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Saturday 25th June 2022  
  Caspian Terns were found at Minsmere, Suffolk, Dungeness, Kent and Misson, Nottinghamshire where two were present from mid evening. A Black Kite was near Loversall, Yorkshire.

Lingering rarities present included the Least Tern in County Dublin, Moltoni's Warbler in Shetland, Great Reed Warblers in Nottinghamshire and Norfolk, Iberian Chiffchaff in London, six Bee-eaters in Norfolk, Black-browed Albatross and six Black-winged Stilts in Yorkshire, Black-winged Stilt in County Galway, Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire, American Black Tern in Northumberland and White-spotted Bluethroat in Gloucestershire.

Scarcity highlights included a Golden Oriole, two Hoopoes, four Rose-coloured Starlings, two Honey Buzzards, an American Golden Plover, a Red-necked Phalarope, nine Glossy Ibises, an American Wigeon, 14 Cory's Shearwaters, three Balearic Shearwaters, a Pomarine Skua and a Ring-billed Gull.
-  Will Soar, RBA