Sunday 18th April 2021
	An Iberian Chiffchaff was found singing in Ipswich in Suffolk and, later in the day, an Alpine Swift was seen near Broad Haven in Pembrokeshire. Still present were the Belted Kingfisher and Bufflehead in Co.Cork, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, White-throated Sparrow in Sussex, Spotted Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in North Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Dusky Warbler in Merseyside and Bee-eater on Scilly. There were seven White-billed Divers in Moray, with eight in Aberdeenshire and singles in Shetland and Lothian. Other highlights included White-spotted Bluethroat (Norfolk), four Hoopoes and Night Heron (Devon), as well as Pectoral Sandpiper (Northumberland), Great Grey Shrike (Hampshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Sussex), Grey Phalarope (Norfolk), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two Dotterel (together in Anglesey), two Kumlien's Gulls, three Green-winged Teal, four Little Buntings, 10 Glossy Ibises and 16 Ring-necked Ducks.
-  David Campbell, RBA