Tuesday 14th January 2020
	Rarities today comprised a Snowy Owl new in County Cork near Adrigole, the Black-throated Thrush still in Bedfordshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in both Norfolk and Northumberland, Eastern Stonechat in Cheshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, and Long-billed Dowitchers in Cumbria, Devon and Merseyside. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Hoopoe (Clyde), Richard's Pipit (Somerset), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), Snow Goose (Western Isles), two each of both Rough-legged Buzzard and Great Grey Shrike, four Lapland Buntings, and a total of five Ring-necked Ducks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA