Thursday 7th August 2008
	The Two-barred Crossbill tally continues to rise - nine were still on Fair Isle, at least eight were on Mainland Shetland and four visited South Ronaldsay, Orkney. An adult White-winged Black Tern commuted between Seaforth LWT and Crosby Marine Park, Merseyside, the American Golden Plover briefly reappeared at Elmley Marshes RSPB, Kent and the Lesser Grey Shrike and Hooded Merganser in Dorset, King Eider in Co Wexford, Spotted Sandpiper in Cornwall and White-billed Diver in Orkney were all still available. The Buff-breasted Sandpiper continued to show well at Doonfoot, Ayrshire and an Icterine Warbler was trapped at Landguard NR, Suffolk. A juvenile Red-backed Shrike was on the Farne Islands, Northumberland for its second day and the Melodious Warbler continued to show on Mainland Shetland
-  Stuart Piner, RBA