Tuesday 8th February 2022
	Highlight of the day was the discovery of an American Robin in a suburban part of Eastbourne, East Sussex joining the Hume’s Warbler that is also present in the same town. Also 3 Lesser Scaups (1 drake) were found in Clyde at Woodend Loch plus a Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire at Allen Pit. Rarities elsewhere comprised the White-tailed Lapwing still in Lincolnshire, American Coot in County Wexford, Baikal Teals in both East Yorkshire and Somerset, Red-breasted Geese in Essex and Norfolk, Hume's Warbler in Kent, Red-fanked Bluetail in County Durham, three Penduline Tits together in Somerset, King Eider in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Northern Harrier in County Offaly, Long-billed Dowitcher again in Lancashire and Kentish Plover in Somerset. Scarcity highlights included a Serin, 9 Shorelarks, a Little Auk, 2 American Wigeons, 2 Surf Scoters, a Green-winged Teal, 10 Ring-necked Ducks, three Snow Geese, 35 Glossy Ibises, 5 Ring-billed Gulls, 4 Glaucous Gulls and 13 Iceland Gulls.
-  Toby Carter, RBA