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Monday 16th December 2019  
  A Black-thoated Thrush was seen in Hamilton, Clyde briefly.

Lingering rarities included the Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Northumberland, Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Eastern Stonechat sp in Suffolk, Dusky Warbler in Scilly, Lesser Scaup in Cornwall and two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Western Isles.

Scarcity highlights included a Yellow-browed Warbler, two Lapland Buntings, four Great Grey Shrikes, five Shorelarks, two Grey Phalaropes, two Rough-legged Buzzards, a Purple Heron, two Glossy Ibises, a Pomarine Skua, two Iceland Gulls, seven Glaucous Gulls, a Green-winged Teal, three Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, two Snow Geese, two Black Brants and ten Tundra Bean Geese.
-  Will Soar, RBA