Thursday 22nd July 2010
	In County Kerry, the adult Terek Sandpiper remained at Blennerville, with other lingering rarities including female Little Bittern at Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset and King Eider at Filey, North Yorkshire. A Wilson's Petrel was seen from this evening's Scilly pelagic. There was no sign of either the White-tailed Plover at Dungeness, Kent or the adult Franklin's Gull at Chasewater, Staffordshire. Scarcity highlights included a new Pectoral Sandpiper at Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk, with another still nearby at Welney WWT. Seabirds included a Cory's Shearwater in Northumberland, Long-tailed Skua in Yorkshire, Grey Phalarope in Pembrokeshire, Roseate Terns in Northumberland (8) and Cornwall (3) and 15 Balearic Shearwaters in three counties. Spoonbills remained on Scilly, in Aberdeenshire (4) and in Norfolk (14), both Purple Heron and Great White Egret continued their stay at Dungeness, Kent and a Red-necked Phalarope was at Loch Barvas, Lewis.
-  Will Soar, RBA