Thursday 12th December 2024
	The Baikal Teal returned to Greylake RSPB in Somerset for its third winter today. Lingering rarities included the Grey-headed Lapwing in Northumberland, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, American Coot and Bufflehead in Shetland, Lesser Scaups in Essex and County Wexford (two), Ferruginous Ducks in Hertfordshire, Warwickshire and Lincolnshire, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Donegal, Pallid Harrier in County Cork, Hume's Warbler in Kent and Penduline Tit in Cheshire.
-  Will Soar, RBA