Tuesday 18th July 2023
	The highlight of the day was the Black-winged Kite that remained overnight in Norfolk at Hickling Broad before departing northwest over Trimingham mid morning. Breaking news today included an unidentified orange-billed tern species in Devon at Northam Burrows, a Gull-billed Tern in County Cork at Kilkeran Lake, a Caspian Tern in Northamptonshire at Hollowell Reservoir, two Ferruginous Ducks together in Warwickshire at Draycote Water, and Wilson's Petrels in Cornwall and at sea off the Western Isles. Other lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both the Least Tern and Caspian Tern in County Dublin, Black-winged Pratincole in County Donegal, Pacific Golden Plover in County Cork, Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Scaup, and three Bee-eaters in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lancashire, King Eider in Lothian, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, Black-winged Stilts in Kent (6), Gloucestershire, and Lincolnshire (10), and in Cornwall the Barolo Shearwater was again reported passing Porthgwarra for a fifth consecutive day. Scarcities included Temminck's Stint (Derbyshire), Ring-necked Duck (Glamorgan), two each of American Golden Plover, Pectoral Sandpiper, Night Heron, and Rose-coloured Starling, three Glossy Ibises, and a total of 70 Cory's Shearwaters.
-  Chris Batty, RBA