Thursday 20th April 2006
	Today's new rarities were two more White-billed Divers, this time off North Ronaldsay (Orkney). In Oxon the Bonaparte’s Gull again returned to roost at Farmoor Reservoir, while in Anglesey the 1st-summer American Golden Plover continued to show well at Cemlyn Lagoon. Other remaining rarities included King Eider at Irvine, Blue-winged Teal at St. Mary’s Wetland, Franklin’s Gull at Northam Burrows Country Park, Black Duck in Scilly, Lesser Scaup at Swithland Reservoir and Long-billed Dowitcher at Hayle Estuary. Alpine Swifts were again spotted in Kent and Wirral. Other birds of note included the pair of Kentish Plovers all day at Marazion beach, Purple Heron at Minsmere RSPB and a couple of Hoopoes were reported, in East Sussex and Cheshire respectively. A Night Heron was found in Lincoln.
-  Richard Moores, RBA