The total number of species recorded on the combined Britain and Ireland list in 2010 has now climbed to 346, with the addition of the following six species ;-
1) European Storm Petrel (several in the West Country);
2) BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (one at Rutland Water this week was the first for Leicestershire);
3) BLACK-EARED WHEATEAR (a female on Great Saltee Island, County Wexford);
4) MELODIOUS WARBLER (one briefly in North Wales)
5) ICTERINE WARBLER (one at Gibraltar Point, Lincs)
6) Common Rosefinch (the first of the year was a singing male at Gibraltar Point)