Tuesday 27th March 2012
	In Aberdeenshire a King Eider was discovered on the Ythan Estuary this afternoon. Lingering rare passerines included Common Yellowthroat in Gwent, Little Bunting in Devon, Northern Waterthrush on Isles of Scilly and Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Dorset. Waders were represented by Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, two Long-billed Dowitchers and Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset. A Lesser Scaup lingered in Glamorgan, a Red-breasted Goose reappeared in Essex and a Blue-winged Teal was still in Cornwall. Glossy Ibises were logged in Cleveland, Essex, Suffolk, Dorset, Western Isles  and Co Galway. Scarcities included Yellow-browed Warbler in Devon, Night Heron in Cornwall, three Purple Herons (Pembrokeshire, Co Wicklow and Co Waterford), two Cattle Egrets (Berkshire and Devon) and four Hoopoes. Late news from yesterday related to another sighting of the Scops Owl on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA