Wednesday 22nd July 2020
	A report emerged of a male Little Crake heard singing near Irstead in Norfolk the previous evening. Two Red-rumped Swallows were reported over Rye Harbour in Sussex. Continuing rarities today comprised the Long-billed Dowitcher in Merseyside, Lesser Yellowlegs in Kent, the pair of Black-winged Stilts in Somerset, Laughing Gull in Co.Dublin, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, and the Lammergeier in the Peak District. The day's supporting cast included two Pectoral Sandpipers (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire), two Long-tailed Skuas (Orkney), Glossy Ibis (Gwent), two Purple Herons and Rose-coloured Starling (Cleveland).
-  David Campbell, RBA