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Saturday 22nd February 2020  
  Lingering rarities confirmed as still present today were the Black-throated Thrush still in Lincolnshire, Eastern Yellow Wagtails in both Norfolk and Northumberland, Black Duck in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in North Yorkshire, both Blue-winged Teal and Long-billed Dowitcher in Devon, White-billed Diver on the Orkney Isles, and Lesser Scaups in both Cornwall and Galloway.

Scarcities included Hoopoe (Hampshire), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), American Wigeon (County Wicklow), Lesser Snow Goose (Highland), Surf Scoter (Lothian), Yellow-browed Warbler (London), Shorelark (Norfolk), two Glossy Ibises, three Great Grey Shrikes, four Green-winged Teals, five Lapland Buntings (all together in Norfolk), and a total of seven Ring-necked Ducks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA