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Tuesday 15th February 2022  
  Rarities today comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still in County Leitrim, both American Robin and Hume's Warbler still in East Sussex, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, American Coot in County Wexford, Ross's Gull in Aberdeenshire, Baikal Teal in Somerset, both Pacific Diver and Bonaparte's Gull in Glamorgan, Ross's Goose in Clyde, Black Scoter in Northumberland, Red-breasted Geese in Lincolnshire and Norfolk, Red-flanked Bluetail in County Durham, King Eider in Highland, Ferruginous Duck in Oxfordshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in Suffolk, Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Clare and County Sligo, and Lesser Scaups in both Ayrshire and Clyde (3).

Scarcities included Little Bunting (East Sussex), American Wigeon (Nottinghamshire), Ring-billed Gull (County Kerry), Great Grey Shrike (Conwy), Green-winged Teal (Highland), two each of Ring-necked Duck, Snow Geese, and Kumlien's Gull, four Shorelarks, and a total of 26 Glossy Ibises.
-  Chris Batty, RBA