The September 2017 issue of British Birds contains the Report on Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain in 2015, dealing with the non-passerines. The 2015 report marks the first appearance of Lesser Scaup as a scarce migrant rather than national rarity, but with just six new arrivals in 2015 it was a slow start. In contrast, and with 371 new arrivals and an increasing breeding population, the Great White Egret reached another new high with which to mark its final appearance in this report. It was also a record year for American Wigeon (with 32 new arrivals), Red-necked Phalarope (81) and European Bee-eater Merops apiaster (193) – these figures excluding breeding birds.