I had just arrived at 9am to be greeted with MEGA alert on the pager, so I had to dash off to Dawlish in Devon to see a Long-billed Murrelet (photo). This species originates from the Pacific Ocean and is the first time it has ever been recorded in Britain. It is a true once in a life time bird on these shores. All that was of note in the log book was 200 Golden Plover and 16 Grey Heron.