Thursday 7th February 2008
	The most popular rarities available today included the White-crowned Sparrow in Norfolk, Glossy Ibis in Lincolnshire and Ross's Goose in Lancashire. At least 42 Cattle Egrets were reported, mainly in southwest England. Lingering rarities also came in the form of a Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Falcated Duck in Devon, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Cornwall, Spotted Sandpiper in Glamorgan, Pacific Diver in Pembrokeshire and Wilson's Snipe on Isles of Scilly. Derbyshire hosted two Ferruginous Ducks - the lingering drake at Loscoe Dam and a female or first-winter bird at Steetle Quarry. However, the latter individual is possibly yellow-ringed, therefore obviously of suspect origin.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA