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Wednesday 14th May 2014  
  The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Hermit Thrush on Fair Isle, Sheltand Isles, where it showed alongside both Caspian Stonechat and Western Subalpine Warbler. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Sardinian Warbler still in County Cork, Great Reed Warbler in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, and a pair of Black-winged Stilts in Kent.

New discoveries included two Subalpine Warblers together off the Isle of Man on the Calf of Man, a Bonaparte's Gull in Devon at Bowling Green Marsh, and in Hampshire a brief Black Kite near Petersfield.

Highlights amongst the scarcities were Golden Oriole (Dorset), Serin (Lincolnshire), Purple Heron (Isle of Scilly), Cattle Egret (Somerset), five Temminck's Stints, seven each of both migrant Dotterel and Glossy Ibis, and a total of fifteen Long-tailed Skuas.
Chris Batty, RBA
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