Saturday 28th July 2018
	The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Sooty Tern in Aberdeenshire on the Ythan Estuary where it showed throughout the day. Other lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Marsh Sandpiper in London, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Baltic Gull in South Yorkshire. Seawatching produced both a Fea's/Desertas/Zino's Petrel passing Mizen Head, County Cork, a Wilson's Petrel at sea off Cornwall and between Devon and County Cork totals of 242 Cory's and 20 Great Shearwaters. Scarcities included Icterine Warbler and Marsh Warbler (Shetland Isles), Purple Heron (Leicestershire), Surf Scoter (County Durham), Spotted Crake (Ceredigion), Green-winged Teal (Cleveland), two each of Rose-coloured Starling, Red-necked Phalarope, Glossy Ibis and Cattle Egret, and a total of four Pectoral Sandpipers.
-  Chris Batty, RBA