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| Monday 6th October 2025 | ||
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| In Ireland, a Northern Parula was in County Cork at Firkeel, a Blackpoll Warbler and a Grey-cheeked Thrush were in County Donegal on Arranmore Island and Tory Island respectively, an American Pipit was in County Waterford at Rathmoylan, a Lesser Yellowlegs was in County Wexford at Cahore and a White-rumped Sandpiper was at Inny Strand, County Kerry. Elsewhere, a Red-throated Pipit was at Aberaeron, Ceredigion, a Pallid Harrier was at Reculver, Kent, a Lesser Scaup was at Gouthwaite Reservoir, Yorkshire and further White-rumped Sandpipers were in Cornwall, Argyll and Western Isles (two).
Lingering rarities included the Siberian Thrush and Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Swainson's Thrush in County Donegal, American Pipits in Scilly and County Clare, Isabelline Wheatear in County Waterford, two Zitting Cisticolas and Turkestan Shrike in Suffolk, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, Ross's Goose in Merseyside, Wilson's Phalarope and Spotted Sandpiper in Scilly, Marsh Sandpiper in Lothian and Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Lincolnshire and County Louth. |
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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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| Sunday 5th October 2025 | ||
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| In Ireland an Isabelline Wheatear was found at Ballinclamper in County Waterford and an American Pipit was found at Clahane Strand in County Clare. Elsewhere in Ireland new rarities were all waders, with Baird's and White-rumped Sandpipers at Lough Leam in County Mayo, a Baird's Sandpiper at Kinsalebeg in County Waterford and a White-rumped Sandpiper at Inishmore in County Galway.
On Shetland new rarities comprised a Lanceolated Warbler at Feal on Fetlar, a Rustic Bunting at Haroldswick on Unst and an Olive-backed Pipit seen briefly at Scatsta on Mainland in the evening. On Scilly an American Pipit was a new discovery on St.Mary's. Finally further American waders found today were a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Goldcliff Pools in Gwent and two White-rumped Sandpipers at North Bay on South Uist. Lingering rarities included Siberian Thrush on Shetland, Swainson's Thrush in County Donegal, Turkestan Shrike in Suffolk, Marsh Sandpiper in Lothian, Spotted Sandpiper and Wilson's Phalarope on Scilly, five Lesser Yellowlegs and seven White-rumped Sandpipers around the country, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Ross's Goose in Lancashire, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan and Blue-winged Teal and Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland. |
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| Saturday 4th October 2025 | ||
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| New rarities included White-rumped Sandpipers at St.Gothian Sands, Cornwall, Tiree, Argyll, Lacken Strand, Co.Mayo, South Uist, Western Isles, and two birds at Guardbridge, Fife, Western Subalpine Warbler at North Levenwick, Shetland, Northern Harrier at New Brighton, Wirral, Semipalmated Sandpiper at Lower Rosses, Co.Sligo, Baird's Sandpiper at Lurgan Green, Co.Louth, Ferruginous Duck at Little Marlow GPs, Bucks, Lesser Yellowlegs at Northwick Warth, Glos, and a historically interesting Rustic Bunting from 24th September at East Hills, Norfolk.
Continuing rarities included Siberian Thrush at Scalloway Caravan Park, Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs at South Wootton, Norfolk, Etton Maxey Pits, Cambs, Baston Langtoft Pits, Lincs, South Uist, Western Isles, and Lurgan Green, Co.Louth, Turkestan Shrike at Dunwich Heath, Suffolk, Wilson's Phalarope at St.Mary's, Scilly, Baird's Sandpiper at Annagh Marsh, Co.Mayo, Blue-winged Teal at Loch of Spiggie, Shetland, Pallid Harrier at Llanrhidian Marsh, Glamorgan, Swainson's Thrush at Malin More, Co.Donegal, Marsh Sandpiper at Musselburgh Lagoons, Lothian, and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull at Termoncarragh Lough, Co.Mayo. |
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| Friday 3rd October 2025 | ||
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| In Shetland, a Swainson's Thrush was at Ham, Foula, single Rustic Buntings were at Urafirth and Laxfirth, a Subalpine Warbler species was at North Levenwick and an Olive-backed Pipit was on Fair Isle. A White-rumped Sandpiper was at Stinky Bay, Western Isles.
Lingering rarities included the Siberian Thrush, Radde's Warbler and Dusky Warbler in Shetland, Swainson's Thrush in County Donegal, Turkestan Shrike in Suffolk, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Franklin's Gull in Orkney, Wilson's Phalarope in Scilly, Marsh Sandpiper in Lothian, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, Baird's Sandpiper in Western Isles, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, Blue-winged Teal in Shetland and Ross's Goose in Lancashire. |
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| Thursday 2nd October 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a (the?) male Siberian Thrush in Shetland at Asta, Mainland, a Blyth's Reed Warbler new on Yell, and on Unst Radde's Warbler, Citrine Wagtail, and at least one Hornemann's Redpoll.
Discoveries elsewhere included a Turkestan Shrike in Suffolk at Dunwich Heath, a brief Hudsonian Whimbrel in Orkney on North Ronaldsay, a Ross's Goose in Merseyside at Marshside, and Pallid Harriers in Angus at Montrose Basin, and at Keyhaven, Hampshire. Continuing rarities comprised the Swainson's Thrush still in County Donegal, Wilson's Phalarope and Spotted Sandpiper both in the Isles of Scilly, Marsh Sandpiper in Lothian, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Angus, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. |
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| Wednesday 1st October 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a White's Thrush on Sanday Orkney.
New rarities included Rustic Bunting at St.Martin's Scilly, White-rumped Sandpipers at Annagh Marsh Co.Mayo and Blennerville Co.Kerry, Baird's Sandpiper at Annagh Marsh Co.Mayo, Lesser Yellowlegs at South Wootton Norfolk, Citrine Wagtail at Spurn East Yorkshire, Brown Shrike at St.Kilda Western Isles, Dusky Warbler at Whalsay Shetland, Olive-backed Pipit on Sanday Orkney, Pallid Harrier at Dungeness Point Kent, and Semipalmated Sandpiper at Tacumshin Co.Wexford. Continuing rarities included Blyth's Reed Warbler at Fishtown of Usan Angus, Pallid Harrier at Llanrhidian Glamorgan, Wilson's Phalarope at Porth Hellick Pool, St.Mary's Scilly, Ferruginous Duck at Shawell Leicestershire, Spotted Sandpiper on St.Agnes Scilly, Siberian Stonechat at Hawthorn Dene Co.Durham, Laughing Gull at Trabeg Co.Kerry, White-rumped Sandpiper at The Gearagh Co.Cork, Hornemann's Redpoll at Norwick, Unst Shetland, Marsh Sandpiper at Musselburgh Lagoons Lothian, Swainson's Thrush at Malin More Co.Donegal, Long-billed Dowitcher at Tacumshin Co.Wexford, and Paddyfield Warbler at Porth Hellick Pool, St.Mary's Scilly. Late news included a Great Reed Warbler yesterday at Nanquidno Valley Cornwall, a Wilson's Phalarope on Monday at Leighton Moss Lancashire, and a Black Stork yesterday over Start Point Devon. |
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| Tuesday 30th September 2025 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the discovery of the first Red-eyed Vireo of the autumn, in the Western Isles on Barra.
Elsewhere, new rarities comprised an Isabelline Shrike species in Norfolk at Happisburgh, in the Isles of Scilly Wilson's Phalarope on St Mary's and Rustic Bunting on St Agnes, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan at Landimore, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Cork at Garinish, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Angus at Fishtown of Usan, Bonaparte's Gull in Highland at Dunnet Bay, and three White-rumped Sandpipers together at Tacumshin, County Wexford. Continuing rarities comprised the Swainson's Thrush still in County Donegal, a Zitting Cisticola in Suffolk, Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Paddyfield Warbler and Spotted Sandpiper in the Isles of Scilly, Radde's Warbler and Hornemman's Redpoll together in Shetland, Dusky Warbler in East Yorkshire, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cambridgeshire, and White-rumped Sandpiper in County Cork. |
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| Monday 29th September 2025 | ||
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| An spectacular day with discoveries including a Yellow-browed Bunting in Dorset at Abbotsbury, in Shetland a Siberian Thrush at Scatsta, Mainland, and a Radde's Warbler on Unst, a Swainson's Thrush in County Donegal at Malin More, a Grey-cheeked Thrush in Devon on Lundy, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare at Aughinish, and a Black Kite at Lehanmore, County Cork.
Elsewhere, continuing rarities comprised the Western Sandpiper still in Ayrshire, Isabelline Wheatear in Cornwall, Paddyfield Warbler and Spotted Sandpiper in the Isles of Scilly, Lesser Grey Shrike in Norfolk, Marsh Sandpiper in Lothian, Siberian Stonechat in County Durham, Citrine Wagtail and Hornemann's Redpoll in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, and Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cambridgeshire and County Louth.< |
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| The highlight of the day was a Black-faced Bunting between Sandwick and Noness on Mainland in Shetland.
Other new rarities included a Citrine Wagtail at Norwick on Unst in Shetland, Hornemann's Redpoll at Norwick on Unst in Shetland, a Siberian Stonechat on Foula in Shetland, a White-rumped Sandpiper at Loch Mor on Benbecula in Western Isles, a Pallid Harrier at Saul Warth in Gloucestershire, a Red-rumped Swallow at Sandwich Bay in Kent, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Lurgan Green in Co.Louth, a Subalpine Warbler at Brough on Whalsay in Shetland, a Dusky Warbler at Bigton on Mainland in Shetland, a Rustic Bunting at Maywick on Mainland in Shetland, a Red-flanked Bluetail near John o' Groats in Highland, a Paddyfield Warbler at Porth Hellick on St.Mary's in Scilly, a Pacific Golden Plover at Seasalter in Kent, and a Lesser White-fronted Goose at Howgate in Lothian. Continuing rarities included a White-rumped Sandpiper at The Gearagh in Co.Cork, a Blue-winged Teal at Loch of Spiggie on Mainland in Shetland, a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Stinking Porth on Bryher in Scilly, a Spotted Sandpiper at St.Warna's Cove on St.Agnes in Scilly, an Isabelline Wheatear at Land's End Airport in Cornwall, Siberian Stonechats at Grimston in East Yorkshire and at Hawthorn Dene in Co.Durham, a Western Sandpiper at Maidens in Ayrshire, a Lesser Grey Shrike at Winterton North Dunes in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs at Etton Maxey Pits in Cambridgeshire and at Loughor in Glamorgan, a Long-billed Dowitcher at Tacumshin in Co.Wexford, and a Marsh Sandpiper at Musselburgh Lagoons in Lothian. |
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| Saturday 27th September 2025 | ||
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| New rarities consisted of a Little Bittern at Weymouth in Dorset, Semipalmated Sandpipers at Muckross Estuary in Clonakilty, Co.Cork, a Pallid Harrier in the Blakeney area in Norfolk, and a White-rumped Sandpiper at The Gearagh in Co.Cork.
Continuing rarities included a Baird's Sandpiper at St.Kilda in Western Isles, a Bonaparte's Gull at Kinnegar Shore in Co.Down, a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Bryher in Scilly, a Western Sandpiper at Maidens in Ayrshire, a Marsh Sandpiper at Musselburgh Lagoons in Lothian, a Lesser Grey Shrike at Winterton North Dunes in Norfolk, Siberian Stonechats at Grimston in East Yorkshire and at Hawthorn Dene in Co.Durham, a Brown Shrike at North Aywick on Yell in Shetland, an Isabelline Wheatear at Land's End Airport in Cornwall, a Dusky Warbler at Kilnsea in East Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs at Loughor in Glamorgan and at Etton Maxey Pits in Cambridgeshire, a White-winged Scoter at Musselburgh Lagoons in Lothian, a Blue-winged Teal on Mainland in Shetland, and a Laughing Gull at Trabeg in Co.Kerry. |
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