's Petrel species flew past Portland Bill in Dorset. Also in Dorset, an Aquatic Warbler was trapped at Wareham. Further north, a Black-winged Pratincole was at Loch Calder, Highland and a Wilson's Phalarope was on the Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire, with a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Ballycotton, County Cork, a Baird's Sandpiper at Annagh Beach, County Mayo.
Lingering rarities included Zitting Cisticola and Black Stork in Suffolk, Greenish Warbler in County Donegal, Stilt Sandpiper in County Wicklow, Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Long-billed Dowitchers in County Wexford and Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in Carmarthenshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in County Wexford and Northumberland, Laughing Gull in County Kerry, two Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire and Black Kite in Cornwall. |
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| Monday 1st September 2025 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Stilt Sandpiper in County Wicklow at Broad Lough, and a White-rumped Sandpiper in Northumberland at East Chevington, whilst seawatching produced a Fea's Petrel species in Cornwall passing Trevose Head, and at least one Scopoli's Shearwater at sea off the Isles of Scilly.
Elsewhere the Forster's Tern returned to Poole Harbour, Dorset, a Zitting Cisticola and the Black Stork both remained in Suffolk, as did the Greenish Warbler in County Donegal, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Carmarthenshire, Black Kite in Cornwall, White-rumped Sandpipers in County Kerry and East Yorkshire, two Lesser Scaups together in Staffordshire, and two Ferruginous Ducks together in Norfolk. |
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| Sunday 31st August 2025 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Pallid Swift at Carrahane, County Kerry, two Ferruginous Ducks at Filby Broad, Norfolk and a White-rumped Sandpiper at Hornsea Mere, Yorkshire.
Lingering rairities included six Zitting Cisticolas and the Black Stork in Suffolk, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Greenish Warblers in County Donegal and Orkney, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, two Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire and one in Greater Manchester, Long-billed Dowitchers in County Wexford and Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegb in Carmarthenshire, Black Kite in Cornwall and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Saturday 30th August 2025 | ||
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| 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. |
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| Friday 29th August 2025 | ||
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| 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. |
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