Friday 18th July 2008
	Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk enjoyed a Nearctic waderfest this morning - the headline find was an adult Semipalmated Sandpiper and both White-rumped and Pectoral Sandpipers were also noted. Pectoral Sandpipers were also located at Cley NWT, Norfolk and Holland Haven Country Park, Essex. In Kent a Black Stork was at Chartham early in the afternoon before being relocated at nearby Seaton this evening. In East Sussex the adult White-winged Black Tern remained at Rye Harbour NR and in Dorset a Cattle Egret made another appearance at Radipole Lake RSPB. Following a brief holiday in Cheshire, the Glossy Ibis arrived back in Lancashire, once again visiting Martin Mere WWT and in Dorset the Hooded Merganser was still in Weymouth.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA