Wednesday 24th January 2018
	Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Horned Lark still in Surrey, Pacific Diver in County Cork, Stilt Sandpiper in Dorset, Spotted Sandpiper in Nottinghamshire and Penduline Tit in Gloucestershire. Scarcities included Ring-necked Duck (Powys), Lapland Bunting (Lothian), two American Wigeons, three each of both Surf Scoter and Ring-billed Gull, five Glossy Ibises, 53 Cattle Egrets, and in England a total of 12 Parrot Crossbills between Derbyshire and Norfolk.
-  Chris Batty, RBA