Sunday 15th March 2026
	There were two high quality new rarities found today. In County Antrim an Oriental Turtle Dove was found just to the south west of Belfast at Lisburn, whilst in Argyll an adult Ross's Gull was found in Ganavan Bay. Lingering rarities included the Black-winged Kite still at Ludham Bridge in Norfolk, Canvasback in Essex, Redhead in County Kerry, Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, Stejneger's Scoter, or possibly hybrid, in Fife, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Lesser Scaups in Shropshire, Worcestershire (2) (which had relocated to Ryall Pits), County Armagh and County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and County Antrim, Forster's Tern in Dorset, Bonaparte's Gulls in Cornwall (2) and Devon, Pallid Harrier in Carmarthenshire and Dusky Warbler in Cornwall.
-  Pete Hayman, RBA