Wednesday 18th December 2019
	Rarities today comprised the Steller's Eider still on the Orkney Isles, Lesser White-fronted Goose in Norfolk, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Northumberland, Eastern Stonechat in Suffolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll and White-billed Diver on the Shetland Isles. Scarcities included Snow Goose (Highland), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Yellow-browed Warbler (London), Glossy Ibis (Devon), Kumlien's Gull (County Kerry), Rough-legged Buzzards in Norfolk and Suffolk, and a total of nine Ring-necked Ducks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA