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Thursday 17th July 2025  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Laughing Gull in County Kerry at Trabeg.

Elsewhere, continuing rarities comprised the Least Tern still in County Dublin, White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, Lesser Scaup in Greater Manchester, and Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire.
-  Chris Batty, RBA