Daily News Summaries
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Friday 6th March 2015  
  Lingering rarities included the Pacific Diver and King Eider in Cornwall, Black Scoter and Gyr in County Kerry, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Laughing Gull in Wirral, Blue-winged Teal and White-billed Diver in Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, two Penduline Tits in Devon and Black-bellied Dipper in Yorkshire.

Scarcity highlights included the two Serins in Essex, single Yellow-browed Warblers in Worcestershire and Cornwall, Little Bunting in Glamorgan, Richard's Pipit in Norfolk, American Wigeons in Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire and a Waxwing also in Yorkshire.

The first Sand Martins of 2015 were seen, in Somerset, and a Wheatear was in Cornwall.
Will Soar, RBA
Wednesday 4th March 2015  
  Rarities today comprised Pacific Diver and King Eider both still in Cornwall, Laughing Gulls in both County Cork and Wirral, Black Scoter in County Kerry, Black Duck on the Isles of Scilly, King Eider in Fife, and the Ross's Goose in Northumberland.

Scarcities included two Serins still together in Essex, Yellow-browed Warbler in Devon, Little Bunting (Cornwall and Glamorgan), American Wigeon (Nottinghamshire and West Yorkshire), three each of both Surf Scoter and Glossy Ibis, and 11 Ring-billed Gulls.

The first Ospreys of the spring were seen over-flying Dorset and North Yorkshire.
Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 1st March 2015  
  Lingering rarities today once again comprised the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, American Coot in the Western Isles, Pacific Diver and King Eider in Cornwall, two Penduline Tits and a Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, another Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Laughing Gull in Wirral, Blue-winged Teal in Orkney, King Eider in Fife, single Lesser Scaups in Glamorgan and Ayrshire, Ferruginous Duck in Gloucestershire and Black-bellied Dipper in Yorkshire.

Scarcity highlights involved the two Serins in Essex, single Little Buntings in Cornwall and Glamorgan and the Richard's Pipit in Kent.
Will Soar, RBA
Saturday 28th February 2015  
  Today's rarities comprised the Harlequin Duck in Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver and King Eider in Cornwall, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Laughing Gull in Wirral, Bonaparte's Gull and two Penduline Tits in Devon (with another of the former in Glamorgan, along with a Lesser Scaup), Blue-winged Teal in Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, Ferruginous Duck in Gloucestershire and Black-bellied Dipper in Yorkshire.
Will Soar, RBA
Friday 27th February 2015  
  Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Harlequin Ducks in both Aberdeenshire and Highland, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Laughing Gull on the Wirral, three Penduline Tits together in Devon, King Eider in Fife, Lesser Scaup in Ayrshire and Ferruginous Duck in Gloucestershire.

Scarcities included American Wigeon (Ayrshire), Glossy Ibis (Nottinghamshire), Dotterel (Cornwall), two each of both Serin and Ring-necked Duck, three Little Buntings, five Shorelarks (all Suffolk), six Rough-legged Buzzards, eight Surf Scoters, 12 Great Grey Shrikes and 20 Waxwings. Notable gulls included 29 Iceland, eight Glaucous, three Caspian, two Kumlien's and one Ring-billed.
Chris Batty, RBA
Wednesday 25th February 2015  
  Rarities today comprised the Harlequin Duck still in Highland, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Laughing Gull on Wirral, two Penduline Tits together in Devon, both Blue-winged Teal and White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, King Eider in Fife, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Dublin, Lesser Scaup in County Cavan and Glamorgan, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, and Black-bellied Dipper in East Yorkshire and on the Shetland Isles.

Scarcities included Little Bunting (Glamorgan), Richard's Pipit (Norfolk), Lapland Bunting (Somerset), two Cattle Egrets (Kent), three American Wigeons, four Shorelarks, five Surf Scoters, six Rough-legged Buzzards, eight Great Grey Shrikes and nine Waxwings. Gull tallies included 37 Iceland, 14 Glaucous, seven Caspian and three Ring-billed.
Chris Batty, RBA
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