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| Tuesday 1st September 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of late news of an Eleonora's Falcon from the Isle of Man, and a very showy Red-footed Falcon at Lowestoft in Suffolk.
Rarities included a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, an Elegant Tern in County Kerry, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Hooded Merganser in Suffolk, a Black Stork in Suffolk, Baird's Sandpipers in County Kerry, Shetland and County Wexford, a Spotted Sandpiper in County Dublin, a Pallid Harrier in Shetland, Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire, Citrine Wagtails in Scilly and Shetland, a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and a White-rumped Sandpiper in Suffolk. |
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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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| Monday 31st August 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today were a Baird's Sandpiper at Tacumshin in County Wexford, a Barolo Shearwater at Bridges of Ross in County Clare and Pendeen in Cornwall, and a Band-rumped Petrel sp also at Pendeen Watch in Cornwall.
Rarities included a Pallid Harrier in Shetland, Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk and Oxfordshire, a Bonaparte's Gull in Fife, a Blyth's Reed Warbler and Citrine Wagtail in Shetland, a further Citrine Wagtail in Scilly, a White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford and another in the Western Isles, a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, an Elegant Tern and Baird's Sandpiper in County Kerry and County Wexford, a Greenish Warbler in Aberdeenshire, and a Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland. |
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| Sunday 30th August 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Greenish Warbler in Shetland at Toab, a Baird's Sandpiper at Shannon Airport in County Clare, a Franklin's Gull at Mudeford in Dorset, a Bonaparte's Gull at Anstruther in Fife, Ferruginous Ducks at Filby Broad in Norfolk and Wilstone Reservoir in Hertfordshire, a further Greenish Warbler at Spurn Point in East Yorkshire, a Barolo Shearwater in County Clare, a Western Bonelli's Warbler confirmed in County Waterford, a Fea's Petrel at Galley Head in County Cork, and a Baird's Sandpiper at Pool of Virkie in Shetland.
Rarities included a Black Stork in Suffolk, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, a Citrine Wagtail in Scilly, a Pacific Diver in Highland, a Pallid Harrier in Shetland, and a further Baird's Sandpiper in Pembrokeshire. |
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| Saturday 29th August 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of an exceptional haul: Bonelli's Warbler records in County Kerry, Gwynedd (Western Bonelli's Warbler) and County Waterford, a Barolo Shearwater at Bridges of Ross in County Clare, Greenish Warblers at Eyemouth in the Borders and multiple sites in Aberdeenshire, a Pallid Harrier at Rainham Marshes in London, a Franklin's Gull at Milford-on-Sea in Hampshire, an Alpine Swift at Berry Head in Devon, and a further Pallid Harrier on Unst in Shetland.
Rarities included a Pallid Harrier in Shetland, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, Baird's Sandpipers in Pembrokeshire and County Kerry, a Pacific Diver in Highland, a White-rumped Sandpiper in County Wexford, a Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a White-throated Sparrow in Fife, Citrine Wagtails on Scilly and Shetland, and a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk. |
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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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| 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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