Wednesday 28th August 2019
	The Brown Booby was reported again at distance off in Carbis Bay off St.Ives early in the morning but, save for a possible sighting mid-afternoon, the rest of the day drew a blank. New rarities included a Tawny Pipit at Pendeen in Cornwall and a Black-winged Stilt which spent the day in North Yorkshire at East Lea, Filey. Still with us were the Western Bonelli's Warbler in Cornwall, Greenish Warbler in Shetland, Baird's Sandpiper in Co.Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and Blue-winged Teal in Clyde. Scarcities included 15 Wrynecks, two Icterine Warblers (both Shetland), five Barred Warblers (all Shetland), a Melodious Warbler (Cornwall), Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), two Montagu's Harriers, three Dotterel, Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Lincolnshire), Ring-necked Duck (Denbighshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Long-tailed Skua (Co.Clare), Pomarine Skua (Gwynedd) and three migrant Honey Buzzards.
-  David Campbell, RBA