Wednesday 11th May 2022
	Discoveries today included a Spotted Sandpiper in Cumbria at Bowness-on-Solway, a Hooded Merganser in Essex at Abberton Reservoir, and in Norfolk a Tawny Pipit at West Runton and a Red-rumped Swallow at Wells, whilst an Alpine Swift in Devon, and both Red-rumped Swallow and Black Kite in Kent were all brief encounters. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Snowy Owl on the Western Isles, Red-breasted Goose and two Black-winged Stilts in Norfolk, Iberian Chiffchaff in London, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Londonderry, and White-billed Diver in Highland. Scarcities included White-winged Black Tern (East Sussex), Montagu's Harrier (Cornwall), Red-backed Shrike (London), Long-tailed Skua (Shetland Isles), Black Brant (East Yorkshire), Kumlien's Gull (Orkney Isles), two each of Golden Oriole, Hoopoe, Red-necked Phalarope, Pectoral Sandpiper, Honey Buzzard, Green-winged Teal, and six Temminck's Stint, seven Glossy Ibises, and a total of eight migrant Dotterel. Late news from yesterday concerned an Ashy-headed Wagtail in West Sussex at Pagham Harbour, and a Black Kite in Borders.
-  Chris Batty, RBA