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| Saturday 12th September 2026 | ||
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| The find of the day was a Brown Booby at Dungeness Point in Kent. New rarities included a South Polar Skua off Kilcummin Head in County Mayo, Baird's Sandpipers in County Cork, Shetland and Argyll, a King Eider at Loch Fleet in Highland, and Lesser Yellowlegs at Chew Valley Lake and Steart WWT in Somerset. Rarities included a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Solitary Sandpiper on Scilly, a Hooded Merganser in Suffolk, a Black Stork in Suffolk, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Kerry, further Baird's Sandpipers in Moray, the Western Isles, Glamorgan, Pembrokeshire and County Donegal, a Pallid Harrier in Shetland, a Long-billed Dowitcher in Orkney, and a Ferruginous Duck in Northamptonshire/Leicestershire. |
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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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| Friday 11th September 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today were a Fea's Petrel off Corsewall Point in Dumfries and Galloway, a Western Bonelli's Warbler at Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire, Baird's Sandpipers in the Western Isles, County Cork, and Moray, a Citrine Wagtail in County Cork, a Red-rumped Swallow at Cape Clear in County Cork, and a Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan.
Rarities included a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, a Solitary Sandpiper in Scilly, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a White-winged Scoter in Lothian, a Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Kerry, further Baird's Sandpipers in Glamorgan, County Mayo, and County Wexford, a Pallid Harrier in Shetland, and an American Black Tern in Shetland. |
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| Thursday 10th September 2026 | ||
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| Todays new rarity was a Baird's Sandpiper at Ardnahinch in County Cork.
Continuing rarities today consisted of Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, Solitary Sandpiper on Scilly, Hudsonian Godwit in Suffolk/Essex, Long-billed Dowitcher on Orkney, American Black Tern in Shetland, Bonaparte's Gull in Hampshire, Baird's Sandpipers in Glamorgan, Western Isles and County Donegal, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Kerry, Black Stork in Suffolk, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Pallid Harrier in Shetland, Long-tailed Shrike in Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire and Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk (2). |
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| Wednesday 9th September 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today consisted of a Barolo Shearwater off Pendeen Watch in Cornwall, as well as late news of a Red-billed Tropicbird off Looe, a Semipalmated Sandpiper at Blennerville in County Kerry, an American Black Tern at Loch of Tingwall on Shetland, a Baird's Sandpiper at Valtos in the Western Isles, a Pallid Harrier west of Louth in Lincolnshire plus late news of three Northumberland, and a Red-footed Falcon at Cley NWT in Norfolk. Rarities included a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, a Solitary Sandpiper in Scilly, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Devon, a Hooded Merganser in Suffolk, further Baird's Sandpipers in Glamorgan, County Donegal, County Mayo and County Wexford, a Pallid Harrier in Shetland, and a Long-billed Dowitcher in Orkney. |
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| Tuesday 8th September 2026 | ||
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| New rarities today were a Baird's Sandpiper west of Tralee in County Kerry, a Western Bonelli's Warbler at Lundy in Devon, and a Barolo Shearwater at Brandon Point in County Kerry. Rarities included a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, a Solitary Sandpiper in Scilly, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, Baird's Sandpipers in County Cork, Glamorgan, Cornwall, County Wexford and County Mayo, a Pallid Harrier in Shetland, a Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, and a Greenish Warbler in Shetland. |
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| Monday 7th September 2026 | ||
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| Discoveries today included Barolo Shearwater and Fea's Petrel species in County Clare passing Bridges of Ross, Fea's Petrel species in County Kerry off Brandon Point, Pallid Harrier in Cornwall at Colliford Lake, Baird's Sandpiper in Cornwall at Siblyback Lane and Glamorgan at Black Pill, Western Bonelli's Warbler in Devon on Lundy, Bonelli's Warbler species in Scilly on Bryher, Greenish Warbler in Shetland at Grutness, Mainland, and in Norfolk a Ferruginous Duck at Cantley. Continuing rarities today comprised the Long-tailed Shrike along the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Hudsonian Godwit, Zitting Cisticola, Black Stork, and Hooded Merganser in Suffolk, Solitary Sandpiper in Scilly, Baird's Sandpiper in County Donegal, Long-billed Dowitcher in Orkney, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, and Pallid Harrier in Shetland on Mainland although the Egyptian Nightjar could not be found. Significant late news concerned a Red-billed Tropicbird reported at sea off Rame Head, Cornwall yesterday. |
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| Sunday 6th September 2026 | ||
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| The notable news today was the continuation of the Egyptian Nightjar at Virkie in Shetland, where it showed well dawn till dusk.
New rarities included an exceptional seawatching haul off County Cork with Barolo Shearwaters and Fea's Petrel sp records at Galley Head, Seven Heads, Toe Head and Brow Head, plus a Barolo Shearwater off Skomer in Pembrokeshire, a Long-billed Dowitcher on North Ronaldsay in Orkney, a Baird's Sandpiper at The Gearagh in County Cork, a Fea's Petrel sp at the Isle of Whithorn in Dumfries and Galloway, and a Brown Booby at North Foreland in Kent. Rarities were a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, a Solitary Sandpiper in Scilly, Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, Fea's Petrel sp at the Isle of Whithorn in Dumfries and Galloway, a White-throated Sparrow in Fife, a reported Black Stork in Essex, Baird's Sandpipers in County Wexford, County Mayo and County Donegal, a Pallid Harrier in Shetland, a Long-billed Dowitcher in Orkney, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire, and a Red-footed Falcon in Suffolk. |
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| Saturday 5th September 2026 | ||
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| Extraordinary news today of an Egyptian Nightjar in Shetland at Virkie, Mainland where it remained until dusk; the third British record following records at Rainworth, Nottinghamshire on 23rd June 1883 and Portland Bill, Dorset on 10th June 1984. Elsewhere discoveries today included a Pallid Harrier briefly in Hertfordshire at Maple Cross, and in Ireland Baird's Sandpipers new in County Donegal at Blanket Nook and at Achill Island, County Mayo. Continuing rarities today comprised the Long-tailed Shrike along the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Hudsonian Godwit, Zitting Cisticola, Black Stork and Red-footed Falcon in Suffolk, Solitary Sandpiper and Citrine Wagtail together in Scilly, White-throated Sparrow in Fife, Pallid Harrier in Shetland, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Baird's Sandpipers in County Kerry and County Wexford, and Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire. |
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| Friday 4th September 2026 | ||
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| Discoveries today included a Fea's Petrel species in County Kerry passing Deelick Point, and a White-rumped Sandpiper in the Western Isles on North Uist. In County Galway the Bonaparte's Gull returned to Ballyconneely. Continuing rarities today included the Long-tailed Shrike along the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Hudsonian Godwit, Black Stork and Red-footed Falcon all in Suffolk, Solitary Sandpiper and Citrine Wagtail together in Scilly, two Pallid Harriers together in Shetland, Spotted Sandpiper in County Dublin, and Baird's Sandpipers in both County Wexford and Wirral. |
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| Thursday 3rd September 2026 | ||
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| The new rarities today included a second Pallid Harrier at Brow Marsh in Shetland, a Baird's Sandpiper at Meols in Wirral, a South Polar Skua past Bridges of Ross in County Clare and a Barolo Shearwater past Annagh Head in County Mayo.
Continuing rarities today included Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, Solitary Sandpiper on Scilly, Hudsonian Godwit in Suffolk/Essex, Baird's Sandpiper in both County Kerry and County Wexford, Black Stork in Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Red-footed Falcon in Suffolk, Pallid Harrier in Shetland, Long-tailed Shrike in Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire, Citrine Wagtail on Scilly and White-throated Sparrow in Fife. |
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