Saturday 15th February 2020
	The highlight of the day was confirmation that the Tengmalm's Owl is still present on the Shetland Isles at Kergord. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Black-throated Thrush still in Lincolnshire, Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, both Blue-winged Teal and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, and Ferruginous Ducks in both Essex and Yorkshire. In County Antrim a Lesser Scaup was confirmed at Portmore Lough where it had first been suspected on 9th January. Scarcities included Purple Heron (Lancashire), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (London), Shorelark (Suffolk), Green-winged Teal (County Kerry), two each of Hoopoe, Ring-billed Gull, Ring-necked Duck, and Great Grey Shrike, and three Kumlien's Gulls.
-  Chris Batty, RBA