Monday 13th March 2017
	Rarities today comprised the Black-throated Thrush still in Lancashire although proving very elusive, the Blue Rock Thrush still in Gloucestershire, Pacific Diver in Northumberland, Pallid Harrier in Norfolk, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, and both Bonaparte's Gull and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Glossy Ibis (Somerset), Kumlien's Gull (County Kerry), two Lapland Buntings, three each of Ring-necked Duck, Green-winged Teal and Yellow-browed Warbler, four American Wigeons, five Ring-billed Gulls, 15 Cattle Egrets, 17 Great Grey Shrikes, and a total of 42 Shorelarks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA