Saturday 27th December 2008
	Northern species in the south continued to entertain today, with the Snowy Owl still near Zennor, Cornwall, and the white morph Gyr reappeared on Isles of Scilly, ranging between St Martin's and Tresco. In Scotland, the highlight was the Desert Wheatear at Durness, Highland, together with the King Eider at Elie, Fife and Lesser Scaup at Hogganfield Loch, Clyde. Other Lesser Scaups were present at Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, Cosmeston lakes Country Park, Glamorgan, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh and Lough Arrow, County Sligo. The Great White Egret was still at Blashford Lakes HWT, Hampshire, and the Cackling Canada Goose was relocated again at Redkirk Point, Dumfries and Galloway.
-  Will Soar, RBA