Wednesday 6th February 2019
	Rarities today included a Penduline Tit reported in Dorset at Lodmoor, the Blyth's Reed Warbler still in Greater Manchester, Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset and Ferruginous Ducks in both Essex and Hampshire. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Snow Goose (County Wexford), two each of Pallas's Warbler, Richard's Pipit, Lapland Bunting and Glossy Ibis, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Yellow-browed Warblers, five Ring-necked Ducks, 11 Great Grey Shrikes, and a total of 19 Shorelarks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA