Wednesday 8th August 2012
	Rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Stilt Sandpiper in Northumberland, Black-headed Bunting on the Orkney Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire and two Blue-winged Teals together in County Wexford. Scarcities included Night Heron (Hampshire), Surf Scoter (Angus), Pectoral Sandpiper (Cornwall, Suffolk and County Wexford), Sabine's Gull (33 off Highland), Ring-billed Gull (County Down), and Great White Egret (Cheshire and Worcestershire).
-  Chris Batty, RBA