Thursday 16th January 2020
	Rarities today comprised the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail and Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Aberdeenshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon and Bonaparte's Gull in County Wexford. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), American Wigeon (Gwent), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Surf Scoter (County Clare), Green-winged Teal (Suffolk), Glossy Ibis (West Sussex), two each of Rough-legged Buzzard and Yellow-browed Warbler, three Lapland Buntings, four Great Grey Shrikes, five Shorelarks and a total of eight Ring-necked Ducks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA