RBA daily news 3rd march 2014

Lingering rarities included American Herring Gull, Bonaparte's Gull andRichardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, American Coot in Highland, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler in Warwickshire, two Penduline Tits and the probable Chinese Pond Heron in Kent, Little Bunting in Lincolnshire, Lesser Scaup in Staffordshire,Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, King Eider in Fife, Red-flanked Bluetail on the Gloucestershire/Wiltshire border and White-billed Diver in Orkney. On Western Isles the Marsh Sandpiper was reported again on North Uist - it was last reported on 19th January. The best of the rest included Richard's Pipit and Yellow-browed Warbler in Somerset. Thanks to rare bird alert RBA