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Wednesday 5th January 2022  
  Rarities today comprised the Belted Kingfisher still in Lancashire, White-tailed Lapwing still in Lincolnshire, White-winged Scoter in Lothian, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, three Penduline Tits together in Somerset, King Eider and White-billed Dver on the Shetland Isles, Spotted Sandpiper on the Isles of Scilly, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, Cackling Geese in Lancashire and the Western Isles (3), and Lesser Scaups in Ayrshire, County Cork, Devon, and Scilly.

Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Grey Phalarope (Shetland), two each of Little Bunting, Great Grey Shrike, Yellow-browed Warbler, Waxwing, Black Brant, and Kumlien's Gull, three Ring-billed Gulls, four of both Surf Scoter and Snow Goose, five Green-winged Teals, nine Shorelarks, 21 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 43 Glossy Ibises.
Chris Batty, RBA
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