Sunday 7th August 2011
	The highlight of the day the discovery of the third Semipalmated Sandpiper of the autumn: at Ventry, County Kerry. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Stilt Sandpiper in Dorset (albeit elusive), Black Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Durham, American Golden Plover in County Clare, and Black Kites in both Cornwall and Devon. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Shetland Isles), Rose-coloured Starling (Isle of Wight and Western Isles), Woodchat Shrike (Gloucestershire and Isles of Scilly), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Cornwall), White-tailed Eagle (Lincolnshire), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire (4) and Angus), Purple Heron (Kent), Spotted Crake (Lincolnshire and West Midlands), Red-necked Phalarope (East Yorkshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Essex and Norfolk), Great White Egret (Hampshire) and Cattle Egret (two together in Essex). Seawatching highlights included 89 Cory's Shearwaters logged passing five counties between County Cork and East Yorkshire, with 18 Great Shearwaters also noted between County Cork and Cornwall.
-  Chris Batty, RBA