Sunday 11th February 2007
	In Co Mayo the Snowy Owl (last seen on 12th October) reappeared on Termon Mill, The Mullet whilst elsewhere in Ireland the Barrow's Goldeneye and Lesser Scaup remained in Co Down, Bufflehead in Co Clare and Long-billed Dowitcher in Co Louth whilst the American Herring Gull showed again in Co Galway as did the Bonaparte's Gull in Co Cork. In Britain major rarities included the American Robin still in West Yorkshire, Black-eared Kite in Norfolk, Barrow's Goldeneye in Forth and Black-throated Thrush in Argyll. Other wintering British rarities reported today comprised three Lesser Scaups, a King Eider and a Bonaparte’s Gull in Scotland, two Ferruginous Ducks and a Spotted Sandpiper in England.
-  Chris Batty, RBA