Graphical error with drop shadow on new i7 MacBook Pro 13"

I have noticed a problem on my new MacBook Pro with the drop shadow on my finder and application windows. Difficult to describe but a picture will let you see what is happening.
As you move a window around it kind of "erases" the shadow behind it.
This behaviour is not specific to xPad or Terminal (both of which were running when I took this screenshot). I've seen it on Firefox and when a Finder window is in the foreground. Usually selecting a screen in the background fixes this but it is unusual and I have some concerns especially as this machine is only about a month old.
Any idea? Or has anyone seen this before?

I have the exact same problem, but only when I hook my macbook pro up to an external monitor.
My post is displayed here https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3276589
Could you do me a favour and show me how the website beanandberry.co.uk appears for you? Does the background show up?
I think it's probably a graphics card driver problem. However I did update my RAM recetnyl and I'm going to reset the cache to see if it does anything.
If successful I'll post something again.

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