Friday 4th July 2008
	New rarities discovered today were both in East Anglia, with an adult female Red-footed Falcon at Sculthorpe, Norfolk, and a Great White Egret at Brantham, Suffolk. Longer staying rarities included the adult Lesser Yellowlegs at Cley NWT, Norfolk, Glossy Ibis again at Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire, female Snowy Owl at Aird an Runair, North Uist, Western Isles and the very showy White-billed Diver on South Ronaldsay, Orkney. Scarcities included a new Melodious Warbler on Portland, Dorset, the long staying Red-backed Shrike at Sea Palling, Norfolk, two Rose-coloured Starlings on Orkney and Common Rosefinch at Tyndrum, Forth.
-  Will Soar, RBA