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Friday 17th July 2020  
  A Great Spotted Cuckoo was seen at Thornham, Norfolk briefly early morning only.

Lingering rarities seen today included the Lammergeier in Derbyshire /South Yorkshire, Caspian Tern in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull in Kent (with another of the latter in Argyll), Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, two Black-winged Stilts in Somerset and one in Kent, Laughing Gull in County Dublin, Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk and King Eider in Moray.

Scarcity highlights included two Rose-coloured Starlings, a Pectoral Sandpiper, a Glossy Ibis, four Honey Buzzards, a Pomarine Skua, two Long-tailed Skuas and a Glaucous Gull.
-  Will Soar, RBA