Saturday 5th December 2020
	An adult drake Bufflehead was found at Quoile Pondage in Co.Down. Otherwise, a Dusky Warbler at Donna Nook in Lincolnshire was the only new rarity found today. The assemblage of continuing rarities included the Double-crested Cormorant in Co.Kerry, Belted Kingfisher in Co.Cork, Hudsonian Godwit in Fife, Pied-billed Grebe in Shropshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Norfolk and North Yorkshire, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, and Eastern Yellow Wagtails in Suffolk and Somerset. The best of the other national news included Richard's Pipit (Sussex), two Little Buntings, Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Great Grey Shrike (Suffolk), American Wigeon (Northumberland), two Green-winged Teal, seven Ring-necked Ducks, three Black Brants and 12 Glossy Ibises.
-  David Campbell, RBA