Thursday 6th November 2008
	Once again, Red-flanked Bluetails headlined the day with new birds discovered in Lincolnshire at Chapel Six Marshes and Norfolk at Blakeney Point. With an additional late report from Norfolk (at Brancaster on 4th November) there has now been nine Red-flanked Bluetails in Britain this autumn, since the first on the 24th September. Lingering rarities included the Green Heron in Kent, Desert Wheatear in Suffolk, single Dusky Warblers in both East Yorkshire and Norfolk, Hooded Mergansers in Dorset and Fife, Siberian Stonechat in East Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in Nottinghamshire, Great White Egret in Greater Manchester, King Eider in Devon and three Small Canada Geese in Argyll. Scarce migrant passerines comprised 11 Yellow-browed Warblers, eight Pallas's Warblers and single Bluethroat, Serin, Great Grey Shrike and Lapland Bunting. 764 Waxwings were recorded across 21 counties.
-  Chris Batty, RBA