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Monday 13th July 2015  
  The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Gull-billed Tern in Devon, where it showed all day. Elsewhere, the Hudsonian Whimbrel remained in West Sussex, as did the Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Red-footed Falcon in Staffordshire, and Red-rumped Swallow on the Shetland Isles, whilst a Lesser Scaup was confirmed in Somerset at Blagdon Lake.

Scarcities included Surf Scoter (Argyll), Temminck's Stint (Leicestershire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Dumfries and Galloway), and Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall).

Seawatching revealed five Cory's Shearwaters off southwest England, with a total of 14 Great Shearwaters between Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and County Wexford.
-  Chris Batty, RBA