Thursday 3rd March 2022
	Rarities today comprised the Egyptian Vulture still in County Roscommon, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Baikal Teal in East Yorkshire, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Red-breasted Goose in Norfolk, Hume's Warbler in East Sussex, three Penduline Tits together in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lancashire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, Richardson's Cackling Geese in both Argyll and County Sligo, Lesser Scaups in Argyll (4) and Clyde (2), and a very early Black-winged Stilt reported in Kent at Cliffe Pools. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark (Norfolk), American Golden Plover (Northumberland), American Wigeon and Rough-legged Buzzard (Lincolnshire), Great Grey Shrike (Denbighshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Cambridgeshire), two each of Rose-coloured Starling, Ring-billed Gull, and Waxwing, three Snow Geese, four of Black Brant and Kumlien's Gull, six Green-winged Teals, nine Ring-necked Ducks, 12 of both Shorelark and Glossy Ibis, and 20 Lapland Buntings. Spring migrants included Ring Ouzel (East Yorkshire), Willow Warbler (Devon), Garganey and Osprey (Suffolk), two White Wagtails, three Little Ringed Plovers, and four Sand Martins.
-  Chris Batty, RBA