Saturday 17th May 2008
	A four mile radius around Weymouth produced the goods today. Firstly, an Eastern Olivaceous Warbler was trapped and ringed at Portland Bill, but remained very elusive for the rest of the day. Nearby, at Lodmoor RSPB, Red-rumped Swallow, Little Bittern and Purple Heron were all seen, while a Great White Egret and a Cattle Egret were in and around Radipole Lake RSPB, and a Glossy Ibis spent five minutes on The Fleet at Ferrybridge. Suffolk produced another Great Reed Warbler, this time at Minsmere RSPB, but this bird was just as elusive as last weeks Lakenheath Fen individual. A Bee-eater was seen in Norfolk, at Holkham Pines, and new Red-footed Falcons were in Somerset and Cambridgeshire, with lingering birds also in Somerset and Cambridgeshire, South Yorkshire (two), Suffolk (two), Essex and Bedfordshire. Other southern species included another Glossy Ibis in Hampshire, with at least one Black Kite in the county and another Great White Egret, in Staffordshire, The male Snowy Owl was seen once again on North Uist, Western Isles, and a White-billed Diver was in the Sound of Harris.
-  Will Soar, RBA