Sunday 17th December 2006
	New rarities today included a White-billed Diver that flew south past three different coastal locations in Northeast England and a Great White Egret in Warwickshire. The Lesser Scaup was seen again Co Dublin (for the first time in two weeks), and on Shetland the drake Bufflehead was relocated on Unst. Lingering rarities included the Ross's Gull, Argyll and Barrow's Goldeneye, Forth. Indeed, most of the rarities seen on Saturday were located again today, although there was no sign of the Black-eared Kite in Norfolk, the Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent nor the possible Redhead in Co Westmeath. Of note, four new Ring-necked Ducks and a Green-winged Teal have been found in Ireland in the past few days. Wintering warblers seem to be benefiting from the mild conditions so far this winter, with a Pallas's Warbler found on Anglesey today adding to the tallies of seven Siberian Chiffchaffs, six Yellow-browed Warblers, single Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler and Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler all seen in the last ten days. A Whinchat, Swallow and Turtle Dove are also among the summer migrants choosing to remaining in the British Isles.
-  Simon Mitchell, RBA