Friday 24th October 2025
	Rarities today in Britain comprised the Brown Shrike still in Suffolk, Isabelline Wheatear and Steppe Grey Shrike both still in Shetland, Western Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Baikal Teal in Dorset, a Gull-billed Tern briefly in Lincolnshire at Sandilands, Radde's Warbler in Orkney, Lesser Scaup in the Western Isles on South Uist, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, White-rumped Sandpiper in Staffordshire, and Ferruginous Duck in Lincolnshire. In Ireland the Harlequin Duck remains in County Donegal, a Northern Harrier, Lesser Yellowlegs, and Lesser Scaup together in County Wexford, Laughing Gull in County Kerry, Bonaparte's Gull in County Antrim, and two White-rumped Sandpipers in County Londonderry.
-  Chris Batty, RBA