Monday 29th June 2009
	The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Bee-eater at Pott Row, Norfolk. A Great White Egret was seen briefly at Reculver, Kent whilst another remained in Aberdeenshire, as did the Little Bittern in Somerset and the Black Duck in Cornwall. Early autumn aggregations included 26 Spotted Redshanks together in Kent, 24 Green Sandpipers in London, 11 Spoonbills in Norfolk, 11 Wood Sandpipers in Lincolnshire and three Quail in Oxfordshire. Crossbills totaled 188 in seven counties including 110 in two flocks on the Orkney Isles.
-  Chris Batty, RBA