Wednesday 28th May 2008
	Yesterday was good on the east coast, but today was even better. Excellent numbers of scarce migrants, including Red-backed Shrikes, Icterine Warblers, Red-spotted Bluethroats, Red-breasted Flycatchers, Marsh Warblers, Common Rosefinches and Grey-headed Wagtails made landfall at many coastal locations between Shetland and Suffolk. A Roller in Lincolnshire, Subalpine Warblers in North Yorkshire and Cleveland, three Ortolan Buntings, Serin, Bee-eater and Thrush Nightingale in East Yorkshire, Barred Warbler in Northumberland, Rustic Bunting in Orkney and Red-throated Pipit in Norfolk all arrived amongst the more numerous species. Elsewhere Bee-eaters flew over Isles of Scilly and West Sussex, an Alpine Swift spent the latter part of the day on a building in Lewes, East Sussex, an Ortolan Bunting was on Isles of Scilly and a Red-footed Falcon was located on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. A Black-winged Stilt arrived at Dungeness RSPB, Kent, a Red-spotted Bluethroat made it across the country to Walney Island, Cumbria and presumably the recent Orkney Black Stork flew over Mainland Shetland. In Leicestershire the popular Marsh Sandpiper remained at Rutland Water, the American Golden Plover reappeared in Devon, the pair of Black-winged Stilts hatched three young in Cheshire and the female Citrine Wagtail briefly reappeared at Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA