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Saturday 6th June 2020  
 

The day's finds included a Black-winged Stilt at Rye Harbour in Sussex, a White-billed Diver past Prawle Point in Devon and Blyth's Reed Warblers in Orkney, Suffolk and Northumberland.

Previously found rarities which remained today were the Green Warbler in Orkney, Great Reed Warbler in Northumberland, Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, the two Bee-eaters in Orkney, Red-rumped Swallow on Scilly, Red-footed Falcon in Kent and Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire.

Scarcities included two Icterine Warblers, three Common Rosefinches, 12 Rose-coloured Starlings, three Red-backed Shrikes, eight Marsh Warblers, two Red-necked Phalaropes, American Wigeon (Northumberland), Green-winged Teal (Leicestershire) and Glossy Ibis (Worcestershire).
-  David Campbell, RBA