Monday 22nd July 2019
	New finds today included Collared Pratincole at Blanket Nook in Co.Donegal, Pallid Swift past Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire and White-rumped Sandpiper on Vatersay in Western Isles. Two Wilson's Petrels were the highlight of an evening pelagic in Scilly waters. Pacific Golden Plovers were still in Norfolk and Northumberland, while one of the White-rumped Sandpipers remained in Lincolnshire alongside the Long-billed Dowitcher. Other continuing rarities included Semipalmated Sandpiper in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and two Two-barred Crossbills in Shetland. Co.Louth once again hosted the regular Forster's Tern at Soldier's Point. Backup came in the form of Grey-headed Wagtail and Shorelark (both Orkney), Ring-necked Duck (Denbighshire), Glossy Ibis (Devon), nine Cory's Shearwaters, Great Shearwater (Scilly), 131 Balearic Shearwaters, Leach's Petrel (Gwynedd), Long-tailed Skua (Norfolk) and Pomarine Skua (Devon).
-  David Campbell, RBA