Tuesday 3rd March 2020
	Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Tengmalm's Owl on the Shetland Isles, both Steller's Eider and White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, Pacific Diver in County Cork, Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, two Penduline Tits in Dorset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, and Ferruginous Duck in the West Midlands. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), Richard's Pipit (East Yorkshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Moray), Ring-billed Gull (County Wicklow), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Black Brant (Suffolk), Snow Goose (Western Isles), Yellow-browed Warbler (Wiltshire) and Glossy Ibis (Gwent), three each of both Ring-necked Duck and Green-winged Teal, five Shorelarks, seven Lapland Buntings, and a total of nine Great Grey Shrikes.
-  Chris Batty, RBA