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Friday 15th July 2011  
  In London a Black Kite flew over Beddington sewage farm this afternoon.

Lingering rarities included Black-headed Bunting (Shetland), Marsh Sandpiper (East Yorkshire), Spotted Sandpiper (Leicestershire), two Pacific Golden Plovers (Co Derry) and Western Bonelli's Warbler (Derbyshire).

Notable sightings also included the American Wigeon in Lincolnshire, Common Rosefinch in Cambridgeshire, Great White Egret in Kent, Pectoral Sandpiper in Essex, Rose-coloured Starling in Argyll and White-tailed Eagle in Lincolnshire.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA