Tuesday 10th August 2021
	A Greenish Warbler on Noss in Shetland was the best find of the day, the first of the autumn. 20 or more Wilson's Petrels were seen during the day's Scilly pelagic, with at least two seen from a boat near Cape Clear in Co.Cork and another northwest of Fethaland, Shetland. Continuing rarities comprised the Elegant Tern in Merseyside, Pacific Golden Plovers in Lincolnshire (two) and Norfolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cheshire, White-rumped Sandpipers in Norfolk and Suffolk, Black-winged Stilt in Somerset and Lesser Yellowlegs on Scilly. Other highlights included Red-backed Shrike (Shetland), two Barred Warblers, Icterine Warbler (East Yorkshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Suffolk), Red-necked Phalarope in Somerset, Sabine's Gull (Shetland), two Long-tailed Skuas, three of both Cory's and Great Shearwater and three Glossy Ibises.
-  David Campbell, RBA