Thursday 5th May 2016
	Rarities discovered today comprised Lesser Yellowlegs (Co Wexford), Red-rumped Swallows (Isles of Scilly [2] and Shetland), Red-footed Falcon (reported in Cornwall), Black-winged Stilt (Lincolnshire) and Black Kite (Kent). Lingering birds included Western Rufous Turtle Dove (Kent), Red-footed Falcon (Dorset), Iberian Chiffchaff and Snowy Owl (Isles of Scilly) and Savi's Warbler (Suffolk). The best of the rest included Richard's Pipit (Isles of Scilly), Surf Scoter (East Yorkshire), Purple Heron (Devon), Cattle Egret (West Sussex), American Golden Plover (Glamorgan), Shorelark (Shetland), three Hoopoes, three Golden Orioles, four Serins, four Temminck's Stints, four Woodchat Shrikes, six Glossy Ibises and at least 13 Dotterels. A passage of Pomarine Skuas along the English south coast included totals of 58 past Splash Point (East Sussex) and 33 past Selsey Bill (West Sussex).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA