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Sunday 29th December 2019  
  Rarities lingering today included the Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Norfolk and Northumberland, Eastern Stonechats in Cheshire and Suffolk, Dusky Warbler in Scilly, Long-billed Dowitchers in Devon and Northumberland, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in Warwickshire, Black Duck in Highland and Azorean Yellow-legged Gull in County Carlow.

Scarcity highlights included a Lapland Bunting, three Yellow-browed Warblers, four Great Grey Shrikes, six Shorelarks, a Purple Heron, a Glossy Ibis, five Rough-legged Buzzards, a Pomarine Skua, four Iceland Gulls, eight Glaucous Gulls, an American Wigeon, two Surf Scoters, five Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, two Snow Geese, 41 Tundra Bean Geese and 75 Taiga Bean Geese.
-  Will Soar, RBA