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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Monday 13th July 2026  
  The find of the day today was a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater on Papa Westray in Orkney.

New rarities consisted of a Caspian Tern at Marbury Country Park in Cheshire.

Rarities included a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, a King Eider in Shetland, a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a Pacific Golden Plover in County Wexford, and an Iberian Chiffchaff in County Durham.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Sunday 12th July 2026  
  New rarities today consisted of a Caspian Tern at Exminster Marshes RSPB in Devon, and a Pacific Golden Plover at Ring Marsh in County Wexford.

Rarities included a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a White-winged Scoter in Lothian, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney, a Lesser Scaup in Fife, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a King Eider in Shetland, and a Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Saturday 11th July 2026  
  New rarities today consisted of a Greenish Warbler at Bempton Cliffs RSPB in East Yorkshire.

Rarities included a Least Tern in County Louth, a Western Reef Heron in Pembrokeshire, a White-winged Scoter in Lothian, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a King Eider in Shetland, and a Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Friday 10th July 2026  
  New rarities today consisted of a Western Reef Heron at Newport on the Nevern Estuary in Pembrokeshire and two White-winged Scoters at Musselburgh Lagoons in Lothian.

Rarities included a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a King Eider in Shetland, an American Black Tern in Northumberland, and a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Thursday 9th July 2026  
 

Rarities today consisted of a White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Western Reef Heron in Pembrokeshire, a American Black Tern in Northumberland, and a Western Subalpine Warbler on Shetland.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Wednesday 8th July 2026  
  The new rarities today were a male Red-Footed Falcon at Paull in East Yorkshire, a Caspian Tern at Farmoor Reservoir in Oxfordshire and a Semipalmated Sandpiper on Fair Isle, Shetland.

Continuing rarities today included White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Western Reef Heron in Pembrokeshire, Squacco Heron in Norfolk, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney, Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire, Laughing Gull in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, American Black Tern in Northumberland and Long-tailed Shrike in Fife.
-  Luke Stoppard, RBA
Tuesday 7th July 2026  
  Continuing rarities today included White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Scaup in Fife, Squacco Heron in Norfolk, Western Reef Heron in Pembrokeshire, Laughing Gull in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland and Long-tailed Shrike in Fife.
-  Luke Stoppard, RBA
Monday 6th July 2026  
  The new rarity today was a Squacco Heron at Kelling Water Meadow in Norfolk.

Continuing rarities today included Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Shetland, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Laughing Gull in Highland, Western Reef Heron in Pembrokeshire, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk and Long-tailed Shrike in Fife.
-  Luke Stoppard, RBA
Sunday 5th July 2026  
  The highlight of the day was a Long-tailed Shrike at Crail in Fife.

New rarities consisted of a Laughing Gull at Broadford Bay in Highland, and a Kentish Plover at Dungeness in Kent.

Rarities included a Western Reef Heron in Pembrokeshire, a Caspian Tern in Kent, Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and Shetland, a Lesser Scaup in Fife, an American Black Tern in Northumberland, and a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk.
-  Ben Clark, RBA
Saturday 4th July 2026  
  New rarities today consisted of a Ferruginous Duck at Shawell in Leicestershire and a Bonaparte's Gull at Tralee in County Kerry.

Rarities included a Western Reef Heron in Pembrokeshire, a Caspian Tern in Kent, a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a Lesser Scaup in Fife, an American Black Tern in Northumberland, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney, and a Pacific Golden Plover in East Yorkshire.
-  Ben Clark, RBA