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Sunday 20th February 2022  
  Rarities today comprised the Double-crested Cormorant still in County Leitrim, American Robin and Hume's Warbler both still in East Sussex, White-tailed Lapwing in Lincolnshire, Baikal Teal and two Penduline Tits in Somerset, Red-breasted Geese in Argyll, Essex, and Norfolk, King Eiders in Highland and Lothian, and Lesser Scaups in Clyde (2) and Dorset.

Scarcities included Rose-coloured Starling (Cornwall), American Wigeon (Nottinghamshire), Surf Scoter (Cornwall), two each of both Yellow-browed Warbler and Kumlien's Gull, three of Ring-billed Gull, Snow Goose, and Black Brant, four Shorelarks, six Glossy Ibises, seven Waxwings, and a total of nine Ring-necked Ducks.
-  Chris Batty, RBA