Wednesday 12th August 2020
	In Dorset, an Aquatic Warbler was trapped and ringed at Lytchett Bay. A Roller turned up at Easington in East Yorkshire and a Citrine Wagtail made a brief appearance at Pool of Virkie in Shetland. A Bee-eater was heard over Inverbervie in Aberdeenshire. Greenish Warblers were found at Sidestrand in Norfolk and Holy Island in Northumberland. Ongoing rarities included the Collared Flycatcher in East Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plover in Northumberland, Gull-billed Tern in Suffolk, Forster's Tern in Co.Louth, Spotted Sandpipers in Cornwall and Co.Down, Greenish Warbler in East Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and Lammergeier in Derbyshire. Among other highlights were Melodious Warbler (Orkney), 13 Icterine Warblers, six Barred Warblers, Wryneck (Orkney), Rose-coloured Starling (Western Isles), 10 Red-backed Shrikes, Spotted Crake (Cheshire), Temminck's Stint (Hertfordshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (East Yorkshire), two Long-tailed Skuas (Shetland) and two Glossy Ibises (Kent and Gwent).
-  David Campbell, RBA