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Saturday 24th May 2014  
  New discoveries today were topped by a singing Great Reed Warbler at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset and a singing Savi's Warbler at Uskmouth NR, Gwent, both of which showed very well. Other new discoveries today included an Alpine Swift and a Blyth's Reed Warbler in Shetland, on Unst and Foula respectively, a Red-footed Falcon and four Bee-eaters in Kent and further Bee-eaters in Oxfordshire and Yorkshire (five).

Lingering rarities seen today included the Black-headed Bunting in Pembrokeshire, Caspian Stonechat, Subalpine Warbler and Citrine Wagtail in Shetland and Black-winged Stilts in Somerset, Sussex (two) and Kent.
-  Will Soar, RBA