Monday 28th July 2008
	Four Two-barred Crossbills were discovered on the Northern Isles - two on Fair Isle, one on Mainland Shetland and another on Mainland Orkney. A White-rumped Sandpiper arrived at Cresswell Pond NWT, Northumberland and in Oxfordshire two Bee-eaters flew south over Oxford. A possible Booted Eagle was observed flying east over Christchurch, Dorset and lingering rarities included Pacific Golden Plover on North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Lesser Scaup at Balgray Reservoir, Clyde, Hooded Merganser in Weymouth, Dorset and Ferruginous Duck at Chew Valley Lake, Somerset. Another Ferruginous Duck was reported at Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire. At Spurn Point a Marsh Warbler was located, a Pectoral Sandpiper was found at Titchwell RSPB and elsewhere Pectoral Sandpipers remained at Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, Holland Haven Country Park, Essex and Port Carlisle, Cumbria.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA