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Wednesday 22nd January 2020  
  Lingering rarities seen today included the Black-throated Thrush in Bedfordshire, Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in County Wicklow, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, King Eider in Shetland and two Richardson's Cackling Geese in Western Isles.

Scarcity highlights included a Richard's Pipit, two Lapland Buntings, three Great Grey Shrikes, five Shorelarks, a Purple Heron, a Glossy Ibis, two Rough-legged Buzzards, a Surf Scoter, two Green-winged Teal, four Ring-necked Ducks, a Todd's Canada Goose, two Black Brants, 17 Tundra Bean Geese, a Little Auk, two Ring-billed Gulls, nine Iceland Gulls and 13 Glaucous Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA