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Sunday 13th June 2021  
  Rarities discovered today comprised a Little Swift in Cornwall at St Ives briefly, Collared Pratincole in North Yorkshire at Wheldrake Ings, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Highland in song at Brough, Bonaparte's Gull on the Western Isles on Barra, Red-rumped Swallow in Northumberland briefly at Budle Bay, and nine Bee-eaters in Suffolk briefly at Carlton Marshes.

Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the territorial River Warbler in Somerset, Red-footed Falcon in Kent, White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles, and Great Reed Warblers in both Northumberland and Nottinghamshire.

Scarcities included Red-breasted Flycatcher (Dorset), Woodchat Shrike (Borders), Golden Oriole (Northamptonshire), Marsh Warbler (Norfolk), Red-backed Shrike (East Yorkshire), Long-tailed Skua (Shetland Isles), Red-necked Phalarope and Ring-necked Duck (Northumberland), two each of American Golden Plover, Common Rosefinch, and Purple Heron, three Glossy Ibises, and a total of 18 Rose-coloured Starlings.
Chris Batty, RBA
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