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Sunday 16th June 2013  
  The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Pacific Swift at Trimley Marshes SWT, Suffolk, where it remained until 4.05pm only.

The top rarity discovered today was a Roller at Edgefield, Norfolk. Despite the county being statistically the best for the species, with 32 records, this is the first since a one day bird at Holkham in July 1991. Other new rarities included a singing Greenish Warbler on Portland, Dorset, a Paddyfield Warbler on Fair Isle, Shetland, a King Eider at Tresta Voe, also Shetland and a Black Kite over Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.

Other lingering rarities included the Greenish Warbler in Lancashire, Black Duck on Shetland, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire.
-  Will Soar, RBA