Thursday 21st December 2006
	A White-billed Diver located near Gairloch, Highland was the most notable discovery of the day. Given that White-billed Divers have been recorded in this area in the late winter or spring of 2002, 2004 and 2006, previous British White-billed Divers have shown significant site fidelity, and that the bird seen today was an adult, it seems quite plausible that this is a returning bird. Elsewhere, popular attractions included the lingering first-winter Ross's Gull in Argyll, Barrow's Goldeneye in Forth, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Angus, Pallas's Warbler in Merseyside and Falcated Ducks in both Devon and Kent. In Dorset the suspected Ferruginous Duck was relocated at Abbotsbury Swannery where the identity was confirmed.
-  Chris Batty, RBA