Sunday 16th February 2020
	Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire, a Pacific Diver in Cornwall, Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk, American Herring Gull in County Cork, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Ferruginous Duck in West Yorkshire, and Lesser Scaups in both County Antrim and Galloway. Scarcities included Surf Scoter (Lothian), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Yellow-browed Warbler (London), Little Auk (Northumberland), two each of Hoopoe, Green-winged Teal and Kumlien's Gull, three Ring-billed Gulls, six Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of eight Lapland Buntings (together on the Orkney Isles).
-  Chris Batty, RBA