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Monday 20th July 2026  
  The new rarity today was a Pratincole sp at Dunwich Heath in Suffolk.

Rarities included a Long-tailed Shrike in Gloucestershire, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire, a King Eider in Shetland, and a Lesser Scaup in Fife.
-  Ben Clark, RBA