Monday 7th December 2020
	The highlight of the day was the discovery of a Rustic Bunting in Fife at Kingsbarns, whilst a Lesser Yellowlegs was new on South Uist, Western Isles. Rarities elsewhere comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still present in County Kerry, Belted Kingfisher still in County Cork, Hudsonian Godwit still in Fife, Pied-billed Grebe in Shropshire, Bufflehead in County Down, Pacific Golden Plover in Moray, Rustic Bunting in Surrey, Penduline Tits in Nottinghamshire (2) and Somerset (4), Eastern Yellow Wagtail in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Waterford, and Dusky Warblers in both Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Scarcities included Richard's Pipit (West Sussex), Ring-billed Gull (Cornwall), Hoopoe (Gwent), Surf Scoter (Western Isles), American Wigeon (Northumberland), Green-winged Teal (Dorset), two each of both Little Bunting and Ring-necked Duck, three Rose-coloured Starlings, four Glossy Ibises, seven Yellow-browed Warblers, and 14 each of Waxwing and Lapland Bunting.
-  Chris Batty, RBA