Friday 22nd February 2019
	The main news of the day was negative news with no sign all day of the Tengmalm's Owl on the Shetland Isles at Bixter. Elsewhere, rarities today comprised a Red-rumped Swallow new in Pembrokeshire at Bosherton and lingering were the Pied-billed Grebe on Shetland, Penduline Tit in London, Coues's Arctic Redpoll in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire and Lesser Yellowlegs in Dorset. Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Conwy), Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Rough-legged Buzzard (Kent), American Wigeon (Worcestershire), White-tailed Eagle (North Yorkshire), two each of Yellow-browed Warbler and Snow Goose, three Lapland Buntings, five of both Glossy Ibis and Great Grey Shrike, six Shorelarks and a total of 11 Ring-necked Ducks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA