Saturday 4th March 2017
	Rarities today comprised the Blue Rock Thrush still in Gloucestershire, Pine Bunting still in North Yorkshire, Pacific Diver and Black Scoter in Northumberland, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Black Duck in Highland, Bonaparte's Gull in both Clyde and County Cork, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Lesser Scaup on the Orkney Isles, and an Eastern Stonechat sp reported in Norfolk at Dersingham Bog. Notable scarcities included Little Bunting (Bedfordshire), Bluethroat and Dotterel (both Lincolnshire), and Richard's Pipit in Dorset (2) and Gloucestershire. Arriving spring migrants included two Garganey in Dorset, three Swallows including one in Pembrokeshire, seven White Wagtails including one in Merseyside, and 12 Sand Martins including one in Staffordshire.
-  Chris Batty, RBA