Monday 25th March 2019
	Rarities today comprised a Bonaparte's Gull present for a second day in Devon at Wrafton, the Great Spotted Cuckoo still on the Isle of Wight, Pacific Diver in County Cork, Blue-winged Teal in Highland, Red-rumped Swallow in Cornwall, Penduline Tit in Kent, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Somerset and Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Cornwall), Pectoral Sandpiper and Temminck's Stint (all Cornwall), White-tailed Eagle (Hertfordshire), Hoopoe (Dorset), Shorelark (East Yorkshire), Lapland Bunting (Norfolk), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two each of Little Bunting, Rough-legged Buzzard and Ring-billed Gull, five of Ring-necked Duck and Great Grey Shrike, and a total of eight Glossy Ibises. Incoming summer migrants included Pied Flycatcher and Redstart (together on the Isle of Wight), Lesser Whitethroat (East Yorkshire), Tree Pipit (Dorset), three Whitethroats, four Ospreys, five House Martins, 11 Willow Warblers, 12 Ring Ouzels and a total of 36 Garganey. Significant late news concerned a Red-throated Pipit yesterday in Highland that was sound-recorded flying over Nethybridge in the early hours.
-  Chris Batty, RBA