Sunday 19th November 2017
	The highlight of the day was the discovery of an Eastern Stonechat species in Kent at Halstow Marsh. Rarities elsewhere comprised Dusky Warblers in both Cornwall (new at Sennen) and the Isles of Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs still in Dorset, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Oxfordshire, Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire, and Long-billed Dowitchers in both Kent and County Wexford (2). Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Kent), Barred Warbler (Hampshire), Ortolan Bunting (Dorset), Little Bunting (Cornwall), Red-necked Phalarope (Lincolnshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (East Yorkshire), Corncrake (Gwynedd), and an inland Shorelark (Surrey), four Surf Scoters, and five each of both American Wigeon and Ring-necked Duck.
-  Chris Batty, RBA