Wednesday 7th November 2018
	The highlight of the day was the arrival of more Pallid Swifts in England with the identification of birds clinched in Cleveland at North Gare and in Lincolnshire at Gibraltar Point but with further unidentified swift species - either Pallid or Common - in Cleveland (2), Kent, Lothian, North Yorkshire and West Sussex. Lingering rarities confirmed as still present were the Pied Wheatear on the Wirral, Hume's Warbler in Dorset, Snowy Owl on the Orkney Isles, Eastern Stonechat species and King Eider in Norfolk, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Dusky Warblers in both County Durham and the Isles of Scilly, White-billed Diver in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and Lesser Yellowlegs in Highland. Scarcities included Hoopoe (Wiltshire), Parrot Crossbill (Norfolk), American Wigeon (Highland), two Lesser Snow Geese, four Ring-necked Ducks, five Rough-legged Buzzards, 12 Shorelarks and a total of 26 Cattle Egrets.
-  Chris Batty, RBA