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| Thursday 20th November 2025 | ||
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| Lingering rarities seen today included the Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, Bufflehead in County Kerry, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall (two), Surrey and Leicestershire, Isabelline Shrike species in Suffolk, two Hume's Warblers in both Norfolk and Yorkshire, Pallid Harrier in Carmarthenshire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Cumbria and Red-breasted Goose in Essex. | ||
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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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| Wednesday 19th November 2025 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a King Eider off Unst, Shetland; Red-breasted Goose at Wallasea Island, Essex; Hume's Warbler at Easington, East Yorkshire; and Lesser Scaup at Lough Leane, County Kerry.
Continuing rarities included Bufflehead in County Kerry; Hume's Warblers in East Yorkshire and Norfolk; Kentish Plover in Somerset; Lesser Scaup in Leicestershire; Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall; Pallid Harrier in Carmarthenshire; and Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo. |
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| Tuesday 18th November 2025 | ||
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| New rarities consisted of a Bufflehead at Killarney, County Kerry; and Hume's Warbler at Holkham Pines, Norfolk.
Continuing rarities included Baikal Teal in Dorset; Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire; Hume's Warblers in East Yorkshire and Norfolk (multiple sites); Isabelline Shrike in Suffolk; Kentish Plover in Somerset; two Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Leicestershire; Lesser Scaup in County Wexford; two Northern Harriers in County Wexford; Red-breasted Goose in Essex; Ross's Goose in Aberdeenshire; and Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford. |
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| Monday 17th November 2025 | ||
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| New discoveries today included a Black-browed Albatross off Titchwell, Norfolk, an Olive-backed Pipit at Spurn, Yorkshire and a Pacific Diver at Elly Bay, County Mayo. New Hume's Warblers were found at Kingsdown, Kent and Holkham, Caister and Winterton, all Norfolk, and Dusky Warblers were found at The Garrison, Scilly, Falmouth, Cornwall, Caister, Norfolk and Seapoint, County Dublin.
Lingering rarities included the Isabelline Shrike species in Suffolk, Hume's Warblers in Dorset, Norfolk (two) and Yorkshire, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Blue-winged Teal and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall (two), further Lesser Scaups in Surrey and County Wexford (two), Ross's Goose in Aberdeenshire, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, Northern Harrier in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Antrim, Kentish Plover in Somerset and Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford. |
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| Sunday 16th November 2025 | ||
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| An Eastern Black Redstart was found at Spurn, Yorkshire, whilst new Hume's Warblers were at Holme, Warham, Thornham and Winterton, all Norfolk and Easington, Yorkshire, and new Dusky Warblers were at Easington, Yorkshire, Winterton and Horsey, Norfolk and at Porthloo, Scilly.
Lingering rarities included two Northern Harriers and two Lesser Scaups in County Wexford, Pallid Harriers in Glamorgan, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, Blue-winged Teal in Cornwall, two more Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and one in Essex, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Ross's Goose in Aberdeenshire, Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Sligo and Cumbria, Kentish Plover in Somerset, Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Isabelline Shrike species in Suffolk, two Hume's Warblers in Norfolk and one in Northumberland, Dusky Warbler in Yorkshire and Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire. |
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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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| 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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