Monday 18th May 2015
	The first Great Reed Warbler for the West Midlands was at Sandwell Valley today, for its second day. Records are widely spread across England, with just the Isle of Wight, London, Oxfordshire, Herefordshire and Cumbria lacking this species. Other lingering rarities included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler and Tawny Pipit in Shetland, Greater Yellowlegs and Bonaparte's Gull in Hampshire, Little Bittern and Squacco Heron in the Isles of Scilly and Bee-eater in County Mayo.
-  Will Soar, RBA