Thursday 4th July 2013
	Rarities seen today comprised the Bridled Tern still in Northumberland on the Farne Islands, although it was seen only briefly today, two Gull-billed Terns still together in County Wexford, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire, and the breeding pair of Little Bitterns in Somerset. Scarcities included Marsh Warbler (Shetland Isles), Cattle Egret (County Donegal), Red-necked Phalarope (Orkney Isles), Pectoral Sandpiper (Lincolnshire), Ring-necked Duck (Lincolnshire, Lothian and North Yorkshire), Surf Scoter and Temminck's Stint (Aberdeenshire). Significant late news from yesterday concerned a Snowy Owl on Rousay, Orkney Islands.
-  Chris Batty, RBA