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| Saturday 15th November 2025 | ||
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| New rarities consisted of Hume's Warblers on Holy Island, Northumberland; Burnham Overy Dunes, Norfolk; Wells Woods, Norfolk; and Langton Herring, Dorset; Franklin's Gull at Hayle Estuary, Cornwall; Ross's Goose at Loch of Skene, Aberdeenshire; and two Lesser Scaups at Tacumshin, County Wexford.
Continuing rarities included a Blue-winged Teal in Cornwall; Daurian Shrike in County Wexford; Dusky Warblers in East Yorkshire, Leicestershire, and Norfolk; Harlequin Duck in County Donegal; Isabelline Shrike in Suffolk; Kentish Plover in Somerset; two Lesser Scaups in Cornwall; Lesser Scaup in Western Isles; Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and County Antrim; Northern Harrier in County Wexford; Olive-backed Pipit in Cleveland; Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan and Pembrokeshire; Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire; and Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford. |
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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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| Friday 14th November 2025 | ||
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| A Hume's Warbler was found at Gremista, Shetland.
Lingering rarities included the Baikal Teal in Dorset, Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, two Lesser Scaups in Cornwall, Olive-backed Pipit in Cleveland, Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Dusky Warbler in Scilly, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and County Antrim, Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford and Pallid Harrier in Carmarthenshire. |
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| Thursday 13th November 2025 | ||
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| Mega highlights consisted of a Pine Bunting at St. Aldhelm's Head, Dorset.
New rarities included Spotted Sandpiper at Ballynagaul, Co. Waterford; Dusky Warblers at Tresco and St. Mary's, Scilly; and Pallid Swift at North Foreland, Kent. Continuing rarities included Baikal Teal in Dorset; Bonaparte's Gull in Co. Galway; Daurian Shrike in Co. Wexford; Dusky Warblers in Norfolk, Leicestershire, East Yorkshire, and Scilly; Isabelline Shrike in Suffolk; Kentish Plover in Somerset; Lesser Scaups in Essex, Leicestershire, and Co. Wexford; Northern Harrier in Co. Wexford; Olive-backed Pipit in Cleveland; Pacific Diver in Co. Cork; Pallid Harrier in Carmarthenshire; Pallid Swift in Kent; Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire; and White-winged Scoter in Co. Kerry. |
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| Wednesday 12th November 2025 | ||
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| Mega highlights consisted of an Eleonora's Falcon on Islay, Argyll.
New rarities included Pallid Swift at Sidmouth, Devon; Pallid Swift at Thorne, South Yorkshire; Pallid Swift at Whitburn, Co. Durham; Lesser Scaup at Staines Reservoir, Surrey; Radde's Warbler on Stronsay, Orkney; and 3 Penduline Tits at Titchfield Haven, Hampshire. Continuing rarities included Pacific Diver in Co. Cork; Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall; 2 White-rumped Sandpipers in Co. Derry; Dusky Warblers in Kent, Leicestershire, East Yorkshire, and Norfolk; Pallid Swift in Norfolk; Isabelline Shrike in Suffolk; Olive-backed Pipit in Cleveland; Harlequin Duck in Co. Donegal; Lesser Scaups in Essex, Leicestershire, and the Western Isles; Long-billed Dowitcher in Angus; Kentish Plover in Somerset; and Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan. |
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| Tuesday 11th November 2025 | ||
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| New rarities today included Olive-backed Pipit at Grutness, Shetland; Lesser Scaup at Snishival Plantation, Western Isles; and Lesser Scaup at Swithland Reservoir, Leicestershire.
Continuing rarities included a Coues's Redpoll on Shetland; Daurian Shrike in Co. Wexford; Dusky Warblers on Shetland, in Kent, Leicestershire, and East Yorkshire; Harlequin Duck in Co. Donegal; Isabelline Shrike in Suffolk; Lesser Scaup in Northants, and Cornwall; Olive-backed Pipit in Cleveland; Pallid Swift in Norfolk; and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Cumbria. |
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| Monday 10th November 2025 | ||
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| New discoveries today were a Pallid Swift at Cowbar, Cleveland and a Dusky Warbler at Flamborough, Yorkshire.
Lingering rarities included the Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Olive-backed Pipit in Cleveland, Daurian Shrike in County Wexford, Isabelline Shrike species in Suffolk, Dusky Warblers in Scilly, Kent, Leicestershire, Norfolk (two), Yorkshire (two) and Shetland, Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall (two) and Northamptonshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Angus, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Northern Harrier in County Wexford and Pacific Diver in County Cork. |
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| Sunday 9th November 2025 | ||
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| Mega highlights consisted of a Siberian Rubythroat on Unst, Shetland.
New rarities included Penduline Tit at Aust Warth, Gloucestershire; Kentish Plover at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset; Isabelline Wheatears at St. Martin's, Scilly and Spurn, East Yorkshire; Isabelline Shrike at North Warren RSPB, Suffolk; Dusky Warblers at Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire; St. Mary's, Scilly; Waxham, Norfolk; Baltasound, Unst, Shetland; and Kingsdown, Kent; Pallid Swifts at Great Cowden and Easington, East Yorkshire, and The Naze, Essex; and Olive-backed Pipit at Wester Quarff, Shetland. Continuing rarities included Black-faced Bunting in Shetland, Daurian Shrike in Co. Wexford, Dusky Warbler in Leicestershire, East Yorkshire, Norfolk, Kent, Northumberland, Shetland, Great Yarmouth, and Weybourne, Harlequin Duck in Co. Donegal, Isabelline Wheatear in Scilly, Lesser Scaups in Northants, Beds, Argyll, Essex, and Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and Anglesey, Northern Harrier in Co. Wexford, Olive-backed Pipit in Cleveland, Pallid Harrier in Pembrokeshire, Pallid Swift in Kent, Pechora Pipit in Shetland, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Cumbria and Co. Sligo, Western Oriental Turtle Dove in Shetland, and Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk. Late news included two Penduline Tits at Titchfield Haven NNR, Hampshire, Dusky Warbler at Great Yarmouth Cemetery, Norfolk, and two Dusky Warblers at Weybourne Camp, Norfolk. |
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| Saturday 8th November 2025 | ||
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| Mega highlights consisted of a Pechora Pipit at Scalloway, Shetland.
New rarities included a Blue-winged Teal at Hayle Estuary, Cornwall, Olive-backed Pipit at The Lizard, Cornwall, Blyth's Reed Warbler at Kessingland, Suffolk, Desert Wheatear at Seasalter, Kent, Dusky Warblers at Unst and Fair Isle, Shetland and at Craster, Northumberland, Eastern Black Redstart at Withernsea, East Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs at Lough Swilly, Co. Donegal, Pallid Swifts at Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire; Titchwell, Norfolk; and Dover, Kent, and Radde's Warbler at Helvick Head, Co. Waterford. Continuing rarities included Black-faced Bunting in Shetland, Daurian Shrike in Co. Wexford, Dusky Warblers in Leicestershire, East Yorkshire, Norfolk, Kent, Northumberland, Shetland, and Pembrokeshire, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Harlequin Duck in Co. Donegal, Lesser Scaup in Northants and Co. Antrim, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and Anglesey, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall, Olive-backed Pipit in Cleveland, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, Pallid Swift in Kent, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Cumbria, White-rumped Sandpiper in Angus and Co. Derry, White-winged Scoter in Co. Kerry, and Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk. |
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| Friday 7th November 2025 | ||
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| A Siberian Rubythroat made a brief appearance at Norwick, Unst, Shetland today. Other new discoveries included a male Baikal Teal at Abbotsbury, Dorset, a Lesser Scaup at Abberton Reservoir, Essex and a Siberian Stonechat on Stronsay, Orkney. New Pallid Swifts were found on Tresco, Scilly, Dawlish Warren, Devon (two), Carregwastad Point, Pembrokeshire, Sand Point, Somerset and Horsey and Cromer, both Norfolk, and new Dusky Warblers were at Foreness Point, Kent, Aylestone, Leicestershire, Blakeney Point, Norfolk, Flamborough, Yorkshire, Holy Island, Northumberland and Fair Isle, Shetland.
Lingering rarities included the Black-faced Bunting in Shetland, Daurian Shrike in County Wexford, three Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, Radde's Warbler in Orkney, Dusky Warbler in Shetland, Pallid Swift in Kent, Pallid Harrier in Pembrokeshire, Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Derry, Lesser Yellowlegs in Anglesey, another Lesser Yellowlegs and two Lesser Scaups in Cornwall, another Lesser Scaup in Northamptonshire and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Cumbria. |
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| Thursday 6th November 2025 | ||
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| Mega highlights included Black-faced Buntings at four locations - one trapped and ringed at Nanjizal Valley, Cornwall; another trapped and ringed at Portland Bill, Dorset; and two on Fair Isle, Shetland - one at Walli Burn and another trapped at Auld Haa.
New rarities included several notable finds. Dusky Warblers were discovered at four locations: Filey Brigg, North Yorkshire; Stiffkey, Norfolk; Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk; and Tresco, Scilly. An Olive-backed Pipit was seen on St. Mary's, Scilly. Pallid Swifts were spotted at North Foreland, Kent; Portland Bill, Dorset; and Dundalk, Co. Louth. Continuing rarities included Killdeer in Pembrokeshire, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Lesser Yellowlegs in Anglesey, Lesser Scaup in Northants and Cornwall, Northern Harrier in Co. Wexford, Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, Radde's Warbler in Orkney, Harlequin Duck in Co. Donegal, White-rumped Sandpiper in Co. Derry, Daurian Shrike in Co. Wexford, and Red-breasted Goose in Argyll. |
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