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| Sunday 2nd August 2026 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the relocation of the Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Orkney on North Ronaldsay. In Ireland a Fea's Petrel species was located from a pelagic off Seven Heads, County Cork. The two itinerant juvenile Black Storks remained overnight in Lincolnshire and then by late afternoon had arrived on the Suffolk coast where the remained at Hemley until late in the evening. Elsewhere, continuing rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Hudsonian Godwit between Essex and Suffolk, two White-winged Scoters together in Lothian, Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Ferruginous Duck on the Leicestershire/Northamptonshire border, and single White-rumped Sandpipers in each of Cornwall, Kent and 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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| Saturday 1st August 2026 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a White-rumped Sandpiper at Tramore Backstrand, County Waterford; the fourteenth to be discovered in Britain and Ireland so far this autumn, with others remaining today in Cornwall, Kent, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk. The two juvenile Black Storks remained together by the Dee Estuary in Cheshire and Wirral until 13:19 but by 17:30 they had crossed England and arrived at Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire from where they later departed south. Elsewhere, continuing rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Hudsonian Godwit between Essex and Suffolk, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Lesser Scaup in Fife, and in Norfolk a Marsh Sandpiper found yesterday at Breydon Water showed again there this evening. |
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| Friday 31st July 2026 | ||
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| The new rarities today were two Black Storks at Parkgate Marsh in Cheshire, and White-rumped Sandpipers at Frampton Marsh RSPB in Lincolnshire and Drift Reservoir in Cornwall.
Continuing rarities included a Bonaparte's Gull and White-rumped Sandpiper in Kent, a White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney, a Lesser Scaup in Fife, and White-winged Scoters in Lothian. |
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| Thursday 30th July 2026 | ||
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| The new rarities today were two Black Storks which flew over Chepstow in Gwent, and a Franklin's Gull at Nosterfield Quarry in North Yorkshire.
Rarities included a Bonaparte's Gull in Gloucestershire, White-rumped Sandpipers in Kent and East Yorkshire, White-winged Scoters in Lothian, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, a Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, and an American Black Tern in Northumberland. |
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| Wednesday 29th July 2026 | ||
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| The new rarity today was a White-rumped Sandpiper at Oare Marshes in Kent.
Rarities included a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater at Sanday in Orkney, White-rumped and Semipalmated Sandpipers at Ring Marsh in County Wexford, a White-rumped Sandpiper in County Cork, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, White-winged Scoters in Lothian, an American Black Tern in Northumberland, and Bonaparte's Gulls in Aberdeenshire and Gloucestershire. |
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| Tuesday 28th July 2026 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Orkney on Sanday. Two Black Storks migrated southwest through Cornwall, and Bonaparte's Gulls were new in Aberdeenshire at Whinnyfold and Gloucestershire at Severn Beach, whilst the long-stayer remained in Kent. Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Long-tailed Shrike along the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, Hudsonian Godwit between Essex and Suffolk, three White-winged Scoters together in Lothian, Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire, Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Wexford, and White-rumped Sandpipers in County Cork, County Wexford, and East Yorkshire (2). |
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| Monday 27th July 2026 | ||
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| The new rarities today were a Lesser Scaup at St.Gothian Sands in Cornwall, White-rumped Sandpipers at Minsmere RSPB and Felixstowe Ferry in Suffolk, and at Ring Marsh in County Wexford, also new at Ring Marsh was a Semipalmated Sandpiper.
Rarities included a White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, a Black Stork in East Yorkshire, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a White-winged Scoter in Lothian, and a Ferruginous Duck in Northamptonshire/Leicestershire. |
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| Sunday 26th July 2026 | ||
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| Discoveries today included three new White-rumped Sandpipers: in Staffordshire at Belvide Reservoir, in County Cork at Ballynamona, and in East Yorkshire a new bird at Kilnsea made two together at this site. Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/ Oxfordshire border, the Hudsonian Godwit between Suffolk and Essex, Black Stork in East Yorkshire, at least two White-winged Scoters together in Lothian, Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire, American Black Tern in Northumberland, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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| Saturday 25th July 2026 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Barolo Shearwater in Orkney passing North Ronaldsay, in East Yorkshire a juvenile Black Stork arrived at Bempton Cliffs and then relocated to the adjacent Flamborough Head, and in Lincolnshire a Black Kite flew over Fotherby. Elsewhere, rarities confirmed as still present were the Long-tailed Shrike along the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, Hudsonian Godwit in Suffolk, Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire. Significant late news for yesterday concerned the Western Reef Heron reported in Carmarthenshire at Kidwelly. |
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| Friday 24th July 2026 | ||
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| Find of the day was an Eleonora's Falcon at North Foreland in Kent.
New rarities were two Black Storks at Croxdale in County Durham. Rarities included a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney, a White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, a Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire, an American Black Tern in Northumberland, a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a Kentish Plover in Cornwall. |
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