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Monday 11th November 2019  
  A Hume's Warbler was discovered at Rhyl, Denbighshire, and a Ferruginous Duck was at Papercourt GPs, Surrey.

Lingering rarities included the Steller's Eider in Orkney, Paddyfield Pipit and American Buff-bellied Pipit in Cornwall, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Suffolk, Isabelline Wheatear and Hume's Warbler in Norfolk, other Hume's Warblers in Highland and Yorkshire (three), Eastern Stonechat sp in Yorkshire, Short-billed Dowitcher in County Louth, Long-billed Dowitcher in Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Devon and two Lesser Scaups in Cornwall.

Scarcity highlights included a Pallas's Warbler, a Barred Warbler, a Little Bunting, a Wryneck, two Great Grey Shrikes, six Shorelarks, 226 Waxwings, a Grey Phalarope, a Pomarine Skua, two Little Auks, a Rough-legged Buzzard, a Black Brant, two Ring-necked Ducks, four Green-winged Teals and two Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA