Friday 13th March 2020
	Rarities today comprised both Tengmalm's Owl and White-billed Diver still on the Shetland Isles, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Ross's Gull and Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire, Laughing Gull and Kentish Plover in Somerset, American Herring Gull in County Sligo, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Penduline Tit in Dorset, both Black Duck and King Eider in Highland, Lesser Scaup and White-billed Diver in Cornwall, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Bonaparte's Gull in County Wexford, and Ferruginous Ducks in both Hampshire and the West Midlands. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Yellow-browed Warbler (London), Snow Goose (Western Isles), Glossy Ibis (Gwent), two American Wigeons, three each of both Ring-billed Gull and Lapland Bunting, four Ring-necked Ducks, five Shorelarks, and a total of 11 Great Grey Shrikes. Arriving spring migrants included 50 Sand Martins scattered across 18 counties, six Wheatears, two each of both Garganey and Little Ringed Plover, and single Osprey (Leicestershire) and Swallow (Dorset).
-  Chris Batty, RBA