Wednesday 3rd August 2022
	Seawatching today produced a Caspian Tern in Cornwall passing The Lizard, a Sabine's Gull in Pembrokeshire, Long-tailed Skua in County Clare, Wilson's Petrels in both County Clare and Cornwall, six Great Shearwaters, and 15 Cory's Shearwaters. Rarities confirmed as still present were the Least Tern in County Dublin, Turkestan Shrike and Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire, Forster's Tern in County Louth, Least Sandpiper and Black-headed Wagtail in Cornwall, Stilt Sandpiper in Lincolnshire, Whiskered Tern in Hampshire, Squacco Heron in West Sussex, Iberian Chiffchaff in London, Bonaparte's Gull in both Argyll and Kent, Lesser Yellowlegs Hampshire and Scilly, Ferruginous Ducks in Northamptonshire and Warwickshire (2), and at least seven Bee-eaters still visiting the colony at Trimingham, Norfolk. Scarcities included Pectoral Sandpiper (County Wicklow), Temminck's Stint (Lancashire), Grey Phalarope (Western Isles), two each of both Purple Heron and Ring-necked Duck, and a total of 17 Glossy Ibises.
-  Chris Batty, RBA