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Friday 22nd July 2011  
  A Red-footed Falcon was seen briefly on Inishmore, Aran Islands, County Galway, before it flew off south.

Lingering rarities seen today included the White-rumped Sandpiper in Cleveland and  Ferruginous Duck in Somerset, whilst the Western Bonelli's Warbler was reported again in Derbyshire.

Scarcity highlights included single Rose-coloured Starlings in County Galway and Argyll, single Pectoral Sandpipers in Shetland, Northumberland and Kent, a White Stork in Norfolk, a Great White Egret in Kent, a Cattle Egret in Dorset and a White-tailed Eagle and Temminck's Stint in Lincolnshire.
-  Will Soar, RBA