Wednesday 25th June 2014
	Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Short-toed Eagle in East Sussex, both Bridled Tern and Little Bittern in Northumberland, Ross's Gull in Devon, Blue-winged Teal in Aberdeenshire, and Lesser Grey Shrike on the Shetland Isles. A Blyth's Reed Warbler trapped on Fair Isle had been ringed at Virkie, Mainland, Shetland on 22nd June 2014. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Suffolk), White Stork (Hampshire), American Wigeon (Western Isles), Ring-necked Duck (Angus), three Marsh Warblers (all on Fair Isle), and four scattered Glossy Ibises. A Black Kite in Suffolk at Wrentham proved to be a ringed escape present in the county since 13th June.
-  Chris Batty, RBA