Tuesday 22nd December 2009
	Headline rarities came in the form of King Eider (Shetland), Spotted Sandpiper (Essex), Siberian Stonechat (Nottinghamshire), Red-breasted Goose (Devon) and Ferruginous Ducks (Norfolk and West Yorkshire). Great White Egrets were reported in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Somerset and a Glossy Ibis lingered in Worcestershire. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit in Cheshire, Common Crane in Somerset, Little Bunting in Highland and Surf Scoter in Orkney.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA