Saturday 5th March 2022
	The over-wintering Ross's Goose in Scotland was found in Aberdeenshire near Newtonhill once again associating with Pink-footed Geese. Over in Wales a first-winter Bonaparte's Gull was seen flying down the River Cowny from RSPB Conwy. Rarities included the Egyptian Vulture still in County Roscommon, Double-crested Cormorant in County Leitrim, Baikal Teals still in East Yorkshire and Somerset, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Red-breasted Goose in Esssex, 3 Penduline Tits in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lancashire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, 5 Richardson's Cackling Geese with 3 in Western Isles and 2 in County Sligo, Lesser Scaups in Argyll (3), Western Isles (2) and one in Clyde, Ross's Gull still in County Galway, King Eiders in Highlands and Lothian, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Hume's Warbler in Sussex, American Coot in County Kerry. Scarcities included Short-toed Lark, 2 American Wigeons, Yellow-browed Warbler, 3 Great Grey Shrikes, 6 Ring-billed Gulls, 5 Waxwings, 4 Snow Geese, Black Brant, Kumlien's Gull, 6 Green-winged Teals, 12 Ring-necked Ducks, 3 Shorelark, 11 Glossy Ibises, and Lapland Bunting.
-  Toby Carter, RBA