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Thursday 20th August 2026  
  Rarities today included a Citrine Wagtail in Shetland, a Long-tailed Shrike on the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire border, a Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, a Hudsonian Godwit at Cattawade on the Suffolk/Essex border, a Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, a further Ferruginous Duck in Northamptonshire, and a White-rumped Sandpiper in East Yorkshire.
-  Ben Clark, RBA