Saturday 24th March 2018
	In Lothian, a drake White-winged Scoter was found off the sea wall at Musselburgh Lagoons during the afternoon, the second for the site following a belatedly identified drake there on 26th December 2013. Other new discoveries included a Snowy Owl reported at South Stack RSPB, Anglesey and a White-billed Diver in Northumberland at Newbiggin. Lingering rarities included the Pied-billed Grebe in Argyll, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, White-billed Diver in Orkney, American Herring Gull in County Clare, Horned Lark in Surrey, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk and Ferruginous Duck in Powys. Scarcity highlights included a White-spotted Bluethroat, two Waxwings, three Great Grey Shrikes, three Little Buntings, 16 Lapland Buntings, 17 Parrot Crossbills, two Pomarine Skuas, two Kumlien's Gulls, three Ring-billed Gulls, five Ring-necked Ducks, seven Surf Scoters and five Glossy Ibises.
-  Will Soar, RBA