Tuesday 5th June 2018
	The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Snowy Owl on the Shetland Isles near Bigton. Elsewhere, rarities comprised the Paddyfield Warbler still in Norfolk, the Iberian Chiffchaff in North Yorkshire, and at sea off County Cork four Wilson's Petrels were logged. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark and Red-backed Shrike (Norfolk), Common Rosefinch (Gloucestershire), Cory's Shearwater (East Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Dumfries and Galloway), Glossy Ibis (Northumberland), two each of Golden Oriole, Marsh Warbler and Cattle Egret and a total of five Rose-coloured Starlings. Significant late news concerned a report of a singing Scops Owl recently in Moray at Portsoy.
-  Chris Batty, RBA