Tuesday 9th July 2019
	The highlight of the day was the reappearance of the Sooty Tern in East Yorshire at Flamborough Head before it later headed north past Long Nab, North Yorkshire, west past Cowbar, Cleveland, north at Whitburn, County Durham, and then in Northumberland north past both Newbiggin and Cullernose Point before reaching Seahouses. On the Shetland Isles 28 Two-barred Crossbills were discovered today - including nine at Sumburgh Head, seven on Fair Isle and five on Fetlar - bringing the total there for the week to 35. Elsewhere, a further Two-barred Crossbill rested on a boat off Wick, Highland. A Terek Sandpiper arrived in Cheshire at Burton Mere Wetlands whilst other rarities today were the Baikal Teal still in Northumberland, Lesser Scaup in Borders, both Blue-winged Teals in Clyde, two Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk and territorial Savi's Warblers still on Anglesey and in Suffolk. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (County Roscommon), Marsh Warbler (Orkney Isles), Cory's Shearwater (Cornwall) and Glossy Ibis (Merseyside), whilst four Rose-coloured Starlings brought the total for this summer to 51.
-  Chris Batty, RBA