Thursday 19th June 2014
	Two White-throated Sparrows were discovered today; one at Landguard NR (Suffolk) and another at Otter Ferry (Argyll). Elsewhere new rarities comprised a Laughing Gull on Fair Isle (where the Bridled Tern remained), Black Kites in Essex, Wiltshire and Surrey, Bonaparte's Gull on Isles of Scilly and at least two Bee-eaters in Suffolk. Lingering rarities included Short-toed Eagle in East Sussex, Citrine Wagtail in Highland, Greenish Warbler in Lothian, Lesser Scaup in Cheshire, family of five Black-winged Stilts in West Sussex and Blue-winged Teal in Aberdeenshire. The best of the rest included American Wigeon (Western Isles), Rose-coloured Starling (Suffolk), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Argyll), White Stork (Somerset), Grey Phalarope (Orkney), White-winged Black Tern (Surrey) and Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire) in addition to two Golden Orioles and three Glossy Ibises.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA