Thursday 4th June 2009
	There were no confirmed sightings of the Oriental Pratincole at Dungeness, Kent today, but a pratincole species was reported from Grove Ferry NNR briefly. The Black-winged Pratincole remained on show all day at Thornham, Norfolk, but there was no sign of the Eastern Black-eared Wheatear on the Isles of Scilly. A Black Kite was seen in Argyll, a Snowy Owl was on the Western Isles and a Red-rumped Swallow was in Cornwall. The Squacco Heron remained in Cambridgeshire, as did the Red-breasted Goose in Aberdeenshire. Four Cattle Egrets were in County Cork, and a Great White Egret was in Suffolk. A Red-necked Phalarope was at Hickling Broad, Norfolk, and Golden Orioles were seen on the Isles of Scilly and in Gwynedd. A Buff-breasted Sandpiper was seen at Attenborough NR, Nottinghamshire, and a Spotted Crake was heard singing in Angus.
-  Will Soar, RBA