Tuesday 17th December 2019
	Rarities today comprised the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Northumberland, Eastern Stonechat in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon and two Richardson's Cackling Geese together on the Western Isles. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Merseyside), Lesser Snow Goose (Aberdeenshire), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), two Rough-legged Buzzards, four each of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Lapland Bunting, five Surf Scoters and a total of seven Ring-necked Ducks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA