Thursday 31st May 2012
	The highlight of the day was the relocation of the Roller in East Yorkshire at Aldbrough. Elsewhere, a Rustic Bunting arrived on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, a Red-footed Falcon was in Perth and Kinross near Aberfeldy, in Dorset a Bee-eater was discovered at Durlston Head, whilst brief encounters included a Red-footed Falcon in Essex and a Black Kite in Cornwall. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comrpised the Thrush Nightingale in Fife, Red-footed Falcons in Norfolk, Suffolk and County Wexford, Great Reed Warbler in Somerset, Iberian Chiffchaff in Cornwall, Black-winged Stilt in West Yorkshire, and Glossy Ibises in Devon, Pembrokeshire (3) and Suffolk (2). Scarce migrants included four Marsh Warblers, three Golden Orioles, two Icterine Warblers, and single Short-toed Lark (Shetland Isles), Serin (Suffolk), Woodchat Shrike (County Cork), Common Rosefinch (Western Isles), Red-backed Shrike (Orkney Isles), Red-necked Phalarope (Gloucestershire) and Temminck's Stint (Shetland Isles).
-  Chris Batty, RBA