Sunday 8th March 2009
	Four Penduline Tits were discovered in the Ingrebourne Valley, London, but the birds were only on show until mid morning. In Glamorgan the Cardiff area produced both an adult Bonaparte's Gull and the lingering Lesser Scaup, whilst in Ireland highlights included the Ivory Gull at Baltimore and an American Herring Gull in Castletown Bearhaven in Co Cork and a flyover white morph Gyr at Nimmo's Pier, Co Galway. Elsewhere lingering rarities included Red-breasted Goose in West Sussex, Lesser Scaup in Nottinghamshire and King Eider in Fife. Great White Egrets remained in Clyde and Suffolk and at least 13 Cattle Egrets were logged. Twelve Great Grey Shrikes, three Green-winged Teals, two Rough-legged Buzzards, a Grey Phalarope and a Lesser Snow Goose were also recorded.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA