Saturday 10th February 2007
	In West Yorkshire the increasingly elusive American Robin remained in Bingley, whilst in Argyll the Black-throated Thrush on Isle of Bute was equally elusive. Elsewhere in Scotland, Red-breasted Goose and Barrow's Goldeneye in Forth, Bonaparte's Gull in Angus, Lesser Scaup in Dumfries and Galloway and King Eider in Highland were all still on offer. Further south, England produced several long-stayers, including Black-eared Kite in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, Ferruginous Duck in Kent, Little Bunting in Hertfordshire, Penduline Tit in London and Long-billed Dowitcher in Kent whilst the Bonaparte's Gull put in another brief appearance on Scilly. Ireland produced a whole host of goodies; Nimmo's Pier, Co Galway, alone held the fourth-winter American Herring Gull, Forster's Tern, six Ring-billed Gulls, at least twenty Iceland Gulls and a couple of Glaucous Gulls - quite a haul! Elsewhere, the Barrow's Goldeneye remained in Co Down, whilst Bufflehead in Co Clare, Lesser Yellowlegs and Surf Scoter in Co Cork and Hoopoe in Co Kerry were all available. Northern white-winged gulls were widespread.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA