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Daily summaries are available from 13 April 2006. For earlier weekly reviews, visit our articles.

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Thursday 13th January 2022  
  Rarities today comprised the White-tailed Lapwing still in Lincolnshire, Baikal Teals still in both East Yorkshire and Somerset, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, Red-breasted Geese in both Essex and Lincolnshire, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, Hume's Warbler and Dusky Warbler in Kent, three Penduline Tits together in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in County Wexford, Richardson's Cackling Geese in Lancashire and County Sligo (2), and Lesser Scaups in Ayrshire, Dorset and Isles of Scilly.

Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Oxfordshire), Little Bunting (London), Richard's Pipit (North Yorkshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), Hoopoe (Cambridgeshire), Yellow-browed Warbler (Somerset), Waxwing (Lancashire), two each of Ring-billed Gull, Snow Goose, Kumlien's Gull, and Grey Phalarope, three of Surf Scoter and Green-winged Teal, four Great Grey Shrikes, 10 Shorelarks, 19 Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 62 Glossy Ibises.
-  Chris Batty, RBA