Friday 7th December 2012
	New discoveries today included a Little Bunting at East Burrafirth, mainland Shetland, and a drake Lesser Scaup at Blagdon Lake, Somerset (presumably the Chew Valley Lake individual relocating). Lingering rarities included the Pacific Diver off Marazion, Cornwall, American Coot on Murloch, County Galway, Pied-billed Grebe on Loch na Bagh, Western Isles, Northern Harrier at Tacumshin, County Wexford, Forster's Tern in Galway, Desert Wheatear at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire, White-rumped Sandpiper at Longham Lakes, Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher at Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire, Lesser Scaup on Lough Gash, County Clare and Glossy Ibises at Marloes, Pembrokeshire and Ringwood, Hampshire. Scarcity highlights included Temminck's Stint, Pomarine Skua, Surf Scoter, American Wigeon, Sabine's Gull, Iceland Gull, four Glaucous Gulls, two Ring-billed Gulls and eight Caspian Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA