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Wednesday 1st September 2021  
  Seawatching provided the highlights today with a Fea's/Desertas Petrel again tracked north along the east coast of England from Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire to Northumberland, a Cory's Shearwater passed Suffolk, five Sabine's Gulls, and at least 21 Long-tailed Skuas were logged.

Rarities elsewhere comprised both the White-tailed Lapwing and Black-browed Albatross still in East Yorkshire, the Elegant Tern still in Lancashire, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Booted Warbler and Citrine Wagtail still together on the Shetland Isles, both Lesser Yellowlegs and Bee-eater briefly on the Isles of Scilly, Snowy Owl still on the Western Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in County Down, Long-billed Dowitchers in both Kent and Norfolk, and in Nottinghamshire the pratincole species was reported again.

Scarcities included Bluethroat (Scilly), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Norfolk), Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Shetland), American Golden Plover (Cornwall), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), two each of Icterine Warbler and Dotterel, three of Common Rosefinch and Glossy Ibis, seven Barred Warblers, and a total of 15 Wrynecks.
Chris Batty, RBA
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