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

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Saturday 15th January 2022  
 

New rarities included White-billed Diver in South Nesting Bay on mainland Shetland, Arctic Redpoll in County Clare at Moveen, Snowy Owl on Westray, Orkney and a Hume’s Warbler in Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Lingering rarities still present included the Baikal Teal in Somerset, Pacific Diver in Glamorgan, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, American Coot in County Kerry, Ferruginous Duck in Staffordshire, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, two Lesser Scaups in Dorset and Western Isles plus Dusky Warbler in Kent.

Scarcities included a Pallas's Warbler, Richard’s Pipit, 5 Waxwings,  13 Shorelarks, 59 Little Auks, 16 Ring-necked Ducks, 3 Green-winged Teals, 2 Grey Phalaropes, 5 Lapland Buntings, 46 Glossy Ibises, 5 Surf Scoters, 6 Snow Geese, 16 Iceland Gulls, 10 Glaucous Gulls, 2 Great Grey Shrikes, 2 Little Buntings and 5 Ring-billed Gulls.
-  Toby Carter, RBA