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Wednesday 18th June 2025  
  Discoveries today included a Lesser Yellowlegs in West Sussex at Medmerry and a Laughing Gull reported on the Isles of Scilly on St Mary's.

Elsewhere, continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Least Tern in County Dublin, Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Black-winged Pratincole in Shetland, Pacific Golden Plover in Cleveland, Little Bittern in Scilly, Great Reed Warblers in both East Yorkshire and Shetland, Iberian Chiffchaff in Fife, American Black Tern in Northumberland, White-rumped Sandpiper in County Londonderry, and Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire.
-  Chris Batty, RBA