Saturday 16th June 2007
	The White-tailed Plover finally performed for a few hours at Leighton Moss, allowing a few more keen weekend birders to catch up with it. Many more people will be hoping for a repeat performance tomorrow. The only new rarity of the day was a surprise Black Duck found on Loch Sunart about 20 miles to the South-west of Fort William, Highland.  The Hudsonian Whimbrel showed again over the high tide at South Walney, Cumbria and is likely to be an ideal side-attract for those heading to Leighton Moss tomorrow. Other rarities still present included the Citrine Wagtail on Orkney, and Little Crake on Shetland. Further south and far more accessible were the Great White Egret in East Yorkshire and the Ferruginous Duck in Somerset. A trickle of Black Terns continued, keeping inland birders on their toes.
-  Simon Mitchell, RBA