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Monday 25th April 2022  
  The highlight of the day was a Bonelli's Warbler species in Devon on Lundy, with a Spanish Wagtail new in Cornwall at Skewjack.

Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll on the Shetland Isles, Red-rumped Swallow in Suffolk, Black-winged Stilt in Merseyside, King Eider in Lothian, and White-billed Dovers in Aberdeenshire (2) and Moray (3).

Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Shetland Isles), Purple Heron (East Sussex), Hoopoe (Isle of Wight), Pectoral Sandpiper (Aberdeenshire), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Temminck's Stint (London), Green-winged Teal (Devon), Black Brant (East Yorkshire), two Woodchat Shrikes, three each of Surf Scoter and Ring-necked Duck, four Wrynecks, 12 Dotterel, and a total of 13 Glossy Ibises.
-  Chris Batty, RBA