Wednesday 6th March 2019
	Rarities today comprised the Pied-billed Grebe still on the Shetland Isles, Red-rumped Swallow on the Isles of Scilly and Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cornwall and Dorset. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Temminck's Stint (all Cornwall), Hoopoe (Pembrokeshire), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), Lapland Bunting (Cleveland), Great Grey Shrike (Nottinghamshire), Snow Goose (County Wexford), two Ring-necked Ducks, three Glossy Ibises and five Shorelarks. Incoming spring migrants included single House Martin and White Wagtail, two Swallows, three Wheatears and a total of 29 Sand Martins.
-  Chris Batty, RBA