Monday 28th April 2014
	In Borders a Collared Flycatcher and a Subalpine Warbler were discovered at St Abb's Head. On Fair Isle the Cretzschmar's Bunting and Caspian Stonechat lingered, where a Short-toed Lark and Red-breasted Flycatcher were also logged. Elsewhere new rarities included a flyover Black Stork in Shropshire, Little Bunting on the Wirral and Red-rumped Swallows in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, whilst Collared Pratincole in Devon, Pied-billed Grebe in Clyde, two Black-winged Stilts in Kent, two Two-barred Crossbills in Norfolk, Franklin's Gull in Carmarthenshire and two White-billed Divers in Aberdeenshire all lingered. The best of the rest included nine Wrynecks, six Dotterel, two Hoopoes, two Red-backed Shrikes, two Ring-necked Ducks, Woodchat Shrike (Glamorgan), Yellow-browed Warbler (Lothian), Serin (West Sussex), Richard's Pipit (North Yorkshire), Golden Oriole (Cornwall), Cattle Egret (Buckinghamshire) and Grey-headed Wagtail (East Yorkshire).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA