Wednesday 26th January 2022
	A white morph Gyr was reported at Marton-in-the Forest, North Yorkshire. Elsewhere, lingering rarities confirmed as still present comprised Baikal Teals in both East Yorkshire and Somerset, American Buff-bellied Pipit in Devon, Pacific Diver in County Cork and Glamorgan, Hume's Warbler in East Sussex and Kent, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, Red-breasted Goose in Argyll and Essex, Kentish Plover and three Penduline Tits in Somerset, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Lesser Scaup in Ayrshire, and Richardson's Cackling Goose in both Argyll and Lancashire. Scarcities included Pallas's Warbler (Oxfordshire), Serin (Devon), Little Bunting (London), Hoopoe (Warwickshire), Richard's Pipit (North Yorkshire), Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), American Wigeon (Nottinghamshire), Shorelark (East Sussex), Little Auk (Highland), two each of both Waxwing and Black Brant, three of Ring-billed Gull, Surf Scoter, Great Grey Shrike, Yellow-browed Warbler, and Snow Geese, four Green-winged Teals, seven Lapland Buntings, nine Ring-necked Ducks, and a total of 18 Glossy Ibises.
-  Chris Batty, RBA