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| Friday 28th August 2026 | ||
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| Discoveries today included in Ireland in County Kerry an Elegant Tern at Beale Strand (where it was first seen yesterday) and a Baird's Sandpiper at Ventry, a Western Bonelli's Warbler at Ballycotton, County Cork, and in County Clare two Fea's Petrel species passed Bridges of Ross, County Clare. In Britain a Great Snipe in Northumberland on Holy Island briefly, in Shetland a Pallid Harrier on Out Skerries (where it was first seen yesterday) and a Citrine Wagtail at Lerwick, Mainland, a Greenish Warbler in Highland at John O' Groats, and in Cornwall a Spotted Sandpiper at Helston Loe Pool and a Barolo Shearwater reported from Pendeen Watch.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Long-tailed Shrike along the Gloucestershire/ Oxfordshire border, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Hudsonian Godwit and White-rumped Sandpiper in Suffolk, White-throated Sparrow in Fife, Franklin's Gull in Dorset, Subalpine Warbler species and Blyth's Reed Warbler in Shetland, Baird's Sandpipers in County Kerry (at Carrahane Strand) and Pembrokeshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Dublin, Citrine Wagtail in Shetland, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford and the Western Isles, and Ferruginous Duck in Northamptonshire. |
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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 27th August 2026 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Franklin's Gull in Dorset at Stanpit Marsh, a Red-rumped Swallow in Cumbria at Carlisle, a White-rumped Sandpiper in the Western Isles on South Uist, Citrine Wagtails in County Donegal on Arranmore and in Scilly on St Agnes, Greenish Warblers in Devon at Hope's Nose and in East Yorkshire at Buckton, and in Shetland a Subalpine Warbler species on Whalsay and a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Channerwick, Mainland.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Long-tailed Shrike along the Gloucestershire/ Oxfordshire border, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Hudsonian Godwit and White-rumped Sandpiper in Suffolk, Western Subalpine Warbler and Pallid Harrier in Shetland, Baird's Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Dublin, and White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford. |
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| Wednesday 26th August 2026 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Dublin at North Bull Island, Greenish Warblers in Northumberland at Holy Island and in East Yorkshire at Easington, and in Shetland a King Eider at Hascosay Sound, and Blyth's Reed Warblers on both Fair Isle and Foula.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Long-tailed Shrike along the Gloucestershire/ Oxfordshire border, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Hudsonian Godwit, Black Stork, White-rumped Sandpiper, and three Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, White-throated Sparrow in Fife, Pacific Diver in Highland, Western Subalpine Warbler, Pallid Harrier, and Citrine Wagtail in Shetland, Baird's Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Dublin, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford, and Ferruginous Ducks in both Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. |
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| Tuesday 25th August 2026 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was Barolo Shearwaters passing Bridges of Ross, County Clare, and Fife Ness, Fife, a Western Bonelli's Warbler in Scilly on Bryher, an Arctic Warbler in Shetland on Foula, and in East Yorkshire a Pallid Harrier at Easington and a Greenish Warbler at Spurn.
Continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Long-tailed Shrike along the Gloucestershire/ Oxfordshire border, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Hudsonian Godwit, White-rumped Sandpiper, and two Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, White-throated Sparrow in Fife, Pacific Diver in Highland, Western Subalpine Warbler and Pallid Harrier in Shetland, Baird's Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Dublin, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford, and Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire. Significant late news for yesterday concerned a Scopoli's Shearwater at sea off Scilly. |
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| Monday 24th August 2026 | ||
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| The highlight of the day was a Pacific Diver at Big Sand, Highland where it remains for a third day. In Shetland a Pallid Harrier was between Boddam and Brown Marsh, Mainland, and in Pembrokeshire the Baird's Sandpiper reappeared at Dale. Continuing rarities included the Long-tailed Shrike still on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, both Hudsonian Godwit and Zitting Cisticola in Suffolk, White-throated Sparrow in Fife, Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Spotted Sandpiper in County Dublin, and Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire. |
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| Sunday 23rd August 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today were a White-rumped Sandpiper at Uig Sands on Lewis in the Western Isles, a Spotted Sandpiper at Swords in County Dublin, and a Fea's Petrel at Spurn in East Yorkshire.
Rarities included the Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, a Black Stork in Suffolk, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Ferruginous Ducks in Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire/Leicestershire, a White-throated Sparrow in Fife, a further White-rumped Sandpiper in Suffolk, and a Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland. |
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| Saturday 22nd August 2026 | ||
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| The new rarities today were a Western Bonelli's Warbler at Lundy in Devon, a Blyth's Reed Warbler trapped and ringed in Shetland, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper at The Mullet in County Mayo, and a White-rumped Sandpiper at Benacre Broad in Suffolk.
Continuing rarities included a Franklin's Gull on the Isle of Wight, White-winged Scoters in Lothian, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, Ferruginous Ducks in Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire, a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Baird's Sandpiper in County Kerry, a Citrine Wagtail in Shetland, and a Black Stork in Suffolk. |
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| Friday 21st August 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today were a Pallid Harrier at Foula in Shetland, Baird's Sandpipers at Broad Lough in County Wicklow and Carrahane Strand in County Kerry, the reappearance of a Franklin's Gull at Sandown on the Isle of Wight, and a Fea's Petrel at Pendeen Watch in Cornwall.
Rarities included a White-winged Scoter in Lothian, a Black Stork in Suffolk, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, a Citrine Wagtail in Shetland, a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, White-rumped Sandpipers in East Yorkshire and County Wexford, and a Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire. |
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| Thursday 20th August 2026 | ||
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| Rarities today included a Citrine Wagtail in Shetland, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, a further Ferruginous Duck in Northamptonshire, and a White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire. | ||
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| Wednesday 19th August 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of an exceptional seawatching haul off County Clare with two South Polar Skuas and two Fea's Petrels at Bridges of Ross, as well as further Fea's Petrel records at Kilcummin Head in County Mayo and Melmore Head in County Donegal, also noteworthy was a Franklin's Gull briefly at Sandown on the Isle of Wight, an Arctic Warbler at Boddam in Shetland, and a Citrine Wagtail at Fair Isle in Shetland.
Rarities included a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, a White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford, a Ferruginous Duck in Northamptonshire/Leicestershire, a Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, and White-rumped Sandpipers in County Wexford and East Yorkshire. |
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