Tuesday 9th August 2016
	Rarities today comprised the Dalmatian Pelican and Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Squacco Heron in Licolnshire, Black Duck in Highland, Semipalmated Sandpipers in both County Kerry and Pembrokeshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, White-rumped Sandpiper in Lincolnshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in both Kent and Northamptonshire. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Oxfordshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Norfolk), Temminck's Stint (Derbyshire), White Stork (Dorset) and Cattle Egret (Merseyside), two Pectoral Sandpipers and four Glossy Ibises. Seabirds today included Cory's Shearwater (Ceredigion), Great Shearwater (Cornwall and East Yorkshire), Long-tailed Skua and Grey Phalarope (both East Yorkshire).
-  Chris Batty, RBA