Wednesday 14th June 2017
	New rarities discovered today comprised a Rustic Bunting on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles, a Blyth's Reed Warbler singing in Cumbria at Siddick Ponds, and a Wilson's Petrel in the Western Approaches. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Elegant Tern in West Sussex, territorial Iberian Chiffchaff in Cheshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Cumbria, Red-footed Falcon in Surrey, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Ferruginous Duck in County Durham, and family parties of Black-winged Stilts in both Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling in County Durham, Purple Heron in South Yorkshire, Icterine Warblers in both Highland the Shetland Isles, Marsh Warblers in Cleveland and the Shetland Isles (2), and Cattle Egrets in Lancashire and Merseyside (2).
-  Chris Batty, RBA