Monday 5th November 2018
	Rarities today comprised both the Snowy Owl and Pied-billed Grebe still on the Shetland Isles, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Eastern Stonechat species and King Eider in Norfolk, White-billed Diver in Kent, Bonaparte's Gull in Pembrokeshire, Spotted Sandpiper in County Durham, Lesser Scaup on Anglesey, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Highland and County Wexford, and on the Orkney Isles a Coues's Arctic Redpoll was identified on North Ronaldsay. Scarcities included Little Bunting (East Yorkshire), Hoopoe (Wiltshire), American Golden Plover (Western Isles), two each of Pallas's Warbler, Barred Warbler, Serin, Richard's Pipit and Common Rosefinch, three of both Surf Scoter and Ring-necked Duck, nine Rough-legged Buzzards, 18 Shorelarks and a total of 91 Cattle Egrets.
-  Chris Batty, RBA