Sunday 16th March 2014
	Long staying rarities seen today included the Great Spotted Cuckoo in Pembrokeshire, American Coot in Highland, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Cheshire, Long-billed Dowitcher and Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, King Eider in Lothian and Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo. Two-barred Crossbills were in Shropshire (four), Gloucestershire (three), Yorkshire (three), Surrey (two), Lincolnshire and Kent. Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, two Hoopoes and two Yellow-browed Warblers.
-  Will Soar, RBA