Saturday 24th February 2024
	Rarities in Britain today comprised the Myrtle Warbler still in Ayrshire, Baikal Teal still in Somerset, Black Scoter still in Norfolk, Red-breasted Geese in Argyll and Norfolk, Pallid Harriers in Norfolk and Pembrokeshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Suffolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, King Eider in Lothian, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, and Lesser Scaups in Clyde and Essex (3). In Ireland the Double-crested Cormorant remains in County Leitrim, as does the Black Duck in County Mayo, Gull-billed Tern in County Cork, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, and Lesser Scaup in County Waterford.
-  Chris Batty, RBA