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| Friday 3rd July 2026 | ||
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| The new rarity today was a Bonaparte's Gull at Oare Marshes in Kent.
Rarities included a Western Reef Heron in Pembrokeshire, a Caspian Tern in Kent, an Alpine Swift in Shetland, a White-rumped Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, a Bonaparte's Gull also in Aberdeenshire, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney, a Lesser Scaup in Fife, an American Black Tern in Northumberland, a Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, 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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| Thursday 2nd July 2026 | ||
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| The new rarity today was a Gull-billed Tern at Ballycotton in County Cork.
Continuing rarities today included Bonaparte's Gull in Shetland, Pacific Golden Plover in East Yorkshire, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Caspian Tern in Kent, Western Reef Heron in Pembrokeshire, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk and Iberian Chiffchaff in North Yorkshire. Other notable news today was belated news of a Little Swift at Grantown-on-Spey in Highland on the 6th of June. |
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| Wednesday 1st July 2026 | ||
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| Todays find of the day was an adult Hudsonian Godwit at Minsmere RSPB in Suffolk.
The new rarity today was a Caspian Tern at Dungeness RSPB in Kent. Continuing rarities today included Lesser Scaup in Fife, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Aberdeenshire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney, Western Reef Heron in Pembrokeshire and Black-winged Kite in Norfolk. |
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| Tuesday 30th June 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Kentish Plover at Lade in Kent, a White-rumped Sandpiper at Cairnbulg in Aberdeenshire, an Alpine Swift at Isle of Noss in Shetland, and a Red-footed Falcon at Potter Heigham/Hickling in Norfolk.
Rarities included a Trumpeter Finch in Shetland, a Western Reef Heron in Pembrokeshire, a Bonaparte's Gull in Aberdeenshire, a Lesser Scaup in Fife, an American Black Tern in Northumberland, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, another Bonaparte's Gull in Shetland, and a Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire. |
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| Monday 29th June 2026 | ||
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| Todays new rarity was a Greenish Warbler at Huttoft Bank in Lincolnshire.
Continuing rarities today included Lesser Scaup in Fife, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Aberdeenshire, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney, Western Reef Heron in Pembrokeshire, Trumpeter Finch in Shetland and Black-winged Kite in Norfolk. Other notable news today was belated news of a Pallid Swift which flew south over The Warren at Spurn, East Yorkshire on the 27th of June. |
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| Sunday 28th June 2026 | ||
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| The find of the day was a Trumpeter Finch on Fair Isle, Shetland.
New rarities today consisted of a Pallid Swift at Spurn in East Yorkshire, a Lesser Scaup at Loch Gelly in Fife, and a Ferruginous Duck at Dix Pit in Oxfordshire. Rarities included a Western Reef Heron in Pembrokeshire, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney, a Bonaparte's Gull in Aberdeenshire, an American Black Tern in Northumberland, a Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, and a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk. |
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| Saturday 27th June 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of late news of a White-rumped Sandpiper at Farlington Marshes in Hampshire and a Bonaparte's Gull at Cairnbulg in Aberdeenshire.
Rarities included a Caspian Tern in Perth and Kinross, a Western Reef Heron in Pembrokeshire, an American Black Tern in Northumberland, a Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Least Tern in County Louth, and a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney. |
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| Friday 26th June 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Semipalmated Sandpiper at North Ronaldsay in Orkney and a Red-footed Falcon at Crawford in Clyde.
Rarities included a Western Reef Heron in Pembrokeshire, a Caspian Tern in Perth and Kinross, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, and a Bonaparte's Gull in County Donegal. |
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| Thursday 25th June 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Caspian Tern at Loch Leven in Perth & Kinross, a 1st summer Bonaparte's Gull at Houb of Scatsta in Shetland and a 1st summer male Red-footed Falcon at Worth Marshes RSPB in Kent.
Continuing rarities today included Lesser Scaup in Buckinghamshire, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in County Donegal, American Black Tern in Northumberland and Western Reef Heron in Pembrokeshire. |
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| Wednesday 24th June 2026 | ||
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| Todays find of the day was a Western Reef Heron at Sandy Haven in Pembrokeshire which is thought to be the same bird as previously seen here on the 13th of May before its two week long holiday to North Wales.
The other mega today was the pale morph Booted Eagle in flight over Torquay in Devon. New rarities today consisted of Greenish Warblers on both Fair Isle at Lower Leogh and Foula at Ham, as well as a Caspian Tern at Needingworth in Cambridgeshire. Continuing rarities today included Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham and Squacco Heron in Hampshire. |
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