Sunday 1st May 2011
	An American Golden Plover was found at the Hayle Estuary in Cornwall, where a Bonaparte's Gull was still present. Other Bonaparte's Gulls were still to be found in Devon and Aberdeenshire with another bird being reported in Flintshire. A Black Kite flew over Tankerton in Kent The male Collared Flycatcher remained on Fair Isle in the Shetlands as did the Eastern Subalpine Warbler. A White-billed Diver was still off Burghead in Moray and the Collared Pratincole was still near Immingham in Lincolnshire. A Black Stork continued it's wanderings in Dorset, a King Eider remained at the mouth of the Ythan Estuary in Aberdeenshire and the Lesser Scaup was still at Martin Mere in Lancashire. There were belated reports from yesterday of a Red-rumped Swallow in County Wexford, two different Black Kites in Wiltshire and a Red-footed Falcon in Kent. A good passage of Pomarine Skuas moving up the Channel was observed from various south coast points and a number of Dotterel were seen around the country. Two Woodchat Shrikes remained as did a White-winged Black Tern in Suffolk.
-  Pete Hayman, RBA