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This tree guard seems the most unlikely nesting location, but was favoured by a Cumbrian Great Tit. The clutch survived though, hatching to these small chicks (perhaps five to six days old). It will be interesting to see if they survived through the recent bad weather. Lythe Valley, Cumbria, May 2008 (Diana Hall)

Fledgling Long-tailed Tit Derbyshire Dales, 25 May 2008 (Shirley Freeman)	Fledgling House Sparrows Astley Green, Greater Manchester, 23 May 2008 (Peter Hilton)

A couple of interesting feeder visitors: Ring-necked Parakeet (left) and Red-crested Cardinal (right) Harrow, Middlesex, April 2008 (Rob Youngs)	Spotted Flycatcher Maidstone, Kent, 1 June 2008 (Dan Salter)

Dusk Barn Owl, Shropshire, 23 March 2008 (Jill Barrow)

A most unwelcome bird table visitor Bradford, April 2008 (Susan Ryland)	A most unusual bird feeder visitor Oundle, Cambridgeshire, April 2008 (Sandy Dalkin)

The colour-ringed Spoonbills (left) originated in a large nesting colony in The Netherlands, the bird on the left being ringed in June 2007 at Oosterkwelder, Schiermonnikoog. It had previously been seen six times in The Netherlands (until 12 August 2007) and then on estuaries around Devon from 7 November 2007 to at least 30 March 2008. As they're asleep, the second photo shows how they get their name! If you see a colour-ringed bird, report it to the BTO via the web here. Taw Estuary, Devon, March 2008 (Laurie Daunt)

A few of the 52 Tree Sparrows in the garden of one very lucky recorder Astley Green, Greater Manchester, March 2008 (Peter Hilton)	The first Tree Sparrows in this garden for 30 years! Newmachar, Aberdeenshire, 16 April 2008 (George Mitchell)

Male Stonechat Peasenhall, Suffolk, February 2008 (Michelle Gander)	Colour-ringed Mute Swan Selby, North Yorkshire, February 2008 (Angela Dodd)

Possible 'dark-breasted' Barn Owl (this is the Continental race of the species, which is still a rare visitor to the UK) Long Stratton, Norfolk, February 2008 (Steve Smith)	Great-crested Grebes 'weed-dancing' (courtship display) Pugney's CP, Wakefield, 23 February 2008 (Phillip Wain)

Female Blackcap Salibusry, Wiltshire, 29 March 2008 (David Amey)	A very early Lesser Whitethroat Worcestershire, 26 March 2008 (Stuart Andrews)

Bittern (and Moorhen) Pugneys Country Park, West Yorkshire, December 2007 (Phillip Wain)	Little Egrets Taw estuary, Devon, 17 November 2007 (Laurie Daunt)
	Pomarine Skua, Cabragh, Co Tipperary 15 November 2007 (Michael Maunsell) This bird was found some 70km inland following the massive passage of birds in late November. During the same period, a bird was also found dead trapped in a fence 50km inland in Norfolk (by the BirdTrack Organiser!) One of the keys to identification is the double crescent seen here on the underwing (formed by white bases to the primaries and primary coverts). Also note how the feet look like they've been dipped in black paint. Both the feet and legs start off grey, with the black slowly extending upwards over a three year period.

Wood Sandpiper Cantley, Norfolk, 2 September 2007 (Steve Smith)	Falcated Duck and Egyptian Goose Buckenham, Norfolk, 4 June 2007 (Steve Smith)

Female Blackcap Newmachar, Aberdeenshire, 29 September 2007 (George Mitchell)	Little Egret Wembury Bay, Devon, 15 September 2007 (Brian Nixon)

Juvenile Sparrowhawk Livingstone, West Lothian, 18 August 2007 (Mark Sansom)	Chough Marloes Sands, Pembrokeshire, 22 July 2007 (Paul Curry)

Cuckoo Dunwich, Suffolk, 3 August 2007 (David Burns)	Yawning juvenile Swallow Minsmere, Suffolk, 5 August 2007 (David Burns)

Hoopoe Saffron Walden, Essex, June 2007 (Graham Slater)	Hoopoe Saffron Walden, Essex, June 2007 (Graham Slater)

Spoonbill Dundrum Bay, Co Down, 7 June 2007 (Rob McCall)	Arctic Skua chasing Roseate Tern Dundrum Bay, Co Down, 9 June 2007 (Rob McCall)

Male Yellowhammer Wembury Point, Plymouth, May 2007 (Brian Nixon)	Turtle Dove Louisburg, Co Mayo, 17 October 2006 (Lorraine Shelley)

White Stork A1 services near Doncaster, Yorkshire, 3 September 2006 (David Bottoms)	Wryneck Stoon Coldfield garden, West Midlands, 24 August 2006 (Sarah Hough)

Mystery bird Limerick University, Co Limerick, March 2006 (Kevin Hannan)	Mystery bird Limerick University, Co Limerick, March 2006 (Kevin Hannan)

Bar-headed Goose Nevern estuary, Pembrokeshire, 21 September 2005 (Trefor Roberts)	Mystery bird August 2005 (David Leicester)

Female Capercaillie Vrådal, Norway, July 2005 (David Greasley)	Fledgling Spotted Flycatcher Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, summer 2004 (Diana Hall)

Great-crested Grebes 'weed-dancing' Kensington Gardens, London, July 2004 (Sue Wallis)	Black Redstart Marsden Bay, Tyneside, February 2004 (Mark Newsome)



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