Friday 7th September 2007
	A Greenish Warbler was located at Hastings, East Sussex late morning, where it remained on show until 2pm. A second adult American Golden Plover joined the bird found yesterday in Lincolnshire, and Great White Egrets arrived at Blashford Lakes HWT and Vyne Watermeadows, Hampshire, and Otmoor RSPB, Oxfordshire (the latter a county first). A Bonaparte's Gull was discovered at Kilshannig, Co Kerry and the Semipalmated Sandpiper remained at nearby Ventry Harbour. In Dorset the juvenile Wilson's Phalarope remained at Stanpit Marsh, the Blue-winged Teal was still at Haverton Hole, Cleveland, the Pallid Harrier put in another appearance on Mainland Shetland, Great White Egrets were still at Cotswold Water Park, Wiltshire, and Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire and in neighbouring Merseyside, the Glossy Ibis was still present. The best of the rest included Ortolan Bunting on Hengistbury Head, Dorset, Woodchat Shrike on Isles of Scilly, Purple Heron at Aller Moor, Somerset, Pectoral Sandpiper at Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk and Spotted Crakes at Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire, Maldon, Essex and Rainham Marshes RSPB London.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA