Sunday 12th February 2017
	In Ireland a King Eider was at Castlegregory in County Kerry and a Bonaparte's Gull was at Kennedy Quay, Cork. Lingering rarities included the Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Hume's Warbler in Dorset, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Pacific Diver in Northumberland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Bonaparte's Gull in Clyde, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire and White-billed Divers in Lothian and Orkney. Scarcity highlights included a Bluethroat, a Serin, two Richard's Pipits, three Little Buntings, three Yellow-browed Warblers, a Todd's Canada Goose, a Lesser Snow Goose, a Pomarine Skua, two Ring-necked Ducks, three Green-winged Teals, four Surf Scoters, four American Wigeon, a Kumlien's Gull and six Ring-billed Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA