23/12 Snowy Owl 21/12 RBGoose, Night Heron 14/12 Waxwing 18/11 Dark-eyed Junco 12/11 Sardinian & Barred Warblers 9/11 Two-barred Crossbill, Pied Wheatear, Desert Wheatear, Bean Goose 8/11 Canvasback, Steppe Grey Shrike 2/11 Green Heron, RFBluetail, Pallas's Warbler 22/10 OBP 18/10 Sociable Plover, GCThrush 9/10 ALDER FLYCATCHER 8/10 SCARLET TANAGER 5/10 LITTLE BLUE HERON 26/9 Blyths Reed, RTPipit, Radde's, Sibechat 25/9 BROWN SHRIKE, RBFly YBWarb 20/9 Cretzschmar's Bunting 18/9 Wilsons Phal, Firecrest, Great Snipe 15/9 Ortolan, Temmincks Stint 14/9 PALLAS'S GROPPER 13/9 GSPlover, Buff-breast, Pecs 7/9 Subalp and Icky 3/9 WWBT 2/9 Tawny Pip, Semi-p 31/8 Sabs Gull 27/8 YELLOW WARBLER, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, SOLITARY SAND

Concentrated on Western P birding in 2008 and inevitably my last year as a British twitcher suffered. One additional species was recorded in Ireland (Little Blue Heron) whilst ALDER FLYCATCHER and CRETZCHMAR'S BUNTING were my only new additions to my UK Life List in 2008.

Snowy Owl, Penduline Tit, Spotted Sandpiper, Velvet Scoter, Two-barred Crossbill, Pied Wheatear, Steppe Grey Shrike, Radde`s Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, Sociable Lapwing, Grey-cheeked Thrush, Leach`s Petrel Lesser-grey Shrike Blyth`s Reed Warbler, Brown Shrike, Red-necked Grebe, Greater Sand Plover,Baird`s Sandpiper,W W Black Tern, Great Skua, Honey Buzzard, Goshawk,

Fair Isle class of 2008 - BROWN FLYCATCHER, SIBERIAN THRUSH, WHITE'S THRUSH, LANCY X2, PG TIPS X2, RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL, HORNEMANN'S ARCTIC REDPOLL, ARCTIC WARBLER (plus THRUSH NIGHTINGALE on mainland Shetland en route) all seen down to a few feet. Missed out on finding a biggie this year, but did find the fifth Sabine's Gull for Fair Isle!

Mallard, Pigeon

Crested Lark, White-throated Sparrow, Buff-breasted Sandpiper