Monday 17th February 2014
	The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Laughing Gull in Cornwall at Marazion. Elsewhere, at least two Two-barred Crossbills were found in Flintshire at Nercwys Mountain, and four White-billed Divers were located on the Orkney Isles. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were both American Coot and Black Duck in Highland, Red-flanked Bluetail in Wiltshire, Forster's Tern and King Eider in County Mayo, two Penduline Tits in Kent, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Warwickshire, seven Two-barred Crossbills in South Yorkshire, Laughing Gull and King Eider in County Cork, two King Eiders and a White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles, King Eider in Lothian, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, and a Richardson's Canada Goose in Argyll, but there was negative news from County Durham, where the Myrtle Warbler could not be found in High Shincliffe. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Kent), Yellow-browed Warbler (Worcestershire), Serin (Isles of Scilly), Richard's Pipit and Shorelark (Norfolk), two Rough-legged Buzzard, three Ring-necked Duck, four Glossy Ibis, five Surf Scoter, eight Lapland Bunting, and 15 Parrot Crossbills. Notable gulls included totals of 31 Glaucous, 19 Iceland, 11 Kumlien's, seven Caspian and four Ring-billed.
-  Chris Batty, RBA