Wednesday 4th May 2016
	In Kent a brief Lesser Kestrel was reported at Pegwell Bay, whilst elsewhere new discoveries included Red-footed Falcons in Cornwall and Dorset, Alpine Swift and Great Bustard in Kent, Red-rumped Swallow in Dorset and two Black-winged Stilts in Surrey. Lingering rarities included Western Rufous Turtle Dove (Kent), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Shetland), Savi's Warbler (Suffolk), Snowy Owl (Isles of Scilly) and Black-winged Stilt (Lincolnshire) whilst sarcity highlights included Hoopoes (Suffolk, Isle of Man, Gloucestershire and East Yorkshire), Short-toed Lark (Shetland), Woodchat Shrikes (Pembrokeshire and Derbyshire), Wryneck (Norfolk), Serins (Norfolk and East Yorkshire), Purple Heron (Essex), Spotted Crake (Kent) and Golden Oriole (Cambridgeshire).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA