Saturday 15th August 2009
	Eight Wilson's Petrels were logged from pelagics in Southwest England today - six off Isles of Scilly and two off Cornwall. The Lesser Yellowlegs also remained on Scilly, where a Melodious Warbler was also seen. Four Great White Egrets (including two in Cambridgeshire), the Snowy Owl in Co Mayo, a Red-backed Shrike in Wiltshire (for its second day), Wryneck on Shetland, Bluethroat in Dorset, Spotted Crake in Worcestershire and Pectoral Sandpiper on Orkney were all recorded. The Lesser Yellowlegs remained in Lothian and Ferruginous Ducks lingered in Somerset and Fife.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA