Saturday 23rd January 2016
	Rarities today included both the Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup still in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier and Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Penduline Tits in both Gloucestershire (2) and Hampshire (2), Dusky Warbler in Somerset, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, King Eider in Fife, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Lesser Scaup in Glamorgan, Cackling Goose in Argyll, and Black-bellied Dipper on the Shetland Isles. In Ireland a Bonaparte's Gull was discovered at Hook Head, County Wexford, with a King Eider remaining nearby, another King Eider still in County Sligo, and the Azorean Yellow-legged Gull again in County Kerry. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Hampshire), Serin (Norfolk), Hoopoe (West Midlands), Yellow-browed Warbler (Hampshire), Richard's Pipit (East Yorkshire (3 together) and Kent), Ring-necked Duck (Staffordshire), Ring-billed Gull (Strathclyde), American Wigeon (Fife, Lancashire and Northumberland), Surf Scoter (Lothian, North Yorkshire and the Isles of Scilly), and a total of 19 Glossy Ibises.
-  Chris Batty, RBA