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Sunday 15th November 2015  
  The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Pallid Harrier in Norfolk at Warham Greens, whilst in Highland a Northern Harrier was reported at Loch Watten.

Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Crag Martin in Derbyshire, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Richardson's Cackling Goose on Islay, and single Lesser Scaup on both the Isles of Scilly and the Shetland Isles.

Scarcities included Serin (London), Red-breasted Flycatcher (County Waterford), Hoopoe and Glossy Ibis (Norfolk), Sabine's Gull (Oxfordshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (West Midlands), two each of both Surf Scoter and Ring-necked Duck, three Ring-billed Gulls, four Rough-legged Buzzards and six Great Grey Shrikes. Seawatching produced Leach's Petrels in ten counties, and Pomarine Skua from four.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 14th November 2015  
  Lingering rarities seen today included the Crag Martin at Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Long-billed Dowitcher at Cresswell, Northumberland, White-rumped Sandpiper at Musselburgh, Lothian, Lesser Scaup at Lower Moors, Isles of Scilly, Bonaparte's Gull at Dawlish, Devon and Ferruginous Duck at Washington, Durham.

Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Grey Phalarope, a Surf Scoter, an American Wigeon, two Ring-necked Ducks, two Rough-legged Buzzards and six Great Grey Shrikes.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 13th November 2015  
  New rarities discovered today were a Bonaparte's Gull at Rusheen Bay, County Galway, and a report of a Red-throated Pipit over Carsington Water, Derbyshire.

Lingering rarities included the Crag Martin in Derbyshire, Northern Harrier in Orkney, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland and White-rumped Sandpiper in Lothian.

The best of the rest were a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Hoopoe, a Ring-necked Duck, a Green-winged Teal, an American Golden Plover, a Ring-billed Gull, two Glossy Ibises, two Rough-legged Buzzards, two Black Brants, two Surf Scoters, five Yellow-browed Warblers, five Iceland Gulls and six Great Grey Shrikes. Seabirds included 14 Leach's Petrels, six Long-tailed Skuas, 48 Pomarine Skuas, 20 Grey Phalaropes and 11 Little Auks.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Tuesday 10th November 2015  
  The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Crag Martin in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, where it showed for much of the day. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Gull-billed Tern still in County Kerry, and single Long-billed Dowitchers in both County Dublin and Northumberland.

Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Cornwall), American Golden Plover (Cornwall), American Golden Plover (Western Isles), Shorelark (East Yorkshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Essex), Yellow-browed Warbler (Anglesey), Ring-necked Duck (Perthsire), Snow Goose (Cumbria) and Glossy Ibis (Gloucestershire), two each of Red-necked Phalarope and Lapland Bunting, three Cattle Egrets (toegther in Devon), five Great Grey Shrikes and seven Waxwings.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 8th November 2015  
  The highlight of the day was a Crag Martin in Derbyshire at Chesterfield,where it showed for little over an hour in the early afternoon: the twelfth British record, and the first to be discovered in November.

Rarities elsewhere comprised the Pallid Harrier still in Lincolnshire, a Long-billed Dowitcher new in County Dublin, Gull-billed Tern in County Kerry, Lesser Yellowlegs and a brief Penduline Tit in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler and two White-rumped Sandpipers in County Cork, and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham.

Scarcities included Serin (Devon), Red-breasted Flycatcher (County Cork), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Cattle Egret (Cornwall), two each of American Golden Plover, Ring-necked Duck, Glossy Ibis and Yellow-browed Warbler, three of Richard's Pipit and Rough-legged Buzzard, five Lapland Buntings, and six of both Shorelark and Great Grey Shrike.
-  Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 7th November 2015  
  A Dusky Warbler was found at Mizen Head, County Cork, with two White-rumped Sandpipers in the same county at Ballycotton.

Lingering rarities included Arctic Warbler and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham, Pallid Harrier in Lincolnshire and Gull-billed Tern in County Kerry.

The best of the rest included singles of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Serin, Little Bunting, Sabine's Gull, Leach's Petrel, Rough-legged Buzzard and Tundra Bean Goose, two each of Yellow-browed Warbler, Lapland Bunting, Little Auk, Grey Phalarope, Ring-billed Gull, Ring-necked Duck and American Wigeon, three each of Richard's Pipit, American Golden Plover, Surf Scoter and Glossy Ibis, four Great Grey Shrikes, 11 Pomarine Skuas and 14 Waxwings.
-  Will Soar, RBA
Friday 6th November 2015  
  New discoveries today included a White-billed Diver in Bluemull Sound, Shetland and a Pallid Swift near Wolla Bank, Lincolnshire.

Lingering rarities included the Hudsonian Whimbrel and American Herring Gull in Cornwall, Arctic Warbler and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham, Semipalmated Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk and Pallid Harrier in Lincolnshire.

Scarcity highlights were singles of Red-breasted Flycatcher, Serin, Waxwing, Richard's Pipit, Ring-necked Duck and Surf Scoter, two each of Great Grey Shrike, Yellow-browed Warbler, Rough-legged Buzzard, Glossy Ibis, Lapland Bunting and Bean Goose and three each of Pomarine Skua and Little Auk.
-  Will Soar, RBA
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