Tuesday 18th September 2012
	A Gull-billed Tern off Flamborough Head and a Black Kite over Spurn in East Yorkshire and a pair of Black-winged Stilts in Nottinghamshire were today's headline discoveries, but none lingered. A probable Black-browed Albatross was watched passing Calf of Man Bird Observatory (Isle of Man). Lingering rarities included Baillon's Crake in London, Short-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, two Citrine Wagtails on Isles of Scilly and Ferruginous Duck in Lincolnshire, whilst American waders comprised Lesser Yellowlegs (Cornwall), Long-billed Dowitcher (Gloucestershire), Baird's Sandpiper (Co Wicklow), four White-rumped Sandpipers, five American Golden Plovers and ten Buff-breasted Sandpipers. Three Spotted Crakes, a Melodious Warbler (Gwynedd) and Barred Warbler (Norfolk) were also recorded today.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA