Monday 23rd May 2022
	The highlight of the day was the identitication of a Moltoni's Warbler on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire where it has first been seen seven days ago; the first record of this species for Wales. Other discoveries included a Roller in Cornwall near Camborne, a Black-headed Bunting on the Isles of Scilly on Bryher, Caspian Tern in Kent at Pegwell Bay, Lesser Yellowlegs in South Yorkshire at Old Moor, five Black-winged Stilts together in Norfolk at Sculthorpe Moor, Red-rumped Swallow in Somerset at Westhay Moor, and a Bee-eater in East Yorkshire at Easington. Rarities elsewhere comprised the White-tailed Lapwing showing again in Norfolk at Hickling Broad where it joined the lingering Caspian Tern, Black-browed Albatross still in East Yorkshire, Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Snowy Owl, Red-rumped Swallow, and White-billed Diver on the Western Isles, American Black Tern in Northumberland, territorial Great Reed Warbler in Norfolk, Blyth's Reed Warbler and two White-billed Divers on the Shetland Isles, Iberian Chiffchaff in London, and Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Scilly), Red-spotted Bluethroat (Aberdeenshire), Purple Heron (Gwent), Hoopoe (Buckinghamshire), American Wigeon (County Londonderry), Surf Scoter (Western Isles), Red-necked Phalarope (Northumberland), Long-tailed Skua and Dotterel (Shetland), Black Brant (East Yorkshire), two each of Common Rosefinch, Temminck's Stint, and Ring-necked Duck, three of Woodchat Shrike and Grey-headed Wagtail, five Golden Orioles, and a total of 15 Glossy Ibises.
-  Chris Batty, RBA