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Saturday 9th August 2025  
  Discoveries today included a Lesser Yellowlegs briefly in Highland at Nairn, a Black Kite reported in Surrey at Farnham, and White-rumped Sandpipers in Lincolnshire at Gibraltar Point, County Waterford at Tramore, and three together in East Yorkshire at Kilnsea.

Elsewhere, continuing rarities confirmed as still present were the Zitting Cisticola and Black Stork both in Suffolk, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Mayo, and two Lesser Scaups together in Staffordshire.
Chris Batty, RBA
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