Thursday 19th April 2018
	New discoveries today included a male Pallid Harrier over the M62 near Goole, Yorkshire, an Iberian Chiffchaff on Barra, Western Isles, single Bonaparte's Gulls at Hayle, Cornwall and Durlston, Dorset and a Black Kite over Bardwell, Suffolk. Lingering rarities included the American Bittern and Savi's Warbler in Suffolk, American White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Blue-winged Teal in Western Isles, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Western Subalpine Warbler in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset, White-billed Divers off Aberdeenshire (18) and Moray and Ferruginous Duck in Powys. Scarcity highlights included a Golden Oriole, a Wryneck, a Serin, a Lapland Bunting, two Woodchat Shrikes, two Yellow-browed Warblers, eight Hoopoes, a Pomarine Skua, a White Stork, a Purple Heron, three Night Herons, four Glossy Ibises, two American Wigeon, two Green-winged Teals, six Ring-necked Ducks and six Surf Scoters.
-  Will Soar, RBA