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Sunday 14th June 2015  
  Highlight of the day was the rediscovery of the Cretzschmar's Bunting on Bardsey Island (Gwynedd), following its no-show yesterday. Elsewhere new rarities comprised Laughing Gull and Bee-eater in Norfolk and Long-billed Dowitcher in Co Wexford.

Lingering rarities included Hudsonian Whimbrel (West Sussex), Great Reed Warbler (Shetland), Greater Yellowlegs (Hampshire), Paddyfield Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler and White-rumped Sandpiper (Norfolk), King Eider (Shetland) and Laughing Gull (East Yorkshire), whilst the best of the rest included Melodious Warbler (West Midlands), Purple Heron (Isles of Scilly), Serin (Kent), Green-winged Teal (Derbyshire), Hoopoe (Cornwall), two Red-necked Phalaropes, two Red-backed Shrikes, three Icterine Warblers, three Marsh Warblers, three American Wigeons, three Golden Orioles and four Common Rosefinches.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA