Wednesday 30th April 2025
	An exciting day with a Booted Eagle in Lincolnshire which flew over Manby, also in Lincolnshire a Red-rumped Swallow was found at Rimac. Other new rarities included a Great Reed Warbler in Norfolk at Hickling, an Iberian Chiffchaff at Cape Clear in County Cork, a Red-rumped Swallow in East Yorkshire at Spurn, a Red-footed Falcon on Bryher, Scilly, a Lesser Yellowlegs at Harper's Island in County Cork, and mobile Black Kites in Cornwall and Scilly. Continuing rarities comprised the Broad-billed Sandpiper still in Gwent, Least Sandpiper in Sussex, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Savi's Warbler in Cornwall, and two White-winged Scoters still together in Fife, and Blue-winged Teal in East Yorkshire.
-  Ben Clark, RBA