Sunday 31st May 2015
	Lingering mega-rarities comprised the Veery on Orkney, Black-winged Pratincole in Northumberland and Greater Yellowlegs in Hampshire, whilst the Black-winged Stilt in West Sussex, White-rumped Sandpiper in Lincolnshire, Little Bittern in Suffolk, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Red-footed Falcon in East Sussex and Squacco Heron on Isles of Scilly also lingered. The best of the rest included American Wigeons (pairs in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire), Corncrake (Cheshire), Icterine Warbler (Norfolk), Shorelark (Gwynedd), Pectoral Sandpiper (Warwickshire), Green-winged Teal (Derbyshire), Golden Oriole (East Yorkshire), Kentish Plover (Fife), Lapland Bunting (Orkney), Cattle Egret (Kent), Surf Scoter (Aberdeenshire), two Bluethroats, four Temminck's Stints and nine Red-necked Phalaropes.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA