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Wednesday 29th December 2021  
  Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Belted Kingfisher in Lancashire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Rustic Bunting in County Down, Hume's Warbler in Kent, two Penduline Tits together in Somerset, Dusky Warblers in both Kent and North Yorkshire, Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire and Surrey, and Lesser Scaups in Argyll (2), County Cork, and Devon (2).

Scarcities included Little Bunting (London), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Hoopoe (Cornwall), Black Brant (Essex), two each of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Waxwing, three Ring-billed Gulls, 12 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 32 Glossy Ibises.
-  Chris Batty, RBA