Saturday 26th May 2012
	Black Kites and Bee-eaters were the most prominent species' today, with the former seen in Cornwall (2), Dorset, Hertfordshire, Gwynedd, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cumbria, and the latter seen and/or heard in Cornwall (2), Sussex, Berkshire, Essex (6), Norfolk (9) and Cleveland. Other new arrivals included a Rustic Bunting at Scousburgh and a Subalpine Warbler on Fair Isle, both Shetland, single Greenish Warblers at Landguard NR, Suffolk and Northward Hill RSPB, Kent and a Red-rumped Swallow on The Mullet, County Mayo. The Baillon's Crake was heard again in Anglesey, with other lingering rarities including Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, Great Reed Warbler in Somerset, Bonaparte's Gull in London, Forster's Tern, Red-footed Falcon and two Glossy Ibises in County Wexford, Black-winged Stilt in Dorset and three other Glossy Ibises in Sussex. Scarcity highlights involved two White-winged Black Terns in Kent, also two Red-breasted Flycatchers, two Common Rosefinches, nine Red-backed Shrikes, six Golden Orioles, two Icterine Warblers and five Marsh Warblers.
-  Will Soar, RBA