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| Wednesday 24th June 2015 | ||
| The highlight of the day was a territorial Blyth's Reed Warbler in Aberdeenshire at Inverurie, where it has been
present for around a week.
Continuing rarities were the Hudsonian Whimbrel in West Sussex, Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Franklin's Gull in County Londonderry, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and King Eider on the Shetland Isles. Otherwise, brief encounters included a Whiskered Tern in Suffolk, Alpine Swift in Ayrshire, and Red-footed Falcon in Greater Manchester, with Bee-eaters noted in Kent (4) and Norfolk (5). Scarcities included Ortolan Bunting, Icterine Warbler and Common Rosefinch (all Highland), Rose-coloured Starling (Western Isles), Melodious Warbler (West Midlands), Purple Heron (Somerset), Temminck's Stint (Perth and Kinross), Red-necked Phalarope (Aberdeenshire), Golden Oriole and Green-winged Teal (Shetland Isles). |
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| - Chris Batty, RBA | ||
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