Thursday 27th December 2012
	In Aberdeenshire the Desert Wheatear reappeared at Rattray Head and the Laughing Gull was still at Rosehearty. Elsewhere lingering rarities included Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Glossy Ibises in Pembrokeshire and Hampshire, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire and Ferruginous Duck in Nottinghamshire. In Co Galway an American Coot remained in Co Galway whilst in Co Down an American Buff-bellied Pipit reappeared in Co Down. Nine Great White Egrets, three Ring-necked Ducks, three Surf Scoters, Cattle Egret (Somerset), Serin (Isles of Scilly), Green-winged Teal (Cornwall) and Leach's Petrel (West Sussex) were all recorded.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA