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Wednesday 5th May 2021  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Broad-billed Sandpiper in Suffolk on the Alde Estuary, with a Black Kite seen briefly nearby at Minsmere

Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Black Kite in Aberdeenshire, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Whiskered Tern in Dorset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Worcestershire, territorial Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, and Bonaparte's Gulls in both Highland and Worcestershire.

Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Essex), Golden Oriole (East Yorkshire), Little Bunting (Shetland Isles), Hoopoe (Buckinghamshire), Night Heron (Herefordshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Green-winged Teal (Angus), two each of both Wryneck and Temminck's Stint, five Glossy Ibises, and five migrant Dotterel.

Significant late news concerned a Blue-winged Teal present yesterday at Walmsley Sanctuary, Cornwall.
Chris Batty, RBA
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