Abstract

It was, for the second year in a row, a record year for numbers of Ring-necked Duck in Britain. It was also a record year for Surf Scoter, Lesser Yellowlegs, Glossy Ibis and Purple Heron. Indeed, Glossy Ibis has now become so numerous in Britain that this is the last year the species will appear in these reports. Montagu’s Harrier, on the other hand, appears in this report for the first time – it was, with just nine individuals recorded, the worst year for the species in Britain since at least 2013. Other species recorded in significantly below-average numbers included ‘Black Brant’, Spotted Crake, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Temminck’s Stint and Rough-legged Buzzard.