Monday 28th December 2009
	In Cornwall an adult Bonaparte's Gull was discovered on the Gannel Estuary late in the afternoon. Elsewhere new discoveries included a Long-billed Dowitcher on Islay (Argyll) and a Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire. Lingering rare waders came in the form of Baird's Sandpiper in Lothian, Long-billed Dowitcher in Cumbria and Spotted Sandpiper in Essex whilst rare wildfowl included King Eider (Moray), Blue-winged Teal (Co Dublin), Red-breasted Goose (Devon) and Ferruginous Ducks in Norfolk and West Yorkshire. Glossy Ibises were logged in Somerset (2) and Worcestershire, five Great White Egrets were reported and Cattle Egrets were seen in Somerset and Co Cork. The best of the rest included Little Bunting in Highland, Yellow-browed Warblers in Somerset and Cornwall and Serin in London.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA