Thursday 2nd March 2017
	On Fair Isle a Glaucous-winged Gull was identified today; the first for Shetland and third for Britain. In Northumberland a Gyr was logged at Bamburgh and Cresswell Pond, whilst Pallid Harrier (Norfolk), Bonaparte's Gull (Clyde), Ferruginous Duck (Co Durham), Eastern Black Redstart (Cleveland), Blue Rock Thrush (Gloucestershire), Pacific Diver (Northumberland), Pine Bunting (North Yorkshire), Desert Wheatear (Devon) and Lesser Yellowlegs (Dorset) all lingered.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA