Friday 18th December 2009
	In Glamorgan, the juvenile female white morph Gyr remained in the Port Eynon /Scurlage area for much of the day. Mobile for the morning, it was found sitting in a field, and later on a fencepost, in the afternoon, where it showed well, before flying towards cliffs, possibly to roost. In Nottinghamshire, the male Siberian Stonechat remained at Bevercotes Pit Wood. Lingering rare waders included the Lesser Yellowlegs and Baird's Sandpiper in Lothian, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria and Spotted Sandpiper in Devon. The Red-breasted Goose was still in Devon, as was the Glossy Ibis in Worcestershire, Cattle Egrets in County Cork and Somerset (3), Ferruginous Duck in Dorset and Great White Egrets in Warwickshire, Somerset, Northamptonshire (2) and Essex. Scarcities included a Hoopoe on the Isle of Wight, Rough-legged Buzzard in Cambridgeshire and White Stork in County Durham.
-  Will Soar, RBA