Thursday 8th December 2011
	Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Western Sandpiper in Norfolk, Greater Yellowlegs in Northumberland, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and two Long-billed Dowitchers in Somerset, Bufflehead in Cornwall, American Buff-bellied Pipit in County Waterford, Desert Wheatears in both Northumberland and Shropshire, Penduline Tit in Kent, Spotted Sandpiper in Devon, and single Blue-winged Teals in both Dorset and the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included Bluethroat (County Waterford), Yellow-browed Warbler (Norfolk and Isles of Scilly), Pectoral Sandpiper (London), Rough-legged Buzzard (North Yorkshire), American Wigeon (Dumfries and Galloway), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall) and Ring-billed Gull (County Down and the Western Isles). A totla of 32 Tundra Bean Geese were located across five counties, including 23 together in Cumbria.
-  Chris Batty, RBA