Tuesday 20th December 2016
	The highlight of the day was the continued presence of the Blyth's Pipit in Somerset, whilst the Dusky Thrush remained in Derbyshire, as did the Black-throated Thrush in Denbighshire, Masked Wagtail in Pembrokeshire, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Eastern Black Redstarts in Cleveland, Cornwall and Lothian, Red-breasted Goose and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and King Eider in County Sligo. In Gloucestershire a Dusky Warbler was reported at Coombe Hill Meadows. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Kumlien's Gull (County Kerry), American Wigeon (Dumfries and Galloway), two each of both Surf Scoter and Ring-billed Gull, three of Ring-necked Duck and Lapland Bunting, four Snow Geese, 25 Cattle Egrets, 31 Shorelarks and 56 Tundra Bean Geese.
-  Chris Batty, RBA