Monday 16th April 2012
	Two new rarities were discovered today, both in Highland. The first was another White-billed Diver, this time off Mellon Udrigle, Gruinard Bay, and the second was an Arctic Redpoll near Lochaline. Lingering rarities included the Northern Waterthrush in the Isles of Scilly, Greater Yellowlegs in Aberdeenshire, Black-winged Stilts in Dorset and Lincolnshire, two Long-billed Dowitchers and a Spotted Sandpiper in Somerset, Glossy Ibises in Pembrokeshire (3), Dorset and Cleveland, Blue-winged Teals in Cornwall and Clyde and Little Bunting in Devon. Scarcity highlights involved a Hoopoe and a Serin in Norfolk, Yellow-browed Warbler in Worcestershire, two Dotterel in Fife, Pectoral Sandpiper in Ayrshire, Great Grey Shrikes in Lancashire, Suffolk and Hampshire, Rose-coloured Starling in Hampshire and Ring-necked Ducks in Norfolk and Cornwall.
-  Will Soar, RBA