Thursday 14th February 2013
	Lingering rarities comprised White-billed Diver on Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in Devon, Bonaparte's Gull in East Sussex, Ferruginous Duck in Bedfordshire, Penduline Tit in Kent and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall. In Ireland the American Coot (Co Galway) and Blue-winged Teal (Co Dublin) were both still present. The best of the rest included Cattle Egret in Kent, Rose-coloured Starling in Devon and Richard's Pipits in Lancashire and Co Louth.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA