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Saturday 7th August 2021  
  The highlight of the day was a Black Stork in East Yorkshire that flew from Flamborough Head to Buckton.

Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Least Tern in County Dublin, Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plover in Lincolnshire (2) and Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent and the Shetland Isles, White-rumped Sandpipers in County Dublin and Suffolk, Black-winged Stilt in Somerset, and Baltic Gull in Oxfordshire.

Seabirds logged between County Clare and the Isles of Scilly included 16 Wilson's Petrels, four Long-tailed Skuas, eight Cory's Shearwaters, and 15 Great Shearwaters. Other scarcities included White-winged Black Tern and Barred Warbler (both Shetland), American Golden Plover (Merseyside then relocated on the Wirral), Red-backed Shrike (Aberdeenshire), Temminck's Stint (Lincolnshire), two each of both Surf Scoter and Glossy Ibis, three Rose-coloured Starlings, and four Pectoral Sandpipers.
Chris Batty, RBA
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