Sunday 5th July 2020
	A Semipalmated Sandpiper appeared on the beach at Dornoch Point in Highland. Wilson's Petrels flew past Pendeen Watch in Cornwall and Brandon Point in Co.Kerry. Continuing rarities comprised the Greater Sand Plover in Lothian, Pacific Golden Plover in Co.Clare, the flock of five Two-barred Crossbills in Shetland, Gull-billed Tern in Co.Cork, King Eider in Moray, Bonaparte's Gulls in Kent and Co.Louth, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, White-rumped Sandpiper in Cleveland and Blyth's Reed Warbler in Cumbria. Scarcities included 14 Rose-coloured Starlings, Serin (Suffolk), Montagu's Harrier (Norfolk), Glossy Ibis (Worcestershire) and Red-necked Phalarope (Norfolk).
-  David Campbell, RBA