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| Wednesday 20th August 2025 | ||
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| Today.'s major discover was of a Black-winged Kite at Splatt Bridge in Gloucestershire. It was also seen nearer to Slimbridge but flew north again back towards Splatt Bridge in the eveing. This species was only added to the British List in 2023, with records in Powys, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.
Three other new rarities found today were Bonelli's Warbler on Gugh in Scilly, a White-rumped Sandpiper at Blanket Nook in County Donegal and a Fea's Petrel sp past Nybster in Highland. The two Zitting Cisticolas were still to be found today, in Kent and in Suffolk and the long staying Western Sandpiper was again at Turnberry in Ayshire. Other lingering rarities included Black Stork in Suffolk, Lesser Scaups in Staffordshire (2) and Greater Manchester, Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Laughing Gull in County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, White-rumped Sandpipers in Suffolk, Lothian and County Wexford, Western Bonelli's Warbler on Scilly, and the long staying Eastern Subalpine Warbler still on Fair Isle in Shetland. |
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| - Pete Hayman, RBA | ||
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