Saturday 17th January 2026
	New rarities today were three Penduline Tits in Somerset, a Lesser Scaup in County Armagh, and a Ross's Goose in Cumbria. Rarities included the four Zitting Cisticolas in Suffolk, Baikal Teal in Glamorgan/Carmarthenshire, Black-winged Kite in Norfolk, Pallid Harrier in Glamorgan, Eastern Black Redstart in Norfolk, Red-flanked Bluetail in Kent, Semipalmated Sandpiper in County Clare, Penduline Tits in Gloucestershire, Kentish Plover in Somerset, two Richardson's Cackling Geese in County Donegal, Bufflehead in County Kerry, Harlequin Duck in County Donegal, Lesser Yellowlegs in Denbighshire, Black Scoter in Highland, King Eider in Highland, Red-breasted Goose in Essex, Ferruginous Duck in Norfolk, and Lesser Scaups in Cornwall (2), Shropshire, Essex, County Westmeath, County Wexford and Leicestershire.
-  Ben Clark, RBA