Tuesday 14th May 2019
	New rarities discovered today comprised an Eastern Stonechat species in Suffolk at Southwold, a Citrine Wagtail on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles, a Snowy Owl at Mid Tooin, Orkney Isles, a pair of Black-winged Stilts in Buckinghamshire and College Lake and a Black Kite briefly in Worcestershire at Bewdley. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, both Great Spotted Cuckoo and Little Bittern in Norfolk, Black Duck and Blue-winged Teal in Highland, Great Reed Warbler and Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire, Iberian Chiffchaff, King Eider and White-billed Diver in Aberdeenshire, a territorial Savi's Warbler in Suffolk and a White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler (Essex), Woodchat Shrike (Pembrokeshire), Hoopoe (Isles of Scilly), Wryneck (Shetland Isles), Red-necked Phalarope (Lincolnshire), Ring-necked Duck (Dorset), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two each of both Montagu's Harrier and Glossy Ibis, five Temminck's Stints, and a total of 18 migrant Dotterel.
-  Chris Batty, RBA