Wednesday 26th December 2018
	The American Royal Tern relocated to Scilly today, being found in Hugh Town harbour mid afternoon before doing a short tour of The Roads and finally heading off south-west late afternoon. A Coues's Arctic Redpoll was found at Baltasound, Unst, Shetland. Lingering rarities included the Desert Wheatear in Scilly, single Dusky Warblers in Warwickshire and Dorset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and single Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire and Powys. Scarcity highlights included two Great Grey Shrikes, 31 Shorelarks, approximately 284 Waxwings, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Todd's Canada Goose, 12 Tundra Bean Geese, a Green-winged Teal, four Ring-necked Ducks, five Surf Scoters, three Ring-billed Gulls, two Glaucous Gulls, six Iceland Gulls and a Glossy Ibis.
-  Will Soar, RBA