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Tuesday 6th January 2026  
  The new rarity today was a Lesser Scaup in Western Isles.

Continuing rarities included Bufflehead in Gwynedd, Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, King Eider in Highland, Black Scoter in Highland, Lesser Yellowlegs in Cornwall and Denbighshire, Eastern Black Redstart in Norfolk, Ferruginous Duck in Hampshire, and Lesser Scaups in Cornwall (2), Essex, Leicestershire, Shropshire, and Surrey.
-  Ben Clark, RBA