SCOTLAND
On the Outer Hebrides, the drake HARLEQUIN DUCK remains for its third day off Balranald, North Uist, south of Aird an Runair, whilst on Shetland, the first-winter male PINE GROSBEAK continues its stay at North Collafirth, today in Spruces at the entrance to Forsa Farm again. In Aberdeenshire, the female DESERT WHEATEAR continues to survive at Rattray Head, whilst on Shetland, the first-winter RING-BILLED GULL continues at East Voe of Scalloway.
NORTHEAST ENGLAND
Newly discovered today was a drake RING-NECKED DUCK at Normandy Barracks Pools, Leconfield (North Yorks), with a single TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE with Greylags at Cowpen Marsh (Cleveland) and the drake Green-winged Teal still at Dorman's Pool, Teesmouth (Cleveland)..
NORTH WALES
Three SURF SCOTERS continue to be seen off Llandullas Beach (Conwy)
SOUTH WALES
The adult BONAPARTE'S GULL is still visiting the shingle island just upstream of the Portobello House on the Ogmore Estuary (West Glamorgan), whilst in Pembrokeshire, both the LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and GLOSSY IBIS continue at Pickeridge Pools, Gann, and Marloes Mere respectively. The BLACK-THROATED DIVER is still to be seen from the Yacht club car aprk at Llanishen Reservoirs (East Glamorgan)
MIDLANDS
A cracking adult drake FERRUGINOUS DUCK is still with Northern Pochards at Priory Country Park, Bedford (Beds), whilst the GREAT WHITE EGRET remains in the Chess Valley at Chenies Bottom bridge (Bucks). The 3 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE remain at Slimbridge WWT (Gloucs), viewable from the Holden Tower, with 2 more at Radwell Lakes (North Beds). Both SLAVONIAN and BLACK-NECKED GREBE remain on Rutland Water (Leics), with 4 different GREAT NORTHERN DIVERS on Carsington Water (Derbyshire).
EAST ANGLIA
The 'BLACK-BELLIED DIPPER' continues to sing from the small tributary just west of the Three Nuns Bridges in Thetford (Norfolk) today, with 3 showy Otters closeby along the neighbouring Spring Walk. Meanwhile, ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARDS include the two at Haddiscoe Levels and the male at Burnham Overy Dunes/Holkham Freshmarsh (both Norfolk)
A WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLE of unknown origin that flew in off the sea at Hunstanton (Norfolk) on Saturday and has since frequented the Anmer and Houghton Park area was seen again this morning
THE SOUTH EAST
In Kent, the male PENDULINE TIT remains at Stodmarsh NNR, favouring the bulrush clump at the end of the Alder Trail, whilst on the Berkshire/Hampshire border, the PALLAS'S LEAF WARBLER remains elusively in riverine scrub at the River Blackwater, often 200 yards east of the sewage compound.
The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER, Scaup, Black-necked Grebe and Smew remain on Staines Reservoirs (Surrey), with up to 8 Water Pipits nearby on Staines Moor.
THE SOUTH WEST
Bird of the moment continues to be the breeding-plumaged adult PIED-BILLED GREBE at Ham Walls RSPB (Somerset), on the main pool from the second viewing point just under a mile walk west from Ashcott Corner car park, whilst further south in South Devon, the long-staying LESSER YELLOWLEGS continues in the Ernesettle Creek, adjacent to the River Tamar.
The drake AMERICAN WIGEON continues to commute between Bowling Green Marsh RSPB and Darts Farm fishing pond, Topsham (South Devon), whilst the drake RING-NECKED DUCK has returned to Wimbleball Lake (Somerset). Another drake RING-NECKED DUCK is at Par Beach Pool, St Austell (Cornwall), with 3 immatures still residing on Tresco Great Pool (Scilly). All 6 first-winter GREENLAND WHITE-FRONTED GEESE remain on Scilly at Porthellick Pool, St Mary's whilst Bodmin Moor's drake LESSER SCAUP has relocated to Siblyback Reservoir (Cornwall).
Up to 45 LAPLAND BUNTINGS are at Rosenannon Downs (Cornwall)
