Saturday 27th May 2017
	New discoveries included Blyth's Reed Warbler (Suffolk), Red-rumped Swallows (Devon, Isles of Scilly and Suffolk), Red-footed Falcons (Dorset, East Yorkshire [2] and North Yorkshire), Bee-eaters (Oxfordshire [3], Norfolk and Kent), Black Kite (Kent) and Great Reed Warbler (Norfolk). Lingering rarities included Pied-billed Grebe (Argyll), Spotted Sandpiper (Cumbria), Savi's Warblers (Norfolk and Suffolk [2]), Rustic Bunting (Shetland) and Red-footed Falcon (Suffolk), whilst scarcity highlights comprised American Golden Plover (Pembrokeshire), Common Rosefinch (Aberdeenshire), Grey-headed Wagtail (Norfolk), Golden Oriole (Norfolk), Marsh Warbler (Suffolk), two Red-backed Shrikes, two Night Herons, three Red-breasted Flycatcher and  four Bluethroats.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA