Thursday 12th December 2019
	Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today comprised the Eastern Stonechat still in Suffolk, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, two Richardson's Cackling Geese together on the Western Isles, and Long-billed Dowitchers in both Cumbria and Northumberland. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Ring-necked Duck (Essex), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (North Yorkshire), and two each of Green-winged Teal, Great Grey Shrike and Glossy Ibis.
-  Chris Batty, RBA