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Sunday 19th June 2016  
  New rarities discovered today were a Caspian Tern in Norfolk at Breydon Water, a Bonaparte's Gull in County Wexford at Tacumshin, a Red-rumped Swallow briefly in Glamorgan, and both Black Kite and Bee-eater in Kent.

Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Great Knot in Norfolk, Dalmatian Pelican in Cornwall, Broad-billed Sandpiper in Gwent, Gull-billed Tern in Forth, Little Bittern in South Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Northumberland, and King Eider in Lothian.

Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Borders), Cattle Egret (West Sussex), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), and Glossy Ibis (Merseyside and County Wexford).
-  Chris Batty, RBA