Thursday 5th February 2015
	Lingering rarities comprised Harlequin Duck (Aberdeenshire), Laughing Gull (Wirral), Black Scoter (Co Kerry), Lesser Yellowlegs (East Sussex), Pacific Diver (Cornwall), Lesser Scaup (Cornwall) and Ferruginous Duck (Hampshire), whilst a Cackling Goose was reported on North Uist (Western Isles) and a possible grey morph Gyr flew over Havergate Marshes (Norfolk). The best of the rest included Little Bunting (Glamorgan), Rose-coloured Starling (Northumberland), Ring-necked Duck (Western Isles), Glossy Ibis (Co Waterford), two Serins (Essex), at least one Cattle Egret (East Sussex/Kent) two Richard's Pipits and four American Wigeons.
-  Stuart Piner, RBA