Tuesday 28th December 2021
	Rarities today comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Rustic Bunting in County Down, Penduline Tit in Somerset, Richardson's Cackling Goose in County Sligo, Dusky Warblers in London and North Yorkshire, Lesser Scaup in County Cork and Devon (2), and Ferruginous Ducks in Hampshire, Staffordshire and Surrey. Scarcities included Little Bunting (London), American Wigeon (Derbyshire), Surf Scoter (Lothian), two each of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Snow Goose, three Waxwings, four Grey Phalaropes, five Ring-billed Gulls, 11 each of Shorelark and Ring-necked Duck, and a total of 23 Glossy Ibises.
-  Chris Batty, RBA