Saturday 26th August 2006
	Chief of the new finds was a Yellow-breasted Bunting at West Runton, Norfolk. Unfortunately the bird was far from obliging, and after making a few brief appearances prior to 9am, it flew west with Meadow Pipits and was not relocated. In County Waterford Irelands' fourth Booted Warbler was identified at Dungarvan and in Northamptonshire a Great White Egret flew north over Charwelton. In Aberdeenshire the Franklin's Gull remained on the Ythan Estuary and the presumed escape White Pelican was once again relocated, this time as it tracked along the Northeast coast, finally arriving at East Chevington NWT, Northumberland where it remained till dusk. A Hoopoe was at Cantley sugar beet factory, Norfolk and an Ortolan Bunting was at St.Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent. The east coast held the expected selection of drift migrants associated with early autumn. In Ireland seawatchers were rewarded with an impressive movement of Great Shearwaters; the highest total was at least 656 past Bloody Foreland, County Donegal. Several late items of news were received concerning yesterday; an Aquatic Warbler was trapped and ringed at Steart, Somerset, a Greenish Warbler was the star amongst a plethora of scare migrants on Fair Isle, Shetland and a Wilson's Petrel was logged past the Bridges of Ross, County Clare.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA