Thursday 24th February 2011
	In London the adult Slaty-backed Gull made another brief appearance at Rainham Marshes late morning. Elsewhere lingering rarities included Rufous Turtle Dove in Oxfordshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Anglesey, Ferruginous Ducks in Suffolk and Co Armagh, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Lesser Scaups in Gloucestershire and Cornwall, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in East Yorkshire and Northern Harrier in Norfolk. The best of the rest included White-tailed Eagle in Hampshire, Cattle Egret in Devon and American Wigeon in Oxfordshire.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA