Tuesday 24th April 2012
	The highlight of the day was the discovery of an Alpine Swift in County Wicklow at Kilcoole. In Highland a Red-breasted Goose was found at Brora, whilst in Moray at Ross's Goose was discovered at Forres. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised the Black-winged Stilt in Lincolnshire, Red-breasted Goose in Dumfries and Galloway, two Long-billed Dowitchers together in Somerset, White-billed Diver in Moray, King Eider in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, three Glossy Ibises in Pembrokshire, and a Glossy Ibis on the Western Isles. Arctic Terns featured prominently at inland waters with 1,131 logged between Gwent, London, Norfolk and West Yorkshire, including 115 in Northamptonshire at Thrapston, 100 in Cambridgeshire at Grafham Water, and 70 in Leicestershire at Rutland Water.
-  Chris Batty, RBA