Friday 11th June 2021
	A Blyth's Reed Warbler was new on St.Kilda, while a Lesser Scaup appeared at Portmore Lough  in Co.Antrim. Still present were the Calandra Lark on Fair Isle, River Warbler in Somerset, American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Collared Pratincole in Kent, Great Reed Warblers in Nottinghamshire and Northumberland, Western Subalpine Warbler on Isle of Man and two Red-rumped Swallows in Shetland. Other highlights included 29 Rose-coloured Starlings, Purple Heron (Hampshire), Hoopoe (Cornwall), Montagu's Harrier (Kent), Pectoral Sandpiper (Orkney); two Woodchat Shrikes, Red-backed Shrikes, Icterine Warblers, Golden Orioles, Long-tailed Skuas and Ring-necked Ducks; and seven Glossy Ibises.
-  David Campbell, RBA