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| The new rarity reports today were all of raptors. A Pallid Harrier was seen near John O'Groats in Highland, with it, or another, reported at Handa Island, also in Highland. A Black Kite was seen near Bala in Gwynedd and a second female Red-footed Falcon joined the female already present at Worth Marshes in Kent.
Other lingering rarities included Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Red-footed Falcons in Lincolnshire and North Yorkshire, Squacco Heron in County Cork, Lesser Scaup in Buckinghamshire, two White-winged Scoters in Fife, King Eider in Highland, Iberian Chiffchaffs in Dorset and County Durham and Great Reed Warbler in Staffordshire. |
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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 8th May 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Great Reed Warbler at Belvide Resr in Staffordshire, a Tawny Pipit at Waxham in Norfolk, an Eastern Subalpine Warbler on Skomer Island in Pembrokeshire, Black Kite at Otmoor in Oxfordshire, and Red-footed Falcons in Hamphire, North Yorkshire, and Lincolnshire.
Rarities included Spotted Sandpipers in East Sussex, an Elegant Tern in County Galway, an Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham and Dorset, and a Bonaparte's Gull in County Donegal. |
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| Thursday 7th May 2026 | ||
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| The highlights today consisted of the reappearance of a Black-winged Kite at Lessingham in Norfolk, a Squacco Heron at Whitegate in County Cork, an Iberian Chiffchaff confirmed at Durlston Country Park in Dorset, a Subalpine Warbler on St.Agnes, Scilly, and a Black Kite at Steart and Priddy in Somerset.
Lingering rarities included two Spotted Sandpipers in East Sussex, an Elegant Tern in County Galway, a Subalpine Warbler in Scilly, an Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham Red-footed Falcons in Suffolk and Kent, and a Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall. |
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| Wednesday 6th May 2026 | ||
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| The new rarities today included a West Siberian Stonechat at South Shields in County Durham and Richardson's Cackling Goose at Bellanoch in Argyll.
Continuing rarities today included White-winged Scoter in Fife, Pacific Diver in County Mayo, Spotted Sandpipers in East Sussex (2), Kentish Plover in Bedfordshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, County Donegal and Dorset, Elegant Tern in County Galway, Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk and County Durham, Lesser Kestrel in Cornwall and Red-footed Falcon in Suffolk. |
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| Tuesday 5th May 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Desert Wheatear at Grimston in East Yorkshire, a Red-rumped Swallow at Spurn in East Yorkshire, and a Tawny Pipit at Shingle Street in Suffolk.
Rarities included a Kentish Plover in Bedfordshire, a Lesser Kestrel in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper in East Sussex, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall, Dorset, and County Donegal, Iberian Chiffchaffs in Suffolk and County Durham, a Red-footed Falcon in Suffolk and Kent, an Elegant Tern in County Galway, and a Lesser Scaup in Hertfordshire/Buckinghamshire. |
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| Monday 4th May 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Kentish Plover at Broom Gravel Pits in Bedfordshire, a Red-footed Falcon at Carlton Marshes in Suffolk, Red-rumped Swallows at Wintersett Reservoir in West Yorkshire and at Cley in Norfolk, a Bonaparte's Gull at Lough Swilly in County Donegal, and an Iberian Chiffchaff at Dungeness in Kent.
Rarities included two Spotted Sandpipers in East Sussex, Lesser Kestrel in Cornwall, Iberian Chiffchaffs in County Durham and Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Red-footed Falcon in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, an Elegant Tern in County Galway, a Pacific Diver in County Mayo, and a Lesser Scaup yesterday in Hertfordshire/Buckinghamshire. |
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| Sunday 3rd May 2026 | ||
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| The new rarities today included two Spotted Sandpipers near Piddinghoe in East Sussex, an adult Ross's Gull at Thurrock Thameside Nature Park in Essex, a 1st summer Bonaparte's Gull at Crossness in Greater London, a Red-footed Falcon at Sandwich Bay in Kent, a Red-rumped Swallow at RSPB Old Moor in South Yorkshire and a Lesser Yellowlegs at Newton Marsh in Lancashire.
Continuing rarities today included Stejneger's Scoter and White-winged Scoter in Fife, Marsh Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall and Dorset, Elegant Tern in County Galway, Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, Zitting Cisticola in Suffolk and Lesser Kestrel in Cornwall. |
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| Saturday 2nd May 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of Red-footed Falcons at Easington in East Yorkshire, North Foreland in Kent, and at Kynance Cove in Cornwall, a Black Kite at Polegate in East Sussex, Red-rumped Swallows at Spurn and Scarborough in Yorkshire, and a Ferruginous Duck at Llanelli in Carmarthenshire.
Rarities included the Lesser Kestrel still at Croft Pascoe, on The Lizard in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, King Eider in Shetland, Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, Stejneger's Scoter in Fife, Iberian Chiffchaffs in Suffolk and County Durham, Pacific Diver in County Mayo, Marsh Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Red-footed Falcon in Kent, Elegant Tern in County Galway, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Western Subalpine Warbler in Orkney, and a Dusky Warbler in Cornwall. |
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| Friday 1st May 2026 | ||
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| The mega today was a beautiful adult male Lesser Kestrel at Croft Pascoe Woods in Cornwall.
The new rarities consisted of a Western Bonelli's Warbler at Lundy in Devon, Red-footed Falcon at Stodmarsh, Kent, a Great Reed Warbler at Lakenheath Fen in Suffolk, a Red-throated Pipit at Pilning Wetland in Gloucestershire, Bonaparte's Gull at Rainham Marshes in London, and two Red-rumped Swallows at Flamborough in East Yorkshire. Continuing rarities included King Eider in Shetland, Elegant Tern in County Galway, Lesser Scaup in Hertfordshire/Buckinghamshire, Marsh Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall and Dorset, Whiskered Tern in Cornwall, Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham and Suffolk, and Tawny Pipit and Zitting Cisticola in Suffolk. |
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| Thursday 30th April 2026 | ||
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| The new rarities today included a drake Black Scoter at Filey in North Yorkshire, Gull-billed Tern in flight past North Foreland in Kent, a Great Reed Warbler at Titchwell RSPB in Norfolk, a Red-rumped Swallow at The Naze in Essex and Western Subalpine Warblers on both North Ronaldsey in Orkney and a likely bird on Tiree in Argyll.
Continuing rarities today included, Stejneger's Scoter in Fife, Hooded Merganser in Warwickshire, Lesser Scaup in Hertfordshire/Buckinghamshire, Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, Pacific Diver in County Mayo, Marsh Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall and Dorset, Whiskered Tern in Cornwall, Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham and Tawny Pipit in Suffolk. |
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