Tuesday 28th June 2011
	The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Black Scoter in Aberdeenshire, where it remained on the sea off Blackdog, alongside at least three Surf Scoters. Elsewhere, other lingering rarities were represented by a Black Kite still on the Isles of Scilly, and the Bonaparte's Gull still in Devon. Scarcities included Common Rosefinch (Highland), Red-backed Shrike (Kent), White-tailed Eagle (Lincolnshire), Ring-necked Duck (Orkney Isles) and Great White Egret (Kent). A total of 29 Spoonbills were reported across eight counties (most notably Angus, Carmarthenshire, County Waterford and Gloucestershire).
-  Chris Batty, RBA