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Saturday 4th July 2020  
 

The day's finds included five Two-barred Crossbills at Kergord on Mainland Shetland, a Spotted Sandpiper at Aghagallon in Co.Antrim and a Bonaparte's Gull in Co.Louth.

Still present were the Greater Sand Plover in Aberdeenshire, Gull-billed Tern in Co.Cork, King Eider in Moray, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Black-winged Stilt and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Cumbria and White-rumped Sandpiper in Cleveland.

Scarcities included two Long-tailed Skuas, Marsh Warbler (Borders), 14 Rose-coloured Starlings (including five still at the north end of Lewis, Western Isles), Red-backed Shrike (Shetland) and Glossy Ibis (Worcestershire).
-  David Campbell, RBA