Friday 28th December 2012
	On Isles of Scilly the Rose-breasted Grosbeak reappeared on St Mary's whilst in Aberdeenshire the Desert Wheatear at Rattray Head and the Laughing Gull at Rosehearty both remained in situ. Elsewhere lingering rarities included Black Duck in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Co Antrim and Glossy Ibises in Pembrokeshire, Hampshire and Co Cork. In Cambridgeshire a Dark-breasted Barn Owl was reported at Ouse Fen RSPB. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling in Devon, Ring-necked Ducks in Cornwall and Somerset and American Wigeon in Norfolk.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA