Thursday 4th March 2010
	In County Galway, the wintering adult Pacific Diver was relocated off Doorus Pier, near Kinvara, where it was showing well mid afternoon but could not be found later. Nearby, the Forster's Tern remained at Claddagh Beach, and the Pied-billed Grebe was still on Lough Gur, County Limerick. The American Eider was seen in County Donegal again yesterday. In Britain, wintering rarities consisted only of single Little Buntings in Cornwall and Highland and single Lesser Scaups in Cornwall, Glamorgan and Clyde. A Red-breasted Goose was seen on Gifford Marsh, Essex, consorting with a small number of Canada Geese. Scarcities logged today included two Great Grey Shrikes, four Rough-legged Buzzards, nine Shorelarks, three Lapland Buntings, a Cattle Egret, three Great White Egrets, two Snow Geese, two Black Brants, Green-winged Teal, American Wigeon, three Ring-necked Ducks, two Ring-billed Gulls, five Iceland Gulls, three Glaucous Gulls, nine Spoonbills and 76 Waxwings.
-  Will Soar, RBA