Thursday 9th December 2010
	A Glossy Ibis found near Hungerford in Berkshire today was the first in the county since 1793, and that bird was the first recorded in Britain! Another Glossy Ibis was also still to be found at Monknash in Glamorgan. In Dorset, the Long-billed Dowitcher remained on The Fleet and the American Coot could still be found at the Mullet in County Mayo. An American Wigeon was found at Rutland Water in Leicestershire and the unseasonal Hoopoe continued to overwinter at Longham Lakes in Dorset. The possible Eastern Yellow Wagtail remained at Colyford sewage works, Devon, and in Lothian, the Grey Phalarope remained at Dunbar and the Green-winged Teal remained at Aberlady Bay. There were four scattered Great Grey Shrikes and three Ring-billed Gulls, and amongst the large numbers of Waxwings came some more records from Cornwall, with two birds in Truro and two in Hayle.
-  Pete Hayman, RBA