Tuesday 6th January 2009
	The Glaucous-winged Gull made another appearance in Cleveland being seen intermittently throughout the day at Saltholme Pools and Dorman's Pool. Other lingering rarities confirmed as still present today included two Penduline Tits in London, American Herring Gull in County Cork, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan and Nottinghamshire, King Eiders in Fife and County Sligo (2), single Great White Egrets in Hampshire and Somerset, Ferruginous Duck in Lincolnshire, Cackling Canada Goose in Dumfries and Galloway and Hooded Merganser in Dorset. Cattle Egret reports totaled 27 birds in five counties comprising 12 in County Cork, nine in Cornwall, three in Devon, two on the Isles of Scilly and one in Hampshire. Significant late news concerned a female Steller's Eider present on the sea at Morfa Nefyn, Gwynedd on 3rd-4th January, unfortunately a later afternoon search today failed to located the bird.
-  Chris Batty, RBA