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| Thursday 13th August 2026 | ||
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| Sensational news today of a Yellow-throated Warbler in Merseyside, off a boat at Liverpool Docks; the first British record and only the second ever in the Western Palearctic. Continuing rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Long-tailed Shrike along the Gloucestershire/ Oxfordshire border, the Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Hudsonian Godwit, Black Stork and eight Zitting Cisticolas all in Suffolk, White-throated Sparrow in Fife, Caspian Tern and White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent. |
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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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| Wednesday 12th August 2026 | ||
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| Discoveries today included Caspian Terns in Forth at Black Devon and East Yorkshire at Kilnsea, a White-rumped Sandpiper in Forth at Skinflats Lagoons, a Bonaparte's Gull in Fife at Tayport, an Alpine Swift in County Kerry at Beale, and in Suffolk the Black Stork reappeared at Aldeburgh. Continuing rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Long-tailed Shrike along the Gloucestershire/ Oxfordshire border, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Orkney, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Hudsonian Godwit and four Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, and Bonaparte's Gulls in both Gloucestershire and Kent. |
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| Tuesday 11th August 2026 | ||
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| Rarities today comprised the Long-tailed Shrike still along the Gloucestershire/ Oxfordshire border, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater and Semipalmated Sandpiper both still together in Orkney, Black-winged Kite still in Norfolk, Hudsonian Godwit, Hooded Merganser, and four Zitting Cisticolas all in Suffolk, Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in Fife, and Ferruginous Duck in Northamptonshire. | ||
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| Monday 10th August 2026 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Sooty Tern at Coquet Island in Northumberland, which continued showing throughout the day.
The new rarity today was a Blyth's Reed Warbler at North Ronaldsay in Orkney. Rarities included a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Orkney, a White-throated Sparrow in Fife, a White-winged Scoter in Lothian, a Red-footed Falcon in Lothian, a Ferruginous Duck in Northamptonshire/Leicestershire, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk and East Yorkshire, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney, a Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, and Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk. |
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| Sunday 9th August 2026 | ||
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| Discoveries today included, in Scotland, an Iberian Chiffchaff in Aberdeenshire at St Cyrus, and a Baird's Sandpiper in Shetland at Pool of Virkie, Mainland; this is the fourth of the latter species to be located between Britain and Ireland in 2026. Continuing rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Long-tailed Shrike along the Gloucestershire/ Oxfordshire border, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater and Semipalmated Sandpiper together in Orkney, Black-winged Kite and two Black Storks in Norfolk, Hudsonian Godwit and four Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, White-throated Sparrow and Lesser Scaup in Fife, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Red-footed Falcon in Lothian, and White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford and East Yorkshire. |
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| Saturday 8th August 2026 | ||
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| Discoveries today included, in Ireland, a Fea's Petrel species passing Bridges of Ross, County Clare, and a White-rumped Sandpiper at Rosslare Back Strand, County Wexford. Continuing rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Long-tailed Shrike along the Gloucestershire/ Oxfordshire border, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Orkney, Black-winged Kite and Black Stork in Norfolk, Hudsonian Godwit and two Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, White-throated Sparrow in Fife, Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, American Black Tern in Northumberland, and the Red-footed Falcon in Lothian. |
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| Friday 7th August 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today were a Red-footed Falcon near Gressenhall in Norfolk, a Baird's Sandpiper at Sheskinmore Lough in County Donegal, and the exciting news of 11 Zitting Cisticolas at Walberswick in Suffolk, a 2nd year of successful breeding.
Rarities included a Hooded Merganser in Suffolk, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Black Stork in Norfolk (highly mobile across several sites), a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, a White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney, a White-throated Sparrow in Fife, a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Orkney, a Red-footed Falcon in Lothian, White-winged Scoters in Lothian, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, and a Bonaparte's Gull in Gloucestershire. |
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| Thursday 6th August 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today were a Red-throated Pipit at St Columb Minor in Cornwall, a White-rumped Sandpiper at Handa Island in Highland, and a Bonaparte's Gull at Criccieth in Gwynedd.
Rarities included a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Orkney, a White-winged Scoter in Lothian, a Red-footed Falcon in Lothian, a Black Stork in Norfolk, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, further White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk, Cornwall and Wirral, a Greenish Warbler in Shetland, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, and a White-throated Sparrow in Fife. |
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| Wednesday 5th August 2026 | ||
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| An unexpected major find today was a White-throated Sparrow on the Isle of May in Fife. Elsewhere, White-rumped Sandpipers were the order of the day with new birds being found at Dungarvan in County Waterford, Youghal in County Cork, Meols in Cheshire and Seaforth in Merseyside, with birds also still lingering on Scilly and in Norfolk. A Fea's Petrel flew past Pendeen in Cornwall and in Kent, Sandwich Bay had both Red-rumped Swallow and Black Kite fly through.
At least one Black Stork continued to tour the east of Norfolk and Suffolk and, in Orkney the Blue-cheeked Bee-eater remained, at least in the morning and on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, the Long-tailed Shrike was still in residence, as was the Hudsonian Godwit on the Suffolk/Essex border. Other lingering rarities included Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Red-footed Falcon in Aberdeenshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and Gloucestershire, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Orkney and Greenish Warbler in Shetland. |
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| Tuesday 4th August 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today were a Greenish Warbler at Sumburgh Head in Shetland, a Red-footed Falcon at Mablethorpe in Lincolnshire, a Hooded Merganser at Alton Water in Suffolk, White-rumped Sandpipers at Porth Reservoir at Formby Point in Merseyside, and a Caspian Tern at the Otter Estuary in Devon.
Rarities included Black Storks in Suffolk and Norfolk, a White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk, a White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford, a Red-footed Falcon in Lothian, White-winged Scoters in Lothian, a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, a Ferruginous Duck in Northamptonshire/Leicestershire, a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater in Orkney, and a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk. |
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