Monday 27th December 2010
	Lingering rarities included Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Lesser White-fronted Goose, Ross's Goose and Northern Harrier in Norfolk, Red-breasted Goose in East Sussex, Glossy Ibis in Berkshire and King Eider in Moray. Two Dark-breasted Barn Owls sightings were reported from West Yorkshire, at Fairburn Ings RSPB and Skelton Lake. Great White Egrets were in Berkshire and Somerset, Surf Scoters lingered in Devon and Fife, Green-winged Teals were logged in Lothian and Forth, a Common Crane was identified in Oxfordshire and a Ring-necked Duck lingered in Lancashire. Late news concerned a Dark-eyed Junco in a Waltham Abbey garden (Essex) on 19th December. Unfortunately the bird has not been seen since, despite daily searches.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA