Thursday 9th August 2012
	A Bee-eater heard over Castlemorris, Pembrokeshire was the only new rarity reported today. Lingering rarities included the Stilt Sandpiper in Northumberland (which remained until mid evening only), two Blue-winged Teals together in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, Glossy Ibis in Pembrokeshire and Ferruginous Duck in Suffolk. Scarcity highlights included a Melodious Warbler and a Buff-breasted Sandpiper in Dorset, a Night Heron in Hampshire, Purple Heron in Cambridgeshire, Pectoral Sandpiper in Cornwall and a Surf Scoter in Aberdeenshire.
-  Will Soar, RBA