Wednesday 1st January 2014
	Lingering rarities included Pied-billed Grebe and Marsh Sandpiper on Western Isles, King Eider in Lothian, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan and Highland, White-billed Diver in Devon, Two-barred Crossbills in South Yorkshire (7) and Shropshire (3) and Lesser Yellowlegs in Hampshire. The best of the rest included 22 Parrot Crossbills, 13 Glossy Ibises, two Yellow-browed Warblers (Isles of Scilly and Kent), two American Wigeons (Northumberland and Orkney), two Cattle Egrets (Buckinghamhshire and Co Waterford) and Rose-coloured Starling (Isles of Scilly).
-  Stuart Piner, RBA