Monday 23rd April 2007
	The highlight of the day was the discovery of a female Black-throated Thrush on Fair Isle, Shetland Isles. Elsewhere on Shetland lingering rarities included the Killdeer, a King Eider and yesterday a White-billed Diver. Continuing spring rarities comprised a Red-breasted Flycatcher at Hilbre Island, Wirral, the territorial Iberian Chiffchaff at Colney, Norfolk and Glossy Ibises remaining at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire (17) and The Lizard, Cornwall (7) with a further bird reported yesterday at West Alvington, Devon. Winter birds hanging on included the Forster's Tern in Co Galway, Laughing Gull in Devon, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall, King Eider in Moray and both White-billed Diver and American Herring Gull on the Western Isles.
-  Chris Batty, RBA