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Saturday 28th January 2017  
  Lingering rarities still present today included the Pine Buntings in both Kent and Yorkshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan, Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pacific Diver and Black Scoter in Northumberland, Eastern Black Redstart, Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, White-billed Diver in Lincolnshire, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Desert Wheatear and Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Northern Harrier in Orkney, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Lesser Scaup in Orkney and Ferruginous Duck in County Durham.

Scarcity highlights included a Serin, a Richard's Pipit, three Little Buntings, two Rose-coloured Starlings and three Yellow-browed Warblers.
Will Soar, RBA
Friday 27th January 2017  
  Lingering rarities still present today included the Pine Buntings in both Kent and Yorkshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in Glamorgan, Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pacific Diver and Black Scoter in Northumberland, Pacific Diver, Eastern Black Redstart and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, White-billed Diver in Lincolnshire, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Northern Harrier in Orkney, Killdeer in Shetland, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk.

Scarcity highlights included a Serin, two Little Buntings, a Temminck's Stint and two Yellow-browed Warblers.
Will Soar, RBA
Tuesday 24th January 2017  
  The highlight of the day was a Black-throated Thrush reported in London at Finchley. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Pine Bunting still in North Yorkshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pacific Diver and Black Scoter in Northumberland, White-billed Diver in Lincolnshire, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, and Ferruginous Ducks in County Durham and Norfolk.

Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Serin (East Sussex), Rough-legged Buzzard (Lincolnshire), Temminck's Stint (Staffordshire), American Wigeon (Dumfriesshire), Glossy Ibis (Devon), Kumlien's Gull (County Galway), two each of Little Bunting and Surf Scoter, three Great Grey Shrikes, four Yellow-browed Warblers, five each of Ring-necked Duck and Lapland Bunting, seven Ring-billed Gulls, 25 Cattle Egrets, and 38 Shorelarks.

Significant late news concerned the Lesser White-fronted Goose still present on 18th January in Essex on Foulness Island, Essex where it was first seen on 18th December 2016.
Chris Batty, RBA
Monday 23rd January 2017  
  Rarities today comprised the Pine Bunting still in North Yorkshire, White-billed Diver inland in Lincolnshire, Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Pacific Diver and Black Scoter in Northumberland, Pacific Diver, Hudsonian Whimbrel, Eastern Black Redstart and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Killdeer and White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Lesser Scaup in Country Antrim, and Ferruginous Ducks in both County Durham and Norfolk.

Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Serin (East Sussex), Ring-billed Gull (County Wexford), Glossy Ibis (Devon), two each of Surf Scoter, American Wigeon and Yellow-browed Warbler, three Richard's Pipits, four each of Ring-necked Duck, Great Grey Shrike and Lapland Bunting, 22 Cattle Egrets and 39 Shorelarks.
Chris Batty, RBA
Sunday 22nd January 2017  
  A great day for winter rarities with the Pine Bunting still in North Yorkshire, Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Pacific Divers in both Cornwall and Northumberland, White-billed Diver inland in Lincolnshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Northern Harrier and White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, American Coot on the Outer Hebrides, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Pallid Harrier in East Yorkshire, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Desert Wheatear and Bonaparte's Gull in Devon, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Eastern Black Redstarts in both Cleveland and Cornwall, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, Ferruginous Ducks in County Durham and Norfolk, and Lesser Scaups in County Antrim, Cornwall and the Orkney Isles.

Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (West Sussex), Serin (East Sussex), Kumlien's Gull (Lancashire), two Little Buntings (Cornwall and Oxfordshire), three each of Richard's Pipit, Rough-legged Buzzard, Ring-billed Gull and Glossy Ibis, four each of Surf Scoter, American Wigeon and Ring-necked Duck, six Yellow-browed Warblers, 11 Great Grey Shrikes, 13 Lapland Buntings, 24 Cattle Egrets and 43 Shorelarks.
Chris Batty, RBA
Saturday 21st January 2017  
  A juvenile White-billed Diver was seen on the River Witham at Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire today, for its second day. Coincidentally, it is under four miles from the location of the last Lincolnshire record, which was on the same river at Tattershall for three days in 1996. Further north a Pallid Harrier was at Sandwick, Orkney and a Gyr was on North Uist, Western Isles.

Lingering rarities still present today included the Pine Bunting at Dunnington, Yorkshire, single Pacific Divers at East Chevington/Druridge Bay, Northumberland and Penzance, Cornwall, Dusky Thrush at Beeley, Derbyshire, Blue Rock Thrush at Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, single Eastern Black Redstarts in Cornwall and Cleveland, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Red-breasted Goose in Lancashire, White-billed Diver in Orkney, Forster's Tern in County Galway, Hudsonian Whimbrel in Cornwall, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wexford, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire.
Will Soar, RBA
Friday 20th January 2017  
  A male Pine Bunting was discovered today, at Dunnington in North Yorkshire. Further north, a juvenile Pacific Diver was identified at East Chevington NWT, Northumberland, having been present in the area for three days. A white morph Gyr was seen on the east side of Lough Neagh in County Armagh.

Lingering rarities still present today included the Dusky Thrush in Derbyshire, Blue Rock Thrush in Gloucestershire, Eastern Black Redstart, Hudsonian Whimbrel and Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, Eastern Black Redstart in Cleveland, Desert Wheatear in Devon, Pallid Harrier in Yorkshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Hooded Merganser in Clyde, Lesser Scaup in County Antrim and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk.
Will Soar, RBA
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