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Wednesday 18th March 2015  
  Rarities today comprised the Harlequin Duck and three White-billed Divers in Aberdenshire, Harlequin Duck still in Highland, Laughing Gull on the Wirral, Bonaparte's Gulls in Dorset and County Waterford, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, King Eider in Fife, Lesser Scaups in both County Cavan and Glamorgan, and the Black-bellied Dipper still in East Yorkshire.

Scarcities included Glossy Ibis (Nottinghamshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (East Sussex), two each of Richard's Pipit, Yellow-browed Warbler, Surf Scoter and Cattle Egret, three American Wigeons, four of Ring-necked Duck and Waxwing, six Lapland Buntings, nine Shorelarks and 13 Great Grey Shrikes. Notable gull tallies compried 32 Iceland, seven Glaucous, six Caspian, five Ring-billed and a Kumlien's.
Chris Batty, RBA
Thursday 12th March 2015  
  Rarities tody comprised the Harlequin Duck still in Aberdeenshire, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Laughing Gull on the Wirral, King Eider in Cornwall, two Penduline Tits together in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Ross's Goose in Forth.

Scarcities included Yellow-browed Warbler (Worcestershire), Glossy Ibis (Nottinghamshire), two each of Little Bunting, Richard's Pipit, American Wigeon, Surf Scoter, Ring-billed Gull and Cattle Egret, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Great Grey Shrikes, six Lapland Buntings and 12 Waxwings.

Arrivals of summer migrats continued, with day totals of 114 Sand Martins, 60 Wheatears, nine Garganey, nine Sandwich Terns, eight White Wagtails, six Swallows, three Little Ringed Plovers, two each of both Turtle Dove and Osprey, and a single Ring Ouzel.
Chris Batty, RBA
Wednesday 11th March 2015  
  A Ross's Goose was at Tullibody, Forth today, and has been present with Pink-footed Geese there for around a week.

Lingering rarities seen today included the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs in Sussex, two Penduline Tits in Devon, King Eiders in Cornwall and Fife and Blue-winged Teal in Orkney.
Will Soar, RBA
Tuesday 10th March 2015  
  Lingering rarities present today included both Harlequin Ducks, in Highland and Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, two Penduline Tits in Devon, Blue-winged Teal and White-billed Diver in Orkney, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, single Laughing Gulls in Wirral and County Cork and Black-bellied Dipper in Yorkshire.

Scarcity highlights included a Yellow-browed Warbler, two Little Buntings, two Serins and three Richard's Pipits.
Will Soar, RBA
Monday 9th March 2015  
  An Alpine Swift over Wolverhampton, West Midlands was the first proper spring rarity of the year.

Lingerers once again comprised the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Laughing Gull in Wirral, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Black-bellied Dipper in Yorkshire.
Will Soar, RBA
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