Wednesday 21st November 2012
	Rarities today comprised the Subalpine Warbler still in Cornwall, Red-breated Goose in Hampshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Lancashire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, and White-rumped Sandpiper in Staffordshire. Scarcities included Ring-billed Gull (Hampshire), Surf Scoter (three together in Conwy), American Wigeon (West Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Leicestershire and Somerset), Rough-legged Buzzard (Buckinghamshire) and Great Grey Shrike (Dorset and Essex). Waxwings were logged across 35 counties between the Western Isles, Aberdeenshire, Glamorgan and Essex, including flock counts of 300 in Merseyside, 175 in Greater Manchester, 150 in South Yorkshire and 130 on the Wirral.
-  Chris Batty, RBA