Tuesday 21st September 2021
	Rarities today included the White-tailed Lapwing still in East Yorkshire, Pacific Golden Plover again in Lincolnshire at Frampton Marsh, Forster's Tern still in County Louth, Snowy Owl in Aberdeenshire, Squacco Heron in Flintshire, Balearic Woodchat Shrike on the Isles of Scilly, Red-rumped Swallow briefly on the Isle of Wight, Bonaparte's Gull in County Down, and on the Shetland Isles Rustic Bunting, Blyth's Reed Warbler, and two King Eiders. Nearctic waders today comprised a Wilson's Phalarope new in Cheshire at Burton Mere Wetlands, Lesser Yellowlegs still in County Wexford, American Golden Plover on the Orkney Isles, Long-billed Dowitchers in both County Londonderry and Norfolk, two Buff-breasted Sandpipers, and a total of 30 Pectoral Sandpipers. Other scarcities included Purple Heron (Kent), Melodious Warbler (Scilly), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Shetland), Hoopoe (Glamorgan), Montagu's Harrier (Dorset), Red-backed Shrike (Cornwall), Long-tailed Skua (East Yorkshire), Lapland Bunting (Orkney), Ring-billed Gull (County Galway), two each of Barred Warbler, Common Rosefinch, and Yellow-browed Warbler, three Dotterel, seven of Rose-coloured Starling and Wryneck, and eight Glossy Ibises.
-  Chris Batty, RBA