Monday 18th June 2018
	Rarities today comprised the Black-headed Bunting still in Highland, Great Reed Warbler in Cambridgeshire, Eastern Subalpine Warbler on the Shetland Isles, Iberian Chiffchaff on the Wirral, Bonaparte's Gull in Kent, a Wilson's Petrel at sea off the Isles of Scilly and single Black-winged Stilts in Cambridgeshire, Kent and Norfolk. Scarcities included Marsh Warbler (Shetland Isles), Red-backed Shrike (Norfolk), American Wigeon (County Londonderry), two migrant Red-necked Phalaropes (together in Cheshire) and a total of six Rose-coloured Starlings.
-  Chris Batty, RBA