Sunday 8th March 2020
	Rarities today comprised the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Wexford, Ferruginous Duck in West Midlands, and single Long-billed Dowitchers in County Wexford, County Wicklow and Devon. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (London), Snow Goose (Western Isles), Black Brant (Dorset), two each of both Green-winged Teal and Kumlien's Gull, three Glossy Ibises, four Ring-billed Gulls, eight Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 12 Great Grey Shrikes. Spring migrants included 15 Sand Martins, four Garganey and a Wheatear (Somerset).
-  Chris Batty, RBA