Friday 9th August 2019
	New discoveries comprised a Spotted Sandpiper at Brent Reservoir (London) and White-rumped Sandpiper at Tacumshin (Co Wexford), whilst the Little Bustard (West Yorkshire), Snowy Owl (Shetland), White-rumped Sandpipers (Co Wexford [2] and Lincolnshire), Long-billed Dowitchers (Co Wexford and Lincolnshire), Blue-winged Teal (Clyde) and Black Duck (Highland) all lingered. The best of the rest included Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Co Wexford) and Glossy Ibis (Devon). Seawatchers in South-west produced a peak count of 385 Balearic Shearwaters past Berry Head (Devon), whilst five Cory's and two Great Shearwaters were logged off Cornish headlands and three Long-tailed Skuas comprised a lingering bird in Devon and singles past the Co Durham and Cornwall coastlines.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA