Saturday 31st January 2015
	Rarities today comprised the Harlequin Duck still in Aberdeenshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Black Scoters in both County Kerry and Northumberland, three Penduline Tits together in Devon, Laughing Gull in County Cork, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in East Sussex, King Eiders in Aberdeenshire and Cornwall, Lesser Scaups in Cornwall and Glamorgan, Ferruginous Ducks in Gloucestershire and Hampshire, and Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo. Scarcities included Rose-cloured Starling (Northumberland), Night Heron (County Cork), Shorelark (Lancashire), two each of Serin (together in Essex), Cattle Egret (together in Kent) and Surf Scoter, three of Richard's Pipit and Ring-necked Duck, four each of American Wigeon and Lapland Bunting, nine Rough-legged Buzzards, 11 Great Grey Shrikes, 14 Tundra Bean Geese, 31 Waxwings and 33 Little Auks. Notable gulls included 30 Glaucous, 20 Iceland, 13 Caspian, six Ring-billed and five Kumlien's.
-  Chris Batty, RBA