Monday 17th February 2020
	Rarities today comprised the White-winged Scoter still in Lothian, Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire, Blue-headed Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Norfolk, West Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Black Duck in Highland, both Blue-winged Teal and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in Galloway, and Ferruginous Ducks in both Essex and West Yorkshire. Scarcities included Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Rough-legged Buzzard (Norfolk), Great Grey Shrike (Bedfordshire), Black Brant (Suffolk), two each of Hoopoe, Green-winged Teal and Kumlien's Gull, three Yellow-browed Warblers, five Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of seven Shorelarks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA