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Tuesday 3rd April 2007  
  New wildfowl were the theme of the day with a 1st-summer drake King Eider found on North Ronaldsay, Orkney and Wales's 2nd ever Lesser Scaup discovered in Carmarthenshire. A Ring-necked Duck was also found in County Tipperary. The chances of spring overshoots remained slim due to the North-easterly winds though new common migrants included large numbers of Ospreys, two Hobbys and single Grasshopper Warbler and Redstart.

Long-stayers included the Spotted Sandpiper and Dusky Warbler in Cornwall together with the recently discovered Franklin's Gull. The Long-billed Dowitcher was still in Essex, and the Glossy Ibis remained in Lancashire
Simon Mitchell, RBA