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Saturday 24th June 2023  
  New discoveries today included a Western Subalpine Warbler on Skokholm, Pembrokshire and a Black Kite at Bockhill Farm, Kent.

Lingering rarities included the Little Crake in Cambridgeshire, Least Tern in County Dublin, Great Reed Warbler and Savi's Warbler in Cleveland, three Bee-eaters in Norfolk, Black-winged Stilts in Gloucestershire and Yorkshire(two) and White-billed Diver in Highland.

Scarcity highlights included a Golden Oriole, a White-spotted Bluethroat, two Common Rosefinches, six Marsh Warblers, a Pectoral Sandpiper, an American Golden Plover, three Honey Buzzards, a Night Heron, two Purple Herons, a Ring-necked Duck, two Surf Scoters, a White-winged Black Tern and an Iceland Gull.
-  Will Soar, RBA