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Saturday 14th December 2019  
  In Norfolk, the adult Lesser White-fronted Goose was seen again, this time near Burnham Market. Further north, a Richardson's Cackling Goose was near Castle Stuart, Highland.

The Black-throated Thrush remained at Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire, as did the Eastern Stonechat sp at Hollesley, Suffolk, and the Steller's Eider made a reappearance on Papa Westray, Orkney.

Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, two Great Grey Shrikes, three Yellow-browed Warblers, 12 Lapland Buntings, a Grey Phalarope, three Rough-legged Buzzards, a Little Auk, a Snow Goose, a Black Brant, eight Taiga Bean Geese, an American Wigeon, four Green-winged Teals, nine Ring-necked Ducks, a Ring-billed Gull, two Iceland Gulls and three Glaucous Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA