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Sunday 25th May 2008  
  A Trumpeter Finch on North Rona was the outstanding discovery of the day. Other new discoveries included a Red-footed Falcon at Almondell and Calder Wood Country Park, Lothian, King Eiders in Shetland and Co Wexford, a Bee-eater in Cornwall and Cattle Egret at South Huish, Devon.

In East Yorkshire the Broad-billed Sandpiper was still at Spurn, Red-footed Falcons remained in Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire and Hampshire and the Black Stork was still on Mainland Orkney.

Scarcity highlights included a Tawny Pipit at Rye Harbour NR, Short-toed Larks in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, Red-breasted Flycatcher at Dungeness, Kent and three male Red-backed Shrikes together on Dartmoor, Devon.
Stuart Piner, RBA