Wednesday 10th March 2010
	Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Bufflehead in Dorset, Pied-billed Grebe in County Clare and Hooded Merganser in Cleveland, with in Glamorgan a Bonaparte's Gull and two Lesser Scaups, and in Highland a Bonaparte's Gull and a Little Bunting. Scarcities included 18 Waxwings across three counties, six Glaucous Gulls, four each of Ring-necked Duck and Iceland Gull, three each of Ring-billed Gull, Great Grey Shrike and Caspian Gull, two each of American Wigeon, Great White Egret, Green-winged Teal (County Clare) and Shorelark (Norfolk) and singles of Surf Scoter (Conwy), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk) and Black Brant (County Cork).  Significant late news from Cornwall concerned the reappearance of the juvenile Pallid Harrier yesterday near Zennor. First noted in the area on 4th December 2009, the bird had recorded irregularly until 25th January but had not been since.
-  Chris Batty, RBA