Sunday 20th May 2018
	The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Rustic Bunting on the Shetland Isles on Noss. Elsewhere, the Black-winged Stilt returned to Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire, Black Kite and Bee-eater were both seen briefly in Cornwall and a Bee-eater flew over in Cleveland. Lingering rarities confirmed as sill present were the American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Forster's Tern in County Wexford, Lesser Scaup in Berkshire, Bee-eater in Kent and territorial Iberian Chiffchaffs in Cornwall (2) and North Yorkshire, Wirral. Scarcities included single White-winged Black Terns in Lancashire, Leicestershire and North Yorkshire, Kentish Plover (Kent), Red-backed Shrike (Norfolk), Grey-headed Wagtail (Norfolk), Wryneck (Cornwall), Red-necked Phalarope (South Yorkshire), Purple Heron (Somerset), Pectoral Sandpiper (Anglesey), American Wigeon (County Wexford), Ring-necked Duck (Western Isles), Dotterel (Devon), two each of both Hoopoe and Glossy Ibis, and three of Temminck's Stint and Cattle Egret.
-  Chris Batty, RBA