Saturday 22nd July 2017
	Rarity highlights included a new Two-barred Crossbill on Fair Isle (another remained on Unst, Shetland) and Black Kite over Long Melford (Suffolk), whilst American White-winged Scoter (Aberdeenshire), King Eider (Ceredigion), Forster's Tern (Co Louth), White-rumped Sandpiper (East Yorkshire), Marsh Sandpiper, Bonaparte's Gull and five Black-winged Stilts (Kent), six Black-winged Stilts (Norfolk) and at least four Bee-eaters (Nottinghamshire) all lingered. The best of the rest included Short-toed Lark (Lothian), American Night Heron (Shropshire), Hoopoe (Forth), American Golden Plover (East Yorkshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Lincolnshire) and three Pectoral Sandpipers. Seawatching was again excellent in Southwest England; two Wilson's Petrels were logged off Porthgwarra (Cornwall), where the day's peak Cory's Shearwater (147) total was also logged. The peak Great Shearwater count (42) came from Lizard Point (Cornwall), whilst tantalising probable and possible records comprised a Bulwer's Petrel and Scopoli's Shearwater off Porthgwarra (to add to yesterday's report of a possible White-bellied Storm Petrel) and Madeiran Petrel off Prawle Point (Devon).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA