Wednesday 13th March 2019
	Rarities today comprised the Snowy Owl still on the Orkney Isles, Penduline Tits in both Dorset and London, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk and a Lesser Scaup again in Somerset at Chew Valley Lake. Scarcities included White-tailed Eagle (Yorkshire), Little Bunting (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (Dorset), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two each of Ring-billed Gull, Ring-necked Duck, Great Grey Shrike, and three Glossy Ibises. Incoming spring migrants were represented by Osprey, two Little Ringed Plovers, five White Wagtails, six Swallows, nine House Martins and a total of 26 Wheatears.
-  Chris Batty, RBA