Saturday 14th March 2026
	Rarities in Britain today comprised the Black-winged Kite still in Norfolk, Stejneger's Scoter still in Fife, Canvasback in Essex, Forster's Tern in Dorset, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Hume's Warbler in Warwickshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in Kent, Dusky Warbler in Cornwall, Bonaparte's Gulls in Devon (2) and Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and Denbighshire, and Lesser Scaups in Shropshire and Worcestershire (2). In Ireland the Harlequin Duck was still in County Donegal, Pacific Diver still in County Cork, Spotted Sandpiper in County Waterford, Long-billed Dowitcher and Lesser Scaup in County Wexford, and a Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo.
-  Chris Batty, RBA