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| Monday 25th May 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Broad-billed Sandpiper at Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir in Surrey, an Alpine Swift at Foula in Shetland, Black Kites at The Roaches in Staffordshire and Amberley in West Sussex, a Blue-winged Teal at Ham Wall RSPB in Somerset, Red-rumped Swallows at Bardsey Island in Gwynedd and Langdon Cliffs in Kent, and a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Spurn in East Yorkshire.
Rarities included a Northern Parula in Shetland, a Great Reed Warbler in Somerset, a White-winged Scoter in Fife, a Black Scoter in Fife, an Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham, an American Black Tern in Northumberland, a Pacific Diver in County Mayo, a Red-footed Falcon in Cornwall, and a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk. |
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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 24th May 2026 | ||
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| A dark morph Booted Eagle flew over Bissoe, near Redruth in Cornwall. Other new raptors found today were a female Pallid Harrier, which was seen coming in off the sea at Titchwell, Norfolk, then continuing inland where it was later found on a fence post, but then continued southwards, and a Red-footed Falcon, which flew west over Bray's Cott in Cornwall. A singing Greenish Warbler spent the day in the trapping area at Dungeness, Kent, and there was a Richardson's Cackling Goose on Oronsay in Argyll.
On Fair Isle the Northern Parula remained in the Vailas Trees/shop area. Other lingering rarities included Kentish Plover in Leicestershire, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Black Scoter in Fife, Lesser Scaup in Buckinghamshire, Red-footed Falcon in Dorset, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham and the Great Reed Warbler in Somerset. |
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| Saturday 23rd May 2026 | ||
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| Find of the day was a Northern Parula on Fair Isle, Shetland.
The new rarities consisted of a Black Kite at Woods Mill SWT in West Sussex, a Tawny Pipit at Kelling Heath in Norfolk, and a Great Reed Warbler at Shapwick Heath NNR in Somerset. Rarities included a Kentish Plover in Leicestershire, a Spotted Sandpiper in Warwickshire, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a White-winged Scoter and a Black Scoter in Fife, a Red-footed Falcon in Dorset, an American Black Tern in Northumberland, and an Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham. |
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| Friday 22nd May 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Whiskered Tern at Woolhampton GPs in Berkshire, a Red-footed Falcon at The Naze in Essex, and a Subalpine Warbler at Landguard NR in Suffolk.
Rarities included a Spotted Sandpiper in Warwickshire, a Red-footed Falcon in Dorset, an Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham, King Eiders in Highland and Shetland, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Kentish Plover in Leicestershire, a Black Scoter in Fife, White-winged Scoters in Fife, an American Black Tern in Northumberland, and a Lesser Scaup in Buckinghamshire. |
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| Thursday 21st May 2026 | ||
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| Discoveries today included Spotted Sandpiper in Warwickshire at Earlswood Lakes, Kentish Plover in Leicestershire at Rutland Water, Red-throated Pipit in Devon on Lundy, and a Little Bittern reported at Ham Wall, Somerset Continuing rarities comprised the Black-winged Kite still in Norfolk, two White-winged Scoters and Black Scoter together in Fife, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Red-footed Falcons in both Dorset and East Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Staffordshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in the Western Isles, Lesser Scaup in Buckinghamshire, and Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire. |
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| Wednesday 20th May 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Lesser Yellowlegs at Butt of Lewis in the Western Isles, a Gull-billed Tern at Minsmere RSPB in Suffolk, and a Thrush Nightingale on Fair Isle in Shetland.
Rarities included White-winged Scoters in Fife, a Black Scoter in Fife, Red-footed Falcons in Dorset and East Yorkshire, an Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham, a King Eider in Highland, a Gull-billed Tern in Suffolk, a Bonaparte's Gull in Staffordshire, a Lesser Scaup in Buckinghamshire, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, an American Black Tern in Northumberland, and a Rustic Bunting in Orkney. There was also a female Grey Phalarope in full summer plumage at Wombwell Ings in South Yorkshire. |
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| Tuesday 19th May 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Thrush Nightingale on Foula in Shetland, a Red-footed Falcon at Bubwith Ings in Yorkshire, a Western Subalpine Warbler and Great Snipe on Fair Isle in Shetland, and a Fea's Petrel off Portland in Dorset.
Lingering rarities included two White-winged Scoters and a Black Scoter in Fife, Kentish Plover in Cornwall, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Staffordshire and Devon, King Eider in Highland, and Lesser Scaup in Buckinghamshire. |
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| Monday 18th May 2026 | ||
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| There were two new rarities today, a Red-footed Falcon was found at Holt Heath in Dorset and a Bonaparte's Gull was at Leighton Moss in Lancashire.
Lingering rarities included two White-winged Scoters in Fife (although the Black Scoter was not seen today), Kentish Plover in Cornwall, Red-footed Falcon in Yorkshire, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Staffordshire, Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham and the Rustic Bunting put in another appearance on Papa Westray in the Orkneys. In East Sussex, the Eastern Subalpine Warbler was seen briefly in the morning but not later. |
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| Sunday 17th May 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today included a Great Reed Warbler at Snettisham Coastal Park in Norfolk, an Arctic Redpoll at Hillswick in Shetland, and a Red-throated Pipit at Fair Isle in Shetland.
Rarities included White-winged Scoters in Fife, a Black Scoter in Fife, a Kentish Plover in Cornwall, a Red-footed Falcon in Yorkshire, a King Eider in Highland, an Eastern Subalpine Warbler in East Sussex, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, a Bonaparte's Gull in Staffordshire, an Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham, a Lesser Scaup in Buckinghamshire, a Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, and a Red-throated Pipit in Shetland. |
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| Saturday 16th May 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Rustic Bunting at Papa Westray in Orkney and a Kentish Plover at Marazion in Cornwall.
Rarities included a Ferruginous Duck in Cambridgeshire, White-winged Scoters in Fife, a Black Scoter in Fife, a Bonaparte's Gull in Staffordshire and County Donegal, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, an Eastern Subalpine Warbler in East Sussex, a Red-footed Falcon in East Yorkshire, a Pacific Diver in County Mayo, a King Eider in Highland, a Lesser Scaup in Buckinghamshire, a Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, a Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, and an Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk. |
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