Friday 1st January 2016
	In Cornwall, the Hudsonian Whimbrel was once again present in Mount's Bay at Marazion, having first been refound yesterday. Other lingering rarities included the Mourning Dove in Shetland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Dusky Warbler in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, White-billed Diver in Orkney, King Eider in Fife and Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire. Scarcity highlights included a Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), a Hoopoe (Staffordshire), an American Wigeon (Aberdeenshire), a Balearic Shearwater (Cornwall), two Richard's Pipits (Yorkshire), two Pomarine Skuas (Highland), two Great Grey Shrikes, two Cattle Egrets, three Waxwings, three Black Brants, four each of Surf Scoter, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Rough-legged Buzzard, Lapland Bunting and Glossy Ibis, five Ring-billed Gulls, six Grey Phalaropes, seven Yellow-browed Warblers, eight Iceland Gulls, eight Glaucous Gulls and nine Shorelarks.
-  Will Soar, RBA