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Wednesday 14th August 2019  
  New discoveries included a Long-billed Dowitcher in Co Down and Wilson's Petrel off the Cornish coast, whilst the Squacco Heron (West Sussex), Snowy Owl (Shetland), Long-billed Dowitcher (Co Wexford) and Blue-winged Teal (Clyde) all lingered.

The best of the rest included American Golden Plover (Aberdeenshire), Ring-necked Duck (Essex), Pectoral Sandpiper (Highland), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Serin (Isles of Scilly), Common Rosefinch and Red-necked Phalarope (Shetland).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA