Friday 1st June 2018
	New rarities today included an Eastern Subalpine Warbler on the Shetland Isles on Fair Isle, a Subalpine Warbler in Lancashire at Middleton, a Black-headed Wagtail on the Western Isles on St Kilda, a Red-footed Falcon at sea off the Isles of Scilly, a fly-over Black Kite in Cambridgeshire and now two Savi's Warblers together at Minsmere, Suffolk. Rarities from Fenno-Scandia comprised a brief Rustic Bunting in East Yorkshire at Kilnsea, a Great Reed Warbler on the Shetland Isles on Unst, Thrush Nightingale in Fife on the Isle of May and single Greenish Warblers in both Aberdeenshire and Gwynedd, whilst a supporting cast of associated migrants included 13 Red-backed Shrikes, 12 Marsh Warblers, six Icterine Warblers, two each of Red-spotted Bluethroat and Common Rosefinch, Golden Oriole (East Yorkshire), Red-breasted Flycatcher (Shetland Isles) and Temminck's Stint (Suffolk). Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Forster's Tern in County Wexford, Baird's Sandpiper in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Argyll and the Black-winged Stilt in Lincolnshire. Whilst other scarcities were represented by Short-toed Lark (Fife), Purple Heron (Suffolk), Red-necked Phalarope (Leicestershire), American Wigeon and Glossy Ibis (both Northumberland) and a total of eight Rose-coloured Starlings.
-  Chris Batty, RBA