Wednesday 12th December 2012
	Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were both the American Coot and Forster's Tern in County Galway, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll in Suffolk, Subalpine Warbler and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Baird's Sandpiper in County Kerry, Long-billed Dowitcher in Gloucestershire, Blue-winged Teal in Dumfries and Galloway, and Lesser Scaup in Somerset. Scarcities included Red-breasted Flycatcher (Cornwall), Rose-coloured Starling (Devon), American Wigeon (Norfolk and West Yorkshire), Ring-necked Duck (Devon), Ring-billed Gull (West Yorkshire), and Rough-legged Buzzard (Anglesey). Waxwings were reported from 53 counties between Highland, Angus, Kent and Devon, with flocks including 300 in Angus, 200 in West Yorkshire, and 100 each in Essex, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.
-  Chris Batty, RBA