Saturday 12th February 2011
	New rarities discovered today comprised a Bonaparte's Gull on Anglesey at Traeth Dulas, a Coues's Arctic Redpoll in County Durham at West Boldon, and single Red-breasted Geese in both Fife, at Rossie Bog, and on the Isle of Wight at Freshwater.  Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised Pacific Divers in both Cornwall and County Clare, Northern Harrier and Ross's Goose in Norfolk, House Crow in County Cork, Forster's Tern and American Herring Gull together in County Galway, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Blue-winged Teal in County Dublin, Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Gloucestershire, two more Coues's Arctic Redpolls in County Durham, Ferruginous Duck in Somerset and five Northern Long-tailed Tits together in Kent.
-  Chris Batty, RBA