Thursday 15th July 2021
	The West Midlands Region was treated to a Caspian Tern at Middleton Lakes, on the Staffordshire/Warwickshire border. A Black Stork flew west over Dover Castle in Kent, ending up over Rye Harbour in East Sussex at lunchtime. The RV Celtic Explorer encountered a Wilson's Petrel in the pelagic hinterlands 42 miles north of St.Kilda. In Cornwall, a Black Kite was seen high over Tregeare near Launceston. The Egyptian Vulture continued to perform in Co.Donegal, while other lingering rarities included the Elegant Tern in Anglesey, Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire, Black Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Shetland and Red-footed Falcon in Wiltshire. two Pectoral Sandpipers, Temminck's Stint (Northumberland), Long-tailed Skua (Northumberland), Glossy Ibis (Kent), three Rose-coloured Starlings and Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire).
-  David Campbell, RBA