Thursday 1st August 2019
	New discoveries included a Greenish Warbler on Mainland Shetland, up to three Two-barred Crossbills on North Uist (Western Isles), a White-rumped Sandpiper in Co Wexford and a report of three Marsh Sandpipers on Kingsbridge Estuary (Devon). Lingering rarities comprised Snowy Owl in Western Isles, White-rumped Sandpipers in Lincolnshire (2) and East Yorkshire, Blue-winged Teal in Clyde, Forster's Tern in Co Louth, Ferruginous Duck in East Sussex, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Wilson's Petrel from an Isles of Scilly pelagic and Two-barred Crossbill in Shetland. The best of the rest included Pectoral Sandpiper (Co Wexford), Glossy Ibis (Gwent), Temminck's Stint (Lincolnshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Icterine Warbler (Orkney), Marsh Warbler (Shetland), and two Barred Warblers (Shetland).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA