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Tuesday 21st January 2020  
  Rarities confirmed as still present today were the White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Cornwall, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Long-billed Dowitcher in Merseyside, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire and Bonaparte's Gull in County Wexford.

Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Lapland Bunting (Kent), Glossy Ibis and Yellow-browed Warbler (Devon), two each of Rough-legged Buzzard, Richard's Pipit and Green-winged Teal, three Ring-billed Gulls, five Shorelarks, six Great Grey Shrikes and a total of 10 Ring-necked Ducks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA