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Friday 27th August 2010  
  A small wader photographed at Ferrybridge in Dorset at midday was later identified as a Red-necked Stint but unfortunately could not be relocated in the area during the afternoon. In Lothian, a small wader found at Tyninghame Bay was also photographed and this was later identified as a Semi-palmated Sandpiper.

In Norfolk an elusive Booted Warbler was found on Blakeney Point in the afternoon. A Black Kite was at Porthgwarra in Cornwall and a Glossy Ibis was found at Shannon Airport lagoon. The Broad-billed Sandpiper was seen again on Mersea Island in Essex this morning and the two Glossy Ibises remained in County Dublin. The American Golden Plover remained in County Clare as did the American Herring Gull in County Kerry.

Five Barred Warblers, 3 Icterine Warblers a Wryneck and a Red-backed Shrike were along the east coast, while another Wryneck was in Shropshire and another Red-backed Shrike was in Cornwall. Seawatching was productive in the south and east with 4 Sabine's Gulls and a dozen Long-tailed Skuas being logged.
Pete Hayman, RBA
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