Saturday 25th November 2017
	In Surrey, the Horned Lark remained at Staines Reservoir all day, although it proved rather mobile during the morning at least, visiting nearby King George VI Reservoir on occasion. Other lingering rarities included the Stilt Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Pacific Diver and Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire, Lesser Scaup in County Galway and King Eider in Highland. Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Great Grey Shrike, two Richard's Pipits, six Lapland Buntings, nine Waxwings, 12 Shorelarks, 16 Parrot Crossbills, a Green-winged Teal, an American Wigeon, two Ring-necked Ducks, two Surf Scoters, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Glossy Ibis, a Red-necked Phalarope, two Grey Phalaropes, two Leach's Petrels, seven Little Auks, a Sabine's Gull, a Ring-billed Gull, three Glaucous Gulls and ten Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA