Wednesday 26th February 2020
	A female Two-barred Crossbill was at Lough Gay Bog, County Limerick, a county first. Lingering rarities included the Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Norfolk and Northumberland, Siberian Stonechat in Cheshire, Black-throated Thrush in Lincolnshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Blue-winged Teal in Devon, Lesser Scaup in County Antrim, Richardson's Cackling Goose in Argyll, Lesser Yellowlegs in Yorkshire and Long-billed Dowitcher in Lancashire. Scarcity highlights included a Hoopoe, a Shorelark, a Yellow-browed Warbler, three Great Grey Shrikes, a Grey Phalarope, two Glossy Ibises, a Rough-legged Buzzard, two Green-winged Teal, two American Wigeon, two Surf Scoters, five Ring-necked Ducks, a Black Brant, six Tundra Bean Geese, a Pomarine Skua, a Ring-billed Gull, nine Glaucous Gulls and 11 Iceland Gulls.
-  Will Soar, RBA