Friday 3rd March 2023
	An American Herring Gull was discovered at Fort William, Highland today. Lingering rarities included the Baikal Teal in Gwynedd, Lesser Scaup in Oxfordshire, King Eider in Cleveland, Ferruginous Duck and Long-billed Dowitcher in Norfolk, White-rumped Sandpiper in Gloucestershire, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Northumberland, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk and Hume's Warbler in Somerset. Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, two Great Grey Shrikes, two Little Buntings, two Lapland Buntings, seven Shorelarks, eight Waxwings, six Glossy Ibises, two Surf Scoters, three American Wigeon, four Green-winged Teal, nine Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, two Black Brants, six Tundra Bean Geese, eight Glaucous Gulls and 14 Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA