Wednesday 5th June 2019
	The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Baillon's Crake in Northumberand at Seahouses where it showed intermittently during the evening. New rarities elsewhere comprised a Subalpine Warbler in Northumberland on Holy Island, a Blyth's Reed Warbler on the Shetland Isles on Fair Isle, both Red-rumped Swallow and Bee-eater in East Yorkshire briefly, and at sea off County Cork the first Wilson's Petrel of the summer. Lingerig rarities confirmed as still present were the Baikal Teal and Broad-billed Sandpiper in Northumberland, Little Bittern, Thrush Nightingale and Rustic Bunting all on the Shetland Isles, Great Reed Warbler, Iberian Chiffchaff and Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire, two Savi's Warblers and an Iberian Chiffchaff in Suffolk, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, King Eider in Highland and Iberian Chiffchaff in Lancashire. Scarcities included Melodious Warbler, Short-toed Lark and Golden Oriole (Isles of Scilly), Serin (Kent), two Common Rosefinches and Red-backed Shrike (Shetland Isles), Purple Heron (Norfolk), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Montagu's Harrier (Suffolk), Great Grey Shrike (Cambridgeshire), Glossy Ibis (Gwent), two each of both Icterine Warbler and Ring-necked Duck, four Marsh Warblers, and three Rose-coloured Starlings (bringing the influx total since 24th May to 12). Late news concerned a Blyth's Reed Warbler singing yesterday near Gartocharn, Clyde.
-  Chris Batty, RBA