Tuesday 19th December 2017
	Rarities today comprised the Snowy Owl again briefly in Cornwall, the Gyr again briefly in County Durham, Penduline Tit still in Gloucestershire, Stilt Sandpiper and Lesser Yellowlegs both still in Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall, and Coues's Arctic Redpolls in both Suffolk and West Yorkshire. Scarcities included Barred Warbler (Hampshire), Richard's Pipit (Suffolk), American Golden Plover (Suffolk), Temminck's Stint (West Sussex), Lesser Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), two each of both Ring-necked Duck (Essex and Wiltshire) and Surf Scoter (Carmarthenshire and County Meath) and seven Parrot Crossbills still in England (four in Derbyshire and three in Hertfordshire).
-  Chris Batty, RBA