Wednesday 12th April 2023
	New discoveries today consisted of a Red-rumped Swallow in Gloucestershire, and a Lesser Scaup in Clyde. Existing rarities today comprised of a Kentish Plover in Northamptonshire, Red-rumped Swallow in Conwy, Lesser Scaup in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Gull-billed Tern in Devon, Bonaparte's Gull in Cornwall, Savi's Warbler in Cheshire, and two White-billed Divers in Moray. The Black-winged Stilt influx slowly diminishes with 14 logged today across four counties comprising one in Britain and 13 in Ireland. A resurfacing of Alpine Swifts saw seven in Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Isle of Man, Devon, Pembrokeshire, and North Yorkshire. Scarcities included seven Night Herons, Rough-legged Buzzard, Pectoral Sandpiper, two Purple Herons, two Hoopoe, 10 Glossy Ibises, six Iceland Gulls, 10 Shorelarks, Woodchat Shrike, Kumlien's Gull, Black Brant, and 11 Ring-necked Ducks.
-  Ben Clark, RBA