Thursday 13th January 2011
	Lingering rarities around Britain comprised the Lesser White-fronted Goose and Northern Harrier both still in Norfolk, a Coues's Arctic Redpoll in County Durham, Long-billed Dowitcher in Dorset, Glossy Ibis in Kent and single Lesser Scaup in both Cornwall and Gloucestershire. Meanwhile, in Ireland the American Coot remains in County Mayo, the Forster's Tern showed again in County Galway and the House Crow continues to linger in County Cork. Scarcities included 26 Shorelarks, 19 Tundra Bean Geese, 17 Lapland Buntings, nine each of both Iceland Gull and Glaucous Gull, five each of Rough-legged Buzzard and Great Grey Shrike, four Great White Egrets, three each of both Ring-billed Gull and Green-winged Teal, two each of Ring-necked Duck and Black Brant, and single White-tailed Eagle (Hampshire), Surf Scoter (Fife), American Wigeon (Norfolk) and Caspian Gull (London).
-  Chris Batty, RBA