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Sunday 24th February 2019  
  Rarities today comprised the Blyth's Reed Warbler still in Greater Manchester, Penduline Tits in both Dorset and London, Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cornwall and Dorset, two Coues's Arctic Redpolls together in Norfolk, two White-billed Divers together on the Orkney Islands, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, and on the Shetland Isles the Pied-billed Grebe remained but the Tengmalm's Owl could not be located.

Scarcities included Little Bunting (Norfolk), Common Rosefinch (Shetland Isles), Temminck's Stint (Cornwall), Ring-billed Gull (County Dublin), Snow Goose (County Wexford), two Lapland Buntings, three Rough-legged Buzzards, four Great Grey Shrikes, six Yellow-browed Warblers, 10 Shorelarks, 11 Ring-necked Ducks and a total of 21 Glossy Ibises
-  Chris Batty, RBA