Monday 3rd February 2020
	Rarities today comprised the White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Black-throated Thrushes in both Bedfordshire and Lincolnshire, Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk, Long-billed Dowitcher in Merseyside, and the Bonaparte's Gull in County Wexford. A Lesser Scaup at Loch Ryan, Dumfries and Galloway, was perhaps the same elusive individual wintering there since December 2016 and last suspected in November 2019. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), American Golden Plover (County Kerry), Hoopoe (Hampshire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Glossy Ibis (Devon), Kumlien's Gull (Cornwall), two each of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Great Grey Shrike, five each of Ring-necked Duck and Green-winged Teal, and a total of six Shorelarks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA