Sunday 15th June 2008
	In Suffolk a Lesser Yellowlegs spent the day at Minsmere RSPB, in Cornwall Bee-eaters were in Cot Valley and Polgigga, a Black Kite flew over Heversham Moss, Cumbria and in Cambridgeshire a Cattle Egret and Night Heron were both found in the Earith area. The River Warbler continued to sing on Mainland Orkney and in Dorset the Hooded Merganser was relocated at Radipole Lake RSPB; the bird was last seen on Portland on 7th June. A Snowy Owl also reappeared at Grenitote on North Uist and in Cheshire the family of Black-winged Stilts were briefly joined by a Red-necked Phalarope at Neumann's Flash. A Hoopoe was briefly at Otmoor RSPB, Oxfordshire, a Corncrake sang at Loch of Strathbeg RSPB, Aberdeenshire, in Gloucestershire Slimbridge WWT held both the Ring-billed Gull and a White Stork as well as the two Cattle Egrets, the Red-backed Shrike was still at Shopham Bridge, West Sussex and four Surf Scoters were off Murcar, Aberdeenshire.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA