Wednesday 6th March 2013
	Rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Harlequin Duck on the Western Isles, Pied-billed Grebe and Ferruginous Duck together in Somerset, two Black Ducks in County Cork, Desert Wheatear in Aberdeenshire, Penduline Tit in Kent, Red-breasted Goose in Hampshire, Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Long-billed Dowitcher in Pembrokeshire, Lesser Scaup in both Flintshire and Glamorgan, Glossy Ibis in Hampshire, and Black-bellied Dipper in Norfolk. Scarcities White-tailed Eagle (Norfolk), Rose-coloured Starling (Devon), Common Rosefinch (Dorset), Surf Scoter (Galloway and Pembrokeshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk) and Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall, County Kerry, Somerset (2) and the Isles of Scilly (3)). Notable gulls included nine each of both Glaucous and Iceland, seven Caspians, five Ring-billed and two Kumlien's. Spring migrants included a House Martin in Pembrokeshire, two Wheatears and five White Wagtails.
-  Chris Batty, RBA