Wednesday 4th April 2007
	There were two new rarities today. On the south coast a Great White Egret was discovered in the evening at Lytchett Bay, Dorset. A Snowy Owl found on North Uist could be one of the two bird seen recently on Lewis. However, this is deceptively far away (at least 90 miles as the owl flies) so this bird may in fact be a third individual! A good inland find was a Stone Curlew in Hertfordshire. Migrants continued to trickle in, despite the northerly airflow. Sixty-five Wheatears and two Redstarts at Portland were among the most significant numbers, and a Serin seen briefly at Christchurch Harbour may have been associated with similar arrivals along the south coast.  Long-staying rarities included the Franklin's Gull and Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, though the Dusky Warbler was not reported. Elsewhere the Black-eared Kite was a bonus for some those who went to see the Serin at Heacham, Norfolk, and the Little Bunting remained at Amwell in Bedfordshire. Late news from yesterday was received that the Red-flanked Bluetail had been present on the Out Skerries, but there was no sign of it today.
-  Simon Mitchell, RBA