Wednesday 31st May 2006
	The final day of the month produced only one new rarity, a Black Kite over Buckfastleigh, Devon. A Bee-eater and Red-rumped Swallow were at Dungeness, Kent, both for their second day and on Shetland the Savi's Warbler again showed well on Unst. Scilly hosted a singing first-summer male Common Rosefinch on St.Martin's and a Tawny Pipit on Bryher, whilst back on the mainland, a Marsh Warbler was trapped and ringed at Portland, Dorset. Dorset also produced a Woodchat Shrike in the 'Bobolink Field' at Hengistbury Head and in Somerset, an adult male Red-backed Shrike was located at Catcott Lows. Passengers aboard a cruise past Sula Sgeir confirmed that the adult Black-browed Albatross was still sitting pretty in the Gannet colony this evening.  A couple of late reports of Nearctic raptors were intriguing; a possible Bald Eagle was observed on Sunday in Bundoran, Co.Donegal and on Shetland a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk was seen on Mainland on 5th, 6th and 14th May.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA