Wednesday 3rd July 2019
	The highlight of the day was the arrival of a Collared Pratincole in Carmarthenshire at Llanelli whilst other discoveries included a Gull-billed Tern on the Wirral at Thurstaston and in Norfolk two Black-winged Stilts at Potter Heigham. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Snowy Owl in County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, Baikal Teal in Northumberland, Blyth's Reed Warbler on the Shetland Isles and the territorial Savi's Warbler on Anglesey. Scarcities included Night Heron (Isles of Scilly), Red-backed Shrike (Suffolk), Purple Heron and Green-winged Teal (Norfolk), Glossy Ibis (Merseyside), three Serin and four Rose-coloured Starlings.
-  Chris Batty, RBA