Saturday 6th March 2010
	The highlight of the day was the discovery of the first Bufflehead for Dorset, and what will probably prove to be the first acceptable individual in England since 2004. First seen briefly offshore from West Bexington, the identity of this adult male was only confirmed at dusk when it was relocated on The Fleet at Abbotsbury. In Ireland the Pacific Diver and Forster's Tern both showed again in County Galway, as did the Pied-billed Grebe in County Limerick whilst another Pied-billed Grebe was present for a second day at Lough Atedaun, County Clare. The Glossy Ibis remained in County Wexford as did the Richardson's Canada Goose in County Sligo. Elsewhere, lingering rarities comprised the Black Duck still in Cornwall, single Lesser Scaups in both Clyde and Cornwall and Little Buntings in both Cornwall and Highland. Around the British Isles scarcities included 40 Waxwings across seven counties, seven each of Ring-billed Gull and Shorelark, five Ring-necked Ducks, four each of Cattle Egret (all Cornwall), Great White Egret and Black Brant, three each of Great Grey Shrike and Tundra Bean Goose, two each of Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Lapland Bunting (Lincolnshire) and Iceland Gull and single Surf Scoter (Devon), American Wigeon (Dumfries and Galloway), Snow Goose (Forth) and Green-winged Teal (County Wexford).
-  Chris Batty, RBA