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Sunday 1st June 2008  
  The highlight of the day was a Trumpeter Finch at Blakeney Point, Norfolk. First located yesterday evening (but not broadcast publicly until this morning) this county first showed to an appreciative crowd into the evening. Elsewhere, an American Golden Plover was discovered in Kent at Pegwell Bay, a Thrush Nightingale was seen briefly in East Yorkshire at Spurn and a Rustic Bunting was found at Geosetter, Shetland Isles.

Lingering rarities included the Great Snipe in Northumberland, Terek Sandpiper and Bee-eater both in East Sussex, Black Stork on the Shetland Isles, Whiskered Tern in Kent, American Golden Plovers in both Anglesey and County Mayo, King Eider in Ayrshire, three Black-winged Stilts in Cheshire, Great White Egret in Powys and Cattle Egrets in both Devon and Dorset. Single Red-footed Falcons were seen in Berkshire, Kent and Lothian with two together in both Bedfordshire and Hampshire.

Scarce migrant passerines were represented by 22 Red-backed Shrikes, 12 Common Rosefinches, 11 Marsh Warblers, eight Icterine Warblers, seven Golden Orioles, three Tawny Pipits, two Grey-headed Wagtails and one each of Red-breasted Flycatcher and Bluethroat.
Chris Batty, RBA
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