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Wednesday 3rd August 2011  
  A very brief Caspian Tern at Brownsea Island NT, Dorset this evening was today's only new rarity.

In County Kerry, the adult Red-necked Stint was seen mid morning, with other lingering waders today including Semipalmated Sandpiper in Cleveland, Stilt Sandpiper in Dorset, White-rumped Sandpiper in Norfolk and Marsh Sandpiper in Yorkshire. Single Black Kites remained in Devon and Cornwall.

Scarcity highlights included Woodchat Shrike in Gloucestershire, Red-backed Shrike in Suffolk, Spotted Crake in Lincolnshire, two Cattle Egrets in Essex and Ring-billed Gull in Dorset.
-  Will Soar, RBA