Wednesday 2nd May 2018
	Rarity highlights comprised Green Heron (Pembrokeshire), American Bittern (Suffolk), Pied-billed Grebe (Argyll), Iberian Chiffchaffs (Cornwall and Wirral), Bonaparte's Gulls (Devon and Dorset), Red-rumped Swallows (Lincolnshire and Suffolk), American White-winged Scoter (Lothian), White-billed Diver (Moray), Long-billed Dowitcher (Northumberland) and Black-winged Stilt (Norfolk). The best of the rest included Purple Herons (Cornwall and East Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Cleveland), Hoopoe (Hertfordshire), Pectoral Sandpiper (Devon), two Golden Orioles (Dorset), three Glossy Ibises and 18 Dotterels.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA