Thursday 18th February 2016
	Rarities today comprised the Glaucous-winged Gull and Black Duck both still in County Cork, Pallid Harrier still in Norfolk, Penduline Tits in Cleveland (2) and Gloucestershire (2), Long-billed Dowitchers in Hampshire and Northumberland, White-billed Diver new in County Clare, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, Ferruginous Ducks in Buckinghamshire and Norfolk, and Lesser Scaups in Cornwall, County Galway, and Glamorgan. Significant late news concerned a Snowy Owl reported recently near Lairg, Highland.
-  Chris Batty, RBA