Sunday 8th May 2022
	Rarities discovered today were a Snowy Owl on the Western Isles on North Uist, a Citrine Wagtail on Anglesey at Cemlyn, Red-throated Pipit on the Shetland Isles on Fair Isle, two Black-winged Stilts together in Kent at Sandwich Bay, whilst brief encounters were a pratincole species in County Cork, a Bee-eater in Suffolk, and Black Kite in Cornwall. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Black-browed Albatross in East Yorkshire, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Spanish Wagtail in Conwy, Iberian Chiffchaff in London, King Eider in Lothian, Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk (5) and Kent, and Lesser Yellowlegs in County Cork, County Londonderry, and Suffolk. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike (Dorset), Serin (West Sussex), Red-backed Shrike (East Yorkshire), Montagu's Harrier (Cornwall), Grey Phalarope (County Wexford), Honey Buzzard (Kent), two each of both Surf Scoter and Ring-necked Duck, three Purple Herons, eight migrant Dotterel, 10 Temminck's Stints, and a total of 13 Glossy Ibises.
-  Chris Batty, RBA