Friday 30th March 2018
	Rarities today comprised the Hooded Merganser still on the Western Isles, American White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Horned Lark in Surrey, Pied-billed Grebe on the Shetland Isles, American Herring Gull in County Clare, both Pacific Diver and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Ferruginous Duck still in Powys and three Cackling Geese reported together at Ballintemple, County Sligo. Scarcities included Little Bunting (London), Ring-billed Gull (County Dublin), Grey Phalarope and two Waxwings (Northumberland), three each of both Lapland Bunting and Cattle Egret, four of Glossy Ibis and Ring-necked Duck, six Surf Scoters and a total of 18 Shorelarks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA