Sunday 15th March 2020
	Breaking mega news today of an adult male Lesser Kestrel found on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly although it later transpired that it had present there, but not identified, for at least seven days. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Tengmalm's Owl still on the Shetland Isles, White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, both Ross's Gull and Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire, American Herring Gull in County Sligo, Laughing Gull and Kentish Plover in Somerset, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Black Scoter in Northumberland, King Eider in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, and Long-billed Dowitchers in both Devon and County Wicklow. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Anglesey), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Glossy Ibis (East Sussex), two each of Surf Scoter, American Wigeon and Lapland Bunting, five each of both Ring-necked Duck and Great Grey Shrike, and six Ring-billed Gulls. Arriving migrants included Cuckoo (Suffolk), Osprey (Cornwall), two Ring Ouzels, three Swallows, four White Wagtails, 12 Little Ringed Plovers, 14 Garganey, 18 Wheatear, and a total of 55 Sand Martins.
-  Chris Batty, RBA