Wednesday 29th November 2017
	Discoveries today included a White-billed Diver passing both Whitburn, County Durham and Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, with another noted off North Ronaldsay, Orkney Isles. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Coues's Arctic Redpoll still in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, two Long-billed Dowitchers together in Kent, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Ferruginous Duck in Leicestershire and Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll. Scarcities included Parrot Crossbills (40 in Norfolk and 16 on the Berkshire/Surrey border), Richard's Pipit (Suffolk), Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire and Highland), Red-necked Phalarope (Lincolnshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), Surf Scoter (County Clare), Ring-necked Duck (Cornwall) and American Wigeon (Lancashire and Leicestershire).
-  Chris Batty, RBA