Sunday 4th March 2007
	For many birders it was a wet, dismal day in south Wales as the Glaucous-winged Gull was only seen very briefly near Ferryside in Carmarthenshire late in the afternoon. The Pacific Diver did remain on view, however, not far away at Llys-y-Fran Reservoir, in Pembrokeshire. Cornwall also still had many attractions, with the Gyr near Padstow, and the White-billed Diver at Hayle, topping the list. However, there was no sign today of yesterday's Franklin's Gull at Hayle, but the Spotted Sandpiper was still to be seen, with the American Wigeon still near Wadebridge and the Yellow-browed Warbler still in Penzance. In Devon, both the Cattle Egret at Otterton and the Surf Scoter at Beer remained. Other long-stayers included the Barrow's Goldeneye in Forth and Lesser Scaups in Dumfries & Galloway and Perth & Kinross. A White-tailed Eagle continued to entertain in Aberdeenshire as did a Lesser Snow Goose in Lancashire. An American Golden Plover was a new find near Sleaford in Lincolnshire, with the only other new bird today being a possible Bonaparte's Gull near Nimmo's Pier in Galway, in Ireland.
-  Pete Hayman, RBA