Thursday 22nd May 2014
	Two Mega-rarities were discovered today - a Baillon's Crake in Kent and Calandra Lark on Fair Isle (where the Caspian Stonechat, Western Subalpine Warbler and Bluethroat all lingered). Elsewhere new discoveries included Bee-eaters in East Yorkshire (5) and Suffolk, Savi's Warbler in Dorset and Great Reed Warbler in Berkshire, whilst lingering rarities included Black-headed Bunting in Pembrokeshire, Two-barred Crossbill in Norfolk, King Eider in Aberdeenshire and Red-rumped Swallow on Shetland. The best of the rest included Grey-headed Wagtail in Norfolk, Red-necked Phalarope in Buckinghamshire, American Wigeon on Western Isles, Red-breasted Flycatcher in Cornwall, two each of Purple Heron, Red-backed Shrike and Pectoral Sandpiper, three Glossy Ibises, three White-winged Black Terns and 11 Temminck's Stints.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA