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Saturday 23rd May 2015  
  New rarities discovered today comprised a Gull-billed Tern in Devon along the Exe Estuary, a singing Blyth's Reed Warbler in East Sussex at Forest Row, a subalpine warbler sp - probably a Western Subalpine Warbler - in Dorset at Portland Bill, a Bee-eater on the Orkney Isles on North Ronaldsay, and a brief Alpine Swift in Cheshire.

Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler on the Shetland Isles, two Hooded Mergansers together in County Donegal, Sardinian Warbler in Cornwall, Broad-billed Sandpiper and Little Bittern in Suffolk, Red-footed Falcon in Dorset, Rustic Bunting on the Orkney Isles, Bonaparte's Gull in Hampshire and King Eider in Aberdeenshire.

Scarcities included American Golden Plover (Devon), Common Rosefinch (Cornwall), Bluethroat (Shetland Isles), Golden Oriole (East Yorkshire), Red-necked Phalarope (Suffolk), two each of Purple Heron and Ring-billed Gull, three of Temminck's Stint and Ring-necked Duck, and nine migrant Dotterel.
Chris Batty, RBA
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