Friday 10th May 2019
	An American Bittern was discovered at Loch Stiapabhat today, the second for the Western Isles following one shot in 1932. Other new discoveries included a Great Reed Warbler at Spurn, Yorkshire, a Bee-eater on The Lizard, Cornwall and an Alpine Swift at Athlone, County Westmeath. Lingering rarities included the Great Spotted Cuckoo in Norfolk, Great Reed Warbler, Iberian Chiffchaff and Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire, Iberian Chiffchaff in Lincolnshire, Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, Red-rumped Swallow in Oxfordshire, Bonaparte's Gulls in Essex and Hampshire, American White-winged Scoter in Lothian and Black Duck and Blue-winged Teal in Highland. Scarcity highlights included a Little Bunting, a Golden Oriole, two Woodchat Shrikes, two Hoopoes, three Wrynecks, two Honey Buzzards, a Montagu's Harrier, two Purple Herons, two Roseate Terns, ten Pomarine Skuas, five Temminck's Stints, 29 Dotterel, a Glossy Ibis, a White Stork, two Ring-necked Ducks, four Surf Scoters and three Glaucous Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA