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| Monday 5th January 2015 | ||
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| In Aberdeenshire the Harlequin Duck lingered on the River Don north of
Aberdeen, whilst in West Sussex a Dusky Warbler was discovered at Chichester
Gravel Pits and in Highland a Gyr flew over Ardclach. A Snowy Owl
has been present in Co Donegal for approximately six weeks.
Elsewhere lingering rarities comprised Lesser Scaup (Cornwall and Glamorgan), Eastern Black Redstart (Isles of Scilly), King Eider (Fife), Blyth's Pipit (West Yorkshire), Lesser Yellowlegs (Co Clare and East Sussex), Pacific Diver (Cornwall) and Ferruginous Duck (Gloucestershire). The best of the rest included Night Heron (Norfolk), Ring-necked Duck (Northamptonshire), two Grey Phalaropes, two Glossy Ibises, two American Wigeons, two Waxwings, three Richard's Pipits, four Yellow-browed Warblers and four Rough-legged Buzzards. |
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| - Stuart Piner, RBA | ||
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