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Tuesday 6th November 2007  
  Seawatchers delivered the star bird of the day, a White-billed Diver passing Sheringham, Norfolk during the morning. Over 200 Pomarine Skuas were seen from ten counties including maximums of 103 from Norfolk, 43 from East Yorkshire and 23 from Lincolnshire. Over 50 Little Auks included maximums of 17 from East Yorkshire, ten in Cleveland and nine in Norfolk.

The Mourning Dove and Richardson's Canada Goose both remained on Western Isles as did the American Buff-bellied Pipit in Cornwall, Penduline Tit and Lesser Yellowlegs together in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Black Kite in Lincolnshire, Glossy Ibis in Merseyside, Ross's Goose in Norfolk, Lesser Scaups in both Berkshire and Somerset and Great White Egrets in both Essex and Lancashire. In Glamorgan the Cattle Egret, Spotted Sandpiper and White-rumped Sandpiper were all seen and in County Cork American Buff-bellied Pipit, Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs and American Golden Plover were recorded.

In what is a good winter for Great Grey Shrikes singles were recorded today in Berkshire, East Sussex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Somerset, Staffordshire and Surrey.
-  Chris Batty, RBA