Saturday 23rd June 2012
	The Little Swift remained for much of the day at New Brighton, Wirral, occasionally venturing to the far side of the River Mersey and into Lancashire before returning. It wasn't seen after 7.20pm, however. A Black Kite was reported from Stonehenge, Wiltshire, whilst late news concerned two Black-headed Buntings and a Red-headed Bunting, the former in Glamorgan and Carmarthenshire on Sunday and Monday respectively and the latter on North Uist, Western Isles on Tuesday. The two Black-headed Buntings were both unmistakable males, but the reported Red-headed Bunting was a female, so the identification is not quite so clear cut. Lingering rarities today included the Pacific Golden Plover in Norfolk at Cley, Savi's Warbler in Devon at Exminster Marshes RSPB, Black Kite in Shetland on Unst and single Glossy Ibises in Pembrokeshire, Suffolk and Sussex. Scarcity highlights included the Grey Phalarope again in Highland, Sabine's Gull in Cumbria, three White Storks in Sussex, American Wigeon and Surf Scoter in Aberdeenshire, Short-toed Lark in County Wexford, Icterine Warbler in Shetland, Golden Oriole in Kent, Long-tailed Skua in County Cork and Rose-coloured Starling in Lincolnshire.
-  Will Soar, RBA