Friday 23rd February 2018
	Lingering rarities comprised Ross's Gull and Stilt Sandpiper in Dorset, Bonaparte's Gulls in Clyde and Co Donegal (with another reported on the Ceredigion/ Pembrokeshire border), Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Thayer's Gull in Hampshire, Spotted Sandpiper in Nottinghamshire and Horned Lark in Surrey. The best of the rest included Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Richard's Pipit (South Yorkshire), Little Bunting (London), five Waxwings and at least six Parrot Crossbills.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA