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Wednesday 3rd June 2015  
  The most exicting birding today was on the northern isles, where on the Orkney Isles the Veery remained (North Ronaldsay), along with a Greenish Warbler (Sanday), Red-spotted Bluethroat and Red-backed Shrike, whilst on the Shetland Isles Great Reed Warbler (Unst), two Greenish Warblers (Fair Isle), Red-spotted Bluethroat, Marsh Warbler, Common Rosefinch, four Icterine Warblers and five Red-backed Shrikes.

Elsewhere, the Black-winged Pratincole was relocated in Aberdeenshire at Loch of Skene, the Swainson's Thrush remained in Pembrokeshire, as did the Greater Yellowlegs (Hampshire), Squacco Heron (Isles of Scilly), Little Bittern (Suffolk), Red-footed Falcon (East Sussex), Black-winged Stilt (West Sussex), and White-rumped Sandpiper (Lincolnshire). Bee-eaters flew over Devon, Dorset and Norfolk (2).

The best of the rest comprised White-winged Black Tern (Dorset), Night Heron (Isles of Scilly), Golden Oriole (Moray), and eight migrant Red-necked Phalaropes.
Chris Batty, RBA
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