Saturday 24th April 2021
	An adult summer White-billed Diver was tracked along the east coast between Whitburn (Co.Durham) and Holy Island (Northumberland); additionally there were two in Moray and three in Shetland. Black Kites were seen over Snettisham in Norfolk and Samphire Hoe in Kent. Still with us were the American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, Red-throated Pipit in Northumberland, Eastern Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Black-winged Stilt in Co.Cork, Bonaparte's Gulls in Glamorgan and Leicestershire, Bee-eater on Scilly, and Dusky Warblers in Merseyside and Norfolk. Other national highlights included Red-backed Shrike (Kent), two Temminck's Stints and Serins, three Purple Herons and Wrynecks, Night Heron (Devon) and four Hoopoes, as well as Sabine's Gull (Cumbria), Dotterel (Isle of Wight), Yellow-browed Warbler (Shetland), Grey Phalarope (Norfolk), Kumlien's Gull (Shetland), Green-winged Teal (Co.Wexford), Black Brant (Norfolk), three Little Buntings, plus four Ring-necked Ducks and Glossy Ibises.
-  David Campbell, RBA