Friday 2nd June 2023
	New discoveries today consisted of a White-rumped Sandpiper at Portstewart in County Derry, two Black-winged Stilts at Misson in Nottinghamshire, Bee-eater at Pembroke in Pembrokeshire, Eastern Subalpine Warbler at Sumburgh in Shetland, Red-rumped Swallow on Oakenholt in Flintshire, and a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Dundee in Angus. Lingering rarities today comprised of a Ferruginous Duck in Nottinghamshire, two Great Reed Warblers in Kent and Norfolk respectively, Great Snipe in East Yorkshire, Eight Black-winged Stilts, two in Essex, one in Gloucesterhire, three in Norfolk, and two in North Yorkshire, American Black Tern in Northumberland, Squacco Heron in North Yorkshire, Snowy Owl in Shetland, Western Subalpine Warbler in Shetland, Blyth's Reed Warbler in Western Isles, and a King Eider in Aberdeenshire Scarcities included three Golden Orioles, two Rosefinches, Purple Heron, four Marsh Warblers, three Rose-coloured Starlings, two Temminck's Stints, two Honey Buzzards, Pectoral Sandpiper, three Glossy Ibises, two Glaucous Gulls, three Red-backed Shrikes, Green-winged Teal, Serin, Balearic Shearwater, White-winged Black Tern, Taiga Bean Goose, Grey-headed Wagtail, American Wigeon, and two Ring-necked Ducks.
-  Ben Clark, RBA