Monday 8th May 2017
	A male Spectacled Warbler, the ninth for Britain, was found at Portland Bill, Dorset late afternoon, where it showed well until late evening. Wales's second Slate-coloured Junco was seen on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, where there was also a male Eastern Subalpine Warbler. A Bee-eater was near St Just, Cornwall, a Red-rumped Swallow was at Grove Ferry NNR, Kent and two White-billed Divers were found off North Ronaldsay, Orkney. Lingering rarities seen today included the Red-winged Blackbird in Orkney, Eastern Stonechat in Yorkshire, Great Reed Warbler in Suffolk, Pallid Harrier in Lancashire, Little Bittern in Scilly, Broad-billed Sandpiper on the Isle of Man, Marsh Sandpiper in County Dublin, Black-winged Stilts in Gloucestershire, Somerset and Norfolk (two), King Eider in Highland and Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler, a Serin, a Lapland Bunting, a Green-winged Teal, a Pomarine Skua, a Roseate Tern, a White-tailed Eagle, two Wrynecks, two Short-toed Larks, two Purple Herons, two Ring-billed Gulls, two Glossy Ibises, three Temminck's Stints and 14 Dotterel.
-  Will Soar, RBA